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Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on April 27, 2011 a news release.
Department of Education officials investigating Virginia Tech shootings "have not once gotten into the car and driven down to Blacksburg to talk to the police chief or the university president or to anyone else."
True
By Wes Hester • May 20, 2011
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on May 7, 2011 a speech.
"The $1.8 billion in [transportation] bonding, we don’t have a repayment mechanism."
Pants on Fire!
By Jacob Geiger • May 18, 2011
Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on May 5, 2011 a statement.
Failure to raise the debt limit does not force a U.S. default on debt payments.
True
By Wes Hester • May 16, 2011
Jamie Radtke
Jamie Radtke
stated on May 4, 2011 a TV interview.
George Allen "had 40,000 earmarks" while he was a senator.
False
By Sean Gorman • May 13, 2011
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on April 21, 2011 a TV interview.
Virginia ranked near the bottom of the nation 50 years ago in per capita income but is in the top 10 today. It had a "very low" rate of higher education attainment but is now above the national average.
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • May 12, 2011
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on May 5, 2011 a press release.
"American oil production is at its highest level since 2003."
True
By Jacob Geiger • May 11, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on April 27, 2011 an appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box"
There is "a situation in this country where you're nearing 50 percent of people who don't even pay income taxes."
True
By Wes Hester • May 9, 2011
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on April 7, 2011 a news release.
"Nearly 2,000 high schools - roughly 12 percent of all secondary schools in the United States - produce about half of the nation’s dropouts."
True
By Sean Gorman • May 6, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on April 27, 2011 a TV appearance.
"You’ve got each day 10,000 new seniors, baby boomers, becoming eligible for the entitlement programs."  
True
By Jacob Geiger • May 4, 2011
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on May 26, 2011 an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews.
"China now owns $1.1 trillion of our debt, our trade deficit last year with them was a quarter of a trillion dollars."
True
By Wes Hester • May 3, 2011
Gerry Connolly
Gerry Connolly
stated on April 15, 2011 a press release.
Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan "lines the pockets of the private insurance companies," increases costs for seniors and does not reduce the deficit.
Half-True
By Jacob Geiger • April 30, 2011
Richard Saslaw
Richard Saslaw
stated on April 16, 2011 an interview.
On redistricting.
Full Flop
By Wes Hester • April 29, 2011
Gordon Robertson
Gordon Robertson
stated on April 23, 2011 a TV interview.
President Obama was "raised Muslim."
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • April 28, 2011
Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on April 14, 2011 a press release.
"Each day our nation pays communist China $73.9 million in interest on our debt."
True
By Jacob Geiger • April 26, 2011
Kitty Boitnott
Kitty Boitnott
stated on April 20, 2011 a radio interview.
Salaries for Virginia’s teachers are below the national average.
True
By Sean Gorman • April 25, 2011
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on April 17, 2011 a TV appearance.
"Right now we are spending at an all-time high, close to 25 percent of our GDP [is] being spent on the federal government. But our revenues are at an almost all-time low of about 15 percent [of GDP]."
True
By Jacob Geiger • April 22, 2011
Republican Party of Virginia
Republican Party of Virginia
stated on April 18, 2011 a website post.
Tim Kaine broke a campaign promise not to raise taxes.
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • April 21, 2011
Ward Armstrong
Ward Armstrong
stated on March 31, 2011 a Twitter post.
"[Appalachian Power] wants another 10 percent rate increase. The compensation package for CEO Mike Morris rose 22 percent to $8.7 million in 2010."
True
By Jacob Geiger • April 19, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on April 5, 2011 an e-mail.
Tim Kaine proposed "over $6 billion in tax increases from the time he entered the governor’s mansion until the time he left."
Half-True
By Jacob Geiger • April 16, 2011
Jamie Radtke
Jamie Radtke
stated on April 12, 2011 a blog post.
George Allen voted to add $3 trillion to the federal debt, voted to raise the debt ceiling four times and voted for the No Child Left Behind Act while he was a senator.
True
By Jacob Geiger • April 15, 2011
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