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Environment New Jersey
Environment New Jersey
stated on December 18, 2012 an online post about global warming
"Hurricane Sandy, the most destructive Atlantic storm ever."
Mostly False
By Caryn Shinske • January 6, 2013
Thomas Ratliff
Thomas Ratliff
stated on December 10, 2012 an opinion column.
Says Massachusetts has three state-mandated student tests and Finland just one.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 a presidential debate
"A few months ago when you were asked what's the biggest geopolitical threat facing America, you said Russia."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • October 23, 2012
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on October 17, 2012 the Florida U.S. Senate debate
Says Connie Mack voted to redefine "rape" as "forcible rape."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 19, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 16, 2012 in a town hall debate
"George Bush never suggested that we eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • October 19, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 16, 2012 town hall presidential debate
"Regulations have quadrupled. The rate of regulations quadrupled under this president."
False
By J.B. Wogan • October 18, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 16, 2012 the second presidential debate
Says President Obama waited two weeks to call the attack in Libya "terror."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 17, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 21, 2012 a tweet.
Says Barack Obama has added $16 trillion to the national debt.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 25, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 21, 2012 a campaign ad
Says President Barack Obama is responsible for pending defense cuts.
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 21, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 11, 2012 a campaign ad
Says Romney and Ryan "both backed proposals that would outlaw abortions even in cases of rape or incest."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 19, 2012
Brendan Doherty
Brendan Doherty
stated on September 12, 2012 in a news conference
"The Providence Economic Development Partnership . . .which you [Cicilline] chaired, loaned $103,000 in taxpayer funds to one of your campaign workers. The worker never paid back the loan."
Mostly True
By Tom Mooney • September 18, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 6, 2012 a speech at the Democratic convention
Says his budget plan "would cut our deficits by $4 trillion."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 7, 2012
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on September 5, 2012 his Democratic National Convention speech
The stimulus program "cut taxes for 95 percent of the American people."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Katie Sanders • September 6, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 17, 2012 a campaign commercial
Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan "could raise future retirees’ costs more than $6,000."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 23, 2012
Paul Begala
Paul Begala
stated on August 12, 2012 a Twitter post.
Says Mitt Romney said at a January 2012 debate that under Paul Ryan’s tax plan, "I’d have paid no taxes in the last two years."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 13, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 31, 2012 a TV ad
Says Romney would add "trillions" to the deficit while Obama would "cut the deficit by $4 trillion."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 7, 2012
Gerard Robinson
Gerard Robinson
stated on June 15, 2012 a written statement
FCAT tests "account for less than 1 percent of the instructional time provided during the year."  
False
By Amy Sherman • July 30, 2012
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on July 10, 2012 an interview
"Obamacare" is the "biggest tax increase in American history."
False
July 25, 2012
Jackie Cilley
Jackie Cilley
stated on July 16, 2012 a statement during a candidates forum at Nashua City Hall
Says New Hampshire has the third-highest property tax in the country. 
True
By Jake Berry • July 23, 2012
American Commitment
American Commitment
stated on July 10, 2012 a television ad
The health care law could cost up to $2 trillion, "double what we were promised."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 11, 2012
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