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Ward Armstrong
Ward Armstrong
stated on March 21, 2011 a House floor speech.
A telephone company will no longer have to provide landline service to customers if there is an alternative provider, including wireless.
True
By Jacob Geiger • March 5, 2011
Ward Armstrong
Ward Armstrong
stated on February 21, 2011 a House floor speech.
A telecom bill could keep the State Corporation Commission from getting rate-of-return information from electric utilities.
False
By Jacob Geiger • March 5, 2011
Brian Moran
Brian Moran
stated on February 25, 2011 a news release.
Gov. Bob McDonnell in 2010 "did not even create enough jobs to keep pace with population growth" in Virginia. 
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • March 3, 2011
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on February 19, 2011 a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.
"We’ve now gained private sector jobs 12 months in a row."
Mostly True
By Jacob Geiger • March 2, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on February 17, 2011 a press release.
The stimulus bill "promised to keep unemployment under 8%."
Mostly False
By Jacob Geiger • February 28, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on February 17, 2011 a press release.
"The American people have endured 21 consecutive months of 9% or higher unemployment [and] 2.6 million jobs have been lost," since the stimulus bill was signed.
True
By Jacob Geiger • February 28, 2011
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on February 19, 2011 a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.
Under former President George W. Bush’s administration "while the population in that period grew by 10 percent, the number of jobs in the nation grew by 1 percent."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • February 26, 2011
Christopher Peace
Christopher Peace
stated on February 18, 2011 a post on his Facebook page.
Tim Kaine wants to thwart "right-to-work reform measures in Midwest battleground states."
False
By Jacob Geiger • February 25, 2011
Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus
Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus
stated on February 10, 2011 a press release.
The House of Delegates budget bill "cuts $50 million from education."
True
By Jacob Geiger • February 22, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 12, 2011 a speech.
Road construction bids "are coming in at the lowest in the modern era." 
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • February 19, 2011
Scott Rigell
Scott Rigell
stated on February 14, 2011 a press release.
The United states is "borrowing more than 40 cents of every dollar we spend."
True
By Jacob Geiger • February 17, 2011
Jamie Radtke
Jamie Radtke
stated on February 9, 2011 a press release.
"Senator Webb was a reliable vote for President Obama and Senator Harry Reid."
True
By Jacob Geiger • February 16, 2011
Jim Webb
Jim Webb
stated on February 3, 2011 a committee hearing.
The war in Iraq was a major factor in blowing "the top off the price of oil." 
Mostly False
By Jacob Geiger • February 14, 2011
Dwight Jones
Dwight Jones
stated on February 3, 2011 his annual State of the City Address.
"Overall we currently have $981 million, almost a billion dollars in active development projects right here in the City of Richmond."
Mostly False
By Jacob Geiger • February 11, 2011
Joe Morrissey
Joe Morrissey
stated on February 2, 2011 a floor speech.
The military has spent $500 million enforcing the "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" policy regarding gays and lesbians in the military. 
Mostly True
By Jacob Geiger • February 7, 2011
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on January 31, 2011 a radio ad.
Congressman Robert Hurt has a plan to cut education by 40 percent.
Pants on Fire!
By Jacob Geiger • February 4, 2011
Jamie Radtke
Jamie Radtke
stated on January 27, 2011 remarks to the Senate Tea Party caucus meeting.
Federal Reserve policies have led to a 69 percent rise in corn prices, 44 percent rise in wheat prices and 15 percent spike in sugar prices over the last year.
Mostly False
By Jacob Geiger • February 4, 2011
Bill Janis
Bill Janis
stated on January 25, 2011 a floor speech in the House of Delegates.
"The New START treaty was passed despite significant concerns among some people in the State and Defense Departments."
Mostly False
By Jacob Geiger • February 2, 2011
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on January 25, 2011 a TV interview.
The U.S. loses more on tax breaks than it collects in personal income taxes. 
True
By Warren Fiske • February 1, 2011
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on January 17, 2011 a speech to Tea Party activists.
"[Tailpipe emissions rules], if fully implemented with all the regulations that go with it, they will keep the temperature from rising nearly five one-hundredths of a degree Fahrenheit. By 2050."
True
By Jacob Geiger • January 28, 2011
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