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Carlos Curbelo
Carlos Curbelo
stated on September 18, 2014 a speech to a college GOP group
Social Security and Medicare are "a Ponzi scheme."
False
By Amy Sherman • September 24, 2014
Peter King
Peter King
stated on September 21, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
"In 2011, (the Islamic State) attempted to attack Fort Knox."
False
By Steve Contorno • September 23, 2014
Brit Hume
Brit Hume
stated on September 21, 2014 a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday"
Says President Barack Obama is "sending a much larger (force) " to deal with Ebola "than ISIS is getting."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 23, 2014
Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte
stated on August 29, 2014 a press release
"Our men and women of the Guard have been forced to contact food banks to feed themselves."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 19, 2014
Joe Garcia
Joe Garcia
stated on September 5, 2014 a web ad
Says U.S. House candidate Carlos Curbelo "supported raising flood insurance rates."
False
By Amy Sherman • September 16, 2014
Rhue Reis
Rhue Reis
stated on September 7, 2014 a TV debate
"You have 200,000 to 400,000 military veterans on the street in this country on any given day."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 16, 2014
Shemia Fagan
Shemia Fagan
stated on August 15, 2014 an Oregon Voters' Pamphlet statement
"I sponsored the new Buy American law"
False
By Dana Tims • September 12, 2014
Vincent
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on September 10, 2014 a radio interview
Jorge Elorza "wants to impose a municipal income tax."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Karen Lee Ziner • September 12, 2014
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger
stated on September 6, 2014 an interview on NPR
"There were fewer civilian casualties in Cambodia than there have been from American drone attacks."
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 11, 2014
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on September 8, 2014 a news release
"Over the next two years, this $1.8 billion deficit will cost individual Wisconsinites $300 each, or $1,200 for families of four."
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 11, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 10, 2014 posts on Facebook
"Fox admits they lie" and, under the First Amendment, "have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves."  
False
By Linda Qiu • September 10, 2014
Joe Garcia
Joe Garcia
stated on September 5, 2014 a Web ad
Says U.S. House candidate Carlos Curbelo "supported ending the Medicare guarantee."
False
By Amy Sherman • September 9, 2014
Bob Beckel
Bob Beckel
stated on September 1, 2014 a discussion on Fox News' "The Five"
The United States has "the most number of deductions available to corporations" for the corporate income tax.
False
By Derek Tsang • September 9, 2014
Dana Loesch
Dana Loesch
stated on September 4, 2014 a tweet
"Obama admin gutted @ProjChildSafe budget to provide trigger locks and safety kits."
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 8, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 7, 2014 an interview on "Meet the Press."
Says his comment about extremists being a JV team "wasn’t specifically referring to" Islamic State.
False
By Steve Contorno • September 7, 2014
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 31, 2014 an interview with WFAA-TV
ISIS is "right now crucifying Christians in Iraq, literally nailing Christians to trees."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 5, 2014
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 3, 2014 a campaign ad
Says Mark Pryor voted "to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 4, 2014
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on August 20, 2014 a campaign TV ad
"Scott Walker gave Wisconsin job creation money to his cronies: corporate friends who contributed to his campaigns" and got $570 million in job-development incentives
False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 3, 2014
Jody Hice
Jody Hice
stated on January 24, 2014 a Facebook post
Thomas Jefferson said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves."  
False
By April Hunt • September 3, 2014
Larry Elder
Larry Elder
stated on August 20, 2014 comments on CNN
"If black America were a country, it’d be the 15th wealthiest nation in the world."
False
By Derek Tsang • September 2, 2014
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