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Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
stated on September 19, 2014 in an email to supporters:
"Sen. Mark Begich cast the deciding vote in favor of President Obama’s authority to issue executive amnesty to illegal aliens."
False
By Lauren Carroll • September 25, 2014
Carlos Curbelo
Carlos Curbelo
stated on September 18, 2014 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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
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