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ForAmerica
ForAmerica
stated on July 11, 2013 in a Facebook post:
Says Houston National Cemetery is preventing Christian prayers from being said at military funerals.
False
By Sue Owen • August 6, 2013
Lone Star Project
Lone Star Project
stated on July 14, 2013 in a blog post.:
Says Greg Abbott "converted over $1 million in federal grant money intended for use to prosecute online sexual predators and other cyber crimes and instead used it to harass and prosecute senior citizens who were assisting other senior citizens in applying for mail-in ballots."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 2, 2013
Kari Chisholm
Kari Chisholm
stated on July 9, 2013 in an Internet radio interview:
Says Oregon’s political tax credit is something "every state should have and no other state does."
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • August 1, 2013
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on July 30, 2013 in a media availability with reporters:
The sequester has "already lost 1.6 million jobs."
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 1, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 27, 2013 in an interview with the 'New York Times':
The "most realistic estimates" for jobs created by Keystone XL are "maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline."
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 31, 2013
Oregon Catalyst
Oregon Catalyst
stated on July 17, 2013 in a blog post.:
Says HJM 20 "was the only bill not assigned to a House committee."
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • July 29, 2013
Helio Melo
Helio Melo
stated on July 12, 2013 in a newspaper interview:
"Rhode Island has the highest percentage of lawyers per capita in the country."
False
By Gregory Smith • July 28, 2013
Teresa Tanzi
Teresa Tanzi
stated on July 1, 2013 in a House debate:
"We have no idea what is contained in [electronic cigarette] vapor."  
False
July 27, 2013
Dave Hansen
Dave Hansen
stated on July 19, 2013 in a news release:
The Republican-authored state budget includes a provision "forcing people earning as little as $12,000 to buy private health insurance that could cost them as much as $4,000 per year."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 26, 2013
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
stated on July 18, 2013 in an interview on CNN:
"Homicides against blacks have tripled" since Florida’s "stand your ground" law has been in existence.
False
By Amy Sherman • July 24, 2013
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on July 21, 2013 in Instagram posts:
Dozens of artists, including Justin Timberlake, Jay Z and Rihanna, are canceling Florida shows like Stevie Wonder in protest of  "stand your ground."
False
By Katie Sanders • July 23, 2013
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview on 'Meet the Press.':
Says Barack Obama is getting his nominees confirmed "faster than President (George W.) Bush was at the same time in his second term."
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 18, 2013
Robert Reich
Robert Reich
stated on June 8, 2013 in a blog post:
Says in Texas "it's legal to shoot someone who's committing a ‘public nuisance’ under the cover of dark."
False
By Sue Owen • July 18, 2013
Larry Elder
Larry Elder
stated on June 28, 2013 in an online op-ed:
Paula Deen supported and campaigned for Barack Obama.
False
By Janel Davis • July 12, 2013
Rachel Campos-Duffy
Rachel Campos-Duffy
stated on June 12, 2013 in an interview:
"Upwards of 90 percent" of women seeking an abortion decide not to have an abortion after seeing an ultrasound.
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 12, 2013
Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County
stated on July 9, 2013 in a county budget document:
Miami-Dade has "the nation’s highest-rated tap water."
False
By Amy Sherman • July 12, 2013
Allen West
Allen West
stated on July 8, 2013 in a tweet:
"More Americans receive food aid than work in (the) private sector."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on June 11, 2013 in a news conference.:
"I’m the only candidate for governor who’s rolled out any policies so far."
False
By Nancy Madsen • July 10, 2013
Dan Stein
Dan Stein
stated on July 7, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
The Senate immigration bill "unleashes a massive increase in overall immigration. … We're talking about a population increase under the Senate bill of over 70 million people in 20 years."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2013
Paul Begala
Paul Begala
stated on June 27, 2013 in a fundraising letter.:
Says Ken Cuccinelli "attacked churches for helping the poor."
False
By Sean Gorman • July 8, 2013
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