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Joseph McNamara
Joseph McNamara
stated on June 28, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House of Representatives:
Rhode Island's graduated driving license "has saved hundreds of lives."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 7, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on June 21, 2013 in a radio interview.:
Says Terry McAuliffe "opposes" Virginia’s right-to-work law.
False
By Nancy Madsen, Warren Fiske • July 3, 2013
David A. Clarke Jr.
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on June 22, 2013 in a speech:
"When I was growing up as a kid in the city of Milwaukee, if we averaged 4 homicides a year in the entire city that was a record number."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 3, 2013
Todd Young
Todd Young
stated on June 19, 2013 in a letter to a constituent:
"Nearly 70 percent of all federal spending will go towards Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid" in fiscal year 2014.
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 2, 2013
Jason Conger
Jason Conger
stated on June 19, 2013 in a House floor speech:
Says "the mandate is 71 times that a child’s body will be injected with a disease" for immunizations.
False
By Janie Har • June 29, 2013
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on June 27, 2013 in an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation”:
The immigration bill "has a specific provision that says that Secretary Napolitano does not have to build any fence if she chooses not to."  
False
By Becky Bowers • June 27, 2013
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on June 10, 2013 in an interview:
A study of private bail bond systems "showed that Wisconsin has a higher no-show rate than other states" of defendants skipping court appearances.  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • June 24, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 21, 2013 in a meme on social media:
"There are over 2,000 crimes recorded per 100,000 population in the U.K.," compared to "466 violent crimes per 100,000" in the United States.
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 2013
Andre Jacque
Andre Jacque
stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview:
A monthly "police and fire protection fee" on all Wisconsin phone bills does nothing to support police and fire.
False
By Tom Kertscher • June 24, 2013
Lena Taylor
Lena Taylor
stated on June 7, 2013 in an op-ed article:
"There is no statistical evidence that bail bonds increase the likelihood of those awaiting trial returning to court for their scheduled hearings."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • June 23, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on June 12, 2013 in a speech.:
The state GOP ticket "says their top priority is a career-long mission to outlaw abortion in all cases and ban some common forms of birth control."
False
By Sean Gorman • June 21, 2013
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on June 16, 2013 in a Web video:
A study ranked Florida "No. 1 in government corruption" under Gov. Rick Scott.
False
By Katie Sanders • June 20, 2013
Stephen Sweeney
Stephen Sweeney
stated on June 1, 2013 in an interview on NJTV's 'On The Record With Michael Aron' :
"Seventy percent of the people in the state of New Jersey want marriage equality."
False
By Caryn Shinske • June 16, 2013
Doug Miller
Doug Miller
stated on May 21, 2013 in a Texas House floor debate.:
Says less than half of 1 percent of all the Texas legislators who ever served draw "a benefit" from pensions tied to the salaries of state district judges.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 13, 2013
Earl Blumenauer
Earl Blumenauer
stated on June 4, 2013 in a U.S. Ways and Means hearing:
Says "Having organizations parading as being social welfare organizations and then being involved in the political combat harkens back to why the statute a hundred years ago said that they were prohibited."
False
By Janie Har • June 13, 2013
Stephen Martin
Stephen Martin
stated on May 23, 2013 in an interview.:
Says Democratic Party created Planned Parenthood
False
By Nancy Madsen • June 10, 2013
Stephen Martin
Stephen Martin
stated on May 24, 2013 in an interview.:
Says Democratic Party created the Ku Klux Klan.
False
By Sean Gorman • June 10, 2013
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on May 29, 2013 in an interview with WJAR-TV:
"The average student comes out of college hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 6, 2013
Chuck Grassley
Chuck Grassley
stated on June 3, 2013 in a news release:
Says President Barack Obama is trying to "pack" the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2013
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on May 21, 2013 in a news release:
A bill to advance the Keystone XL Pipeline "is an earmark" under House rules.
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 31, 2013
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