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Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 31, 2013 a speech
"When the Affordable Care Act was signed, 17 million American children" had a pre-existing condition and were "uninsurable."
False
By Tom Kertscher • February 11, 2013
Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on January 30, 2013 a news conference
Florida has "the second-lowest (campaign) contribution limit in the entire country."
False
By Katie Sanders • February 8, 2013
Dan Becker
Dan Becker
stated on January 14, 2013 a news release
"This is the first time since Roe was decided in 1973 that a court has granted personhood status to the preborn."
False
By Janel Davis • February 8, 2013
Richard Saslaw
Richard Saslaw
stated on January 9, 2013 an interview
"One-third of the gasoline is purchased by out-of-state people" in Virginia
False
By Nancy Madsen • February 5, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 7, 2013 an interview on PBS
Says "the jurisdictions with the strictest gun control laws, almost without exception … have the highest crime rates and the highest murder rates."
False
By Sue Owen • February 1, 2013
Marcia Fudge
Marcia Fudge
stated on January 17, 2013 a panel discussion on poverty
"When George Bush became president of the United States, 17 million people were in poverty. When he left, 30 million people were in poverty."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • January 30, 2013
Internet commenters
Internet commenters
stated on January 21, 2013 website comments
A Paul Ryan-Scott Walker (or Scott Walker-Paul Ryan) ticket for the White House in 2016 would be unconstitutional because both men live in Wisconsin.  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • January 28, 2013
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on January 20, 2013 his Fox News show
Under President Barack Obama, "8.3 (million) fewer Americans are working today than there were four years ago."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on December 5, 2012 a news conference.
Says Virginia economic development officials "decided they didn’t want to bid on" his company's electric automobile plant.
False
By Nancy Madsen • January 24, 2013
Protect Families First
Protect Families First
stated on January 10, 2013 a news release
"The average age of first marijuana use is 12."
False
By Michael McKinney • January 20, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 9, 2013 a press conference.
Says Texas public school funding grew three times the rate of enrollment from 2002 to 2012.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 16, 2013
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on December 12, 2012 a newsletter
"In Minnesota, well over 6,200 election-day registrations from 2008 proved fraudulent."
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 16, 2013
Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on January 10, 2013 a speech
U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin was "partly right" that a woman's body has a way of shutting down so that a pregnancy doesn't occur if she's raped.
False
By Eric Stirgus, Janel Davis • January 16, 2013
Providence City Council
Providence City Council
stated on January 3, 2013 a council resolution
"Semi-automatic weapons, whether pistol or rifle, were designed for use by the military on the battlefield."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 16, 2013
Vince Megna
Vince Megna
stated on January 1, 2013 a statement on campaign website
"200 consumer laws were destroyed" in 2011 when Gov. Scott Walker signed Act 92.  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • January 14, 2013
Dawson Hodgson
Dawson Hodgson
stated on January 3, 2013 a radio interview
"The amount of money that we put into running our own state legislature is nearly as much as we put into the University of Rhode Island."
False
By Michael McKinney • January 13, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 7, 2013 a press conference
Says a federal plan to expand Medicaid would cost Florida taxpayers $26 billion over 10 years.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • January 8, 2013
Amy Kremer
Amy Kremer
stated on January 3, 2013 an interview
U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss votes more with Democrats than with conservatives.
False
By Eric Stirgus • January 8, 2013
Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
stated on December 16, 2012 an interview on ‘Fox News Sunday’
Says George Washington said a free people should be armed to guard against government tyranny.
False
By Sue Owen • January 3, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on November 9, 2012 a news conference
"The problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest Americans is that more than half of them are small business owners."
False
By Tom Feran • January 3, 2013
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