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John Duncan
stated on December 1, 2011 in Washington Report newsletter to constituents.:

"Fewer than 10 percent of those in the House are what anyone would classify as wealthy."

False

By Michael Collins • February 17, 2012

Rick Santorum
stated on February 14, 2012 in a video ad airing in Michigan:

Says Mitt Romney supports cap and trade.

False

By Molly Moorhead • February 16, 2012

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on February 8, 2012 in a television ad:

"Obamacare ... will kill jobs across America."

False

By Louis Jacobson • February 15, 2012

Marco Rubio
stated on February 9, 2012 in a speech at the CPAC conference:

Says a U.S. Supreme Court justice suggested that some U.S. cases will be decided based on South African law.

False

By Amy Sherman • February 14, 2012

Jack Lew
stated on February 12, 2012 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley":

"You can't pass a budget in the Senate of the United States without 60 votes."

False

By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2012

Martin O'Malley
stated on February 5, 2012 in a TV interview.:

Maryland is "creating jobs at 2 ½ times the rate that Virginia is."

False

By Nancy Madsen • February 13, 2012

Bob Marshall
stated on February 2, 2012 in a legislative hearing.:

"You're supposed to throw away your shoes" if mercury from a broken CFL light bulb gets on them.

False

By Sean Gorman • February 13, 2012

Chris Christie
stated on January 31, 2012 in a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5's "Ask the Governor":

"Here's something that people never talk about with coach Schiano: Rutgers had the best graduation rate of any Division I football program in America."

False

By Erin O'Neill • February 12, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on February 10, 2012 in a briefing at the White House:

"Preventive care … saves money, for families, for businesses, for government, for everybody."

False

By Louis Jacobson • February 10, 2012

Tommy Thompson
stated on January 23, 2012 in an interview:

Says that as Wisconsin governor he "never raised taxes."

False

By Tom Kertscher • February 10, 2012

Ron Ramsey
stated on January 27, 2012 in an email announcing redistricting maps.:

"This year’s redistricting has been the most open, interactive and transparent redistricting process in Tennessee history."

False

By Richard Locker • February 10, 2012

Gerald McCormick
stated on January 19, 2012 in House floor debate over amending the state constitution to prohibit an income tax.:

The state constitution "clearly says there’s not to be a state income tax in Tennessee."

False

By Tom Humphrey • February 9, 2012

Newt Gingrich
stated on February 5, 2012 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

Says President Barack Obama "has an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that would raise the price of gasoline by 25 cents a gallon."

False

By Molly Moorhead • February 7, 2012

Pete Hoekstra
stated on February 5, 2012 in a website linked to a campaign ad:

"Since ObamaCare and the stimulus passed, the unemployment rate in the U.S. has increased."

False

By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2012

Lamar Smith
stated on January 20, 2012 in an opinion column.:

"Illegal counterfeiting and piracy costs the U.S. economy $100 billion... every year."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • February 6, 2012

Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on January 31, 2012 in a press release:

Says Mitt Romney’s campaign "has already spent more on negative ads than John McCain did during his entire presidential run."

False

By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2012

Susan Combs
stated on December 6, 2011 in an interview:

Says she "wiped out" the state Agriculture Department’s inspections of eggs at retail sites like grocery stores.

False

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 3, 2012

David Englin
stated on January 20, 2012 in a news release.:

"A cashier earning $20,000 per year pays the same (Virginia) income tax rate as a hedge fund manager earning $20 million per year."

False

By Sean Gorman • February 1, 2012

Nathan Deal
stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address:

Siemens has been unable to fill approximately 200 skilled trade positions in metro Atlanta.

False

By Willoughby Mariano • January 30, 2012

Stephen Fincher
stated on December 30, 2011 in an interview with the Union City Daily Messenger :

"Studies show that if we opened one reserve in Alaska now, in five years, gas prices could be at $2 a gallon."

False

By Michael Collins • January 29, 2012

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