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Lenny Curry
Lenny Curry
stated on March 4, 2012 an interview on "Political Connections"
Says Barack Obama "promised" gasoline at $2.50 a gallon.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 8, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on March 6, 2012 a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio
After President Barack Obama’s health care law takes full effect, "100 percent" of Americans will "depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 8, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 6, 2012 a press conference
"Today, you can't rely on (the retirement fund for public employees), it's not funded."
False
By Katie Sanders • March 7, 2012
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on March 6, 2012 an interview on NBC
"Tonight in Ohio, more people came out to vote for Barack Obama in an unopposed race than voted for (Mitt) Romney and (Rick) Santorum combined."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2012
Gary Chiusano
Gary Chiusano
stated on February 26, 2012 an interview on My9 News' “New Jersey Now”
Says pension contributions under Gov. Chris Christie would represent "75 percent of the total contribution made between the years 1995 and 2010. That's right, in 15 years, total state contribution was only $2.1 billion."
False
By Bill Wichert • March 7, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on February 29, 2012 a campaign speech
"When my grandfather came to this country back in 1925, there were no government benefits."  
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 6, 2012
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on February 20, 2012 a campaign commercial
"When (Marcy) Kaptur fought for the Democrats' prescription drug benefit for seniors, (Dennis) Kucinich voted no."
False
By Tom Feran • March 5, 2012
Christine Sinicki
Christine Sinicki
stated on February 21, 2012 a legislative floor speech
While fighting a move to toughen penalties for workplace gender discrimination, state Sen. Glenn Grothman said "he didn’t believe women belonged in the workplace" but belonged "at home, cooking and cleaning and having babies."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • March 4, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on February 21, 2012 an interview on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight”
Says "we had to cut 13 billion dollars in state spending over two years."
False
By Erin O'Neill • March 4, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on February 19, 2012 a speech
"[R]emember, the president proposed eliminating charitable deductions for higher-income taxpayers."
False
By Eric Stirgus • March 3, 2012
Red, White and Blue Fund
Red, White and Blue Fund
stated on February 24, 2012 a campaign ad
Mitt Romney "left Massachusetts $1 billion in debt."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2012
Campaign for Primary Accountability
Campaign for Primary Accountability
stated on March 28, 2012 a campaign commercial
Says Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur "actually lives" in "a fancy condo in the Washington, D.C.  suburbs."
False
By Tom Feran • March 2, 2012
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on February 23, 2012 an interview on WBGO’s “Newark Today”
"We've seen in this last year tremendous things happening, including our unemployment rate come down 2 percentage points."
False
By Erin O'Neill • March 1, 2012
Ken Allen
Ken Allen
stated on February 16, 2012 a guest column
"We have 395 inmates pushed into triple-bunked cells intended for two inmates and bunked in classrooms and areas supposed to be designated for inmate labor."
False
By Janie Har • March 1, 2012
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on February 27, 2012 a Web ad
Says Connie Mack "failed to pay his child support."
False
By Amy Sherman • February 29, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on February 10, 2012 a radio interview
"The biggest contribution" behind a decrease in U.S. unemployment "was 1.2 million people leaving the workforce"  
False
By Willoughby Mariano • February 29, 2012
Paige Kreegel
Paige Kreegel
stated on February 15, 2012 remarks in the state Legislature
About 800 people refused to get a drug screening because they are "out there on drugs."
False
By Katie Sanders • February 28, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on February 19, 2012 a speech
Claims Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said "she prefers the South African Constitution over the United States Constitution."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • February 28, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 31, 2012 a chain email.
A Dallas proof-of-insurance ordinance resulted in area tow lots mostly filling with the cars of illegal residents.
False
By Katie Glueck • February 28, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on February 25, 2012 a speech in Troy, Mich.
"President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 27, 2012
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