Fact Check Posts – Page 385

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on January 17, 2012 in a video and multiple other instances:

Says "over 1 million signatures" were submitted in attempt to recall Gov. Scott Walker.

By Tom Kertscher • March 15, 2012

Stephen Laffey
stated on March 2, 2012 in a radio interview:

Giant companies like Toyota will not locate in a state that has not passed a right-to-work law

By Edward Fitzpatrick • March 11, 2012

Lenny Curry
stated on March 4, 2012 in an interview on "Political Connections":

Says Barack Obama "promised" gasoline at $2.50 a gallon.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 8, 2012

Rick Santorum
stated on March 6, 2012 in 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."

By Louis Jacobson • March 8, 2012

Rick Scott
stated on March 6, 2012 in a press conference:

"Today, you can't rely on (the retirement fund for public employees), it's not funded."

By Katie Sanders • March 7, 2012

David Axelrod
stated on March 6, 2012 in 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."

By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2012

Gary Chiusano
stated on February 26, 2012 in 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."

By Bill Wichert • March 7, 2012

Rick Santorum
stated on February 29, 2012 in a campaign speech:

"When my grandfather came to this country back in 1925, there were no government benefits."

By Louis Jacobson • March 6, 2012

Marcy Kaptur
stated on February 20, 2012 in a campaign commercial:

"When (Marcy) Kaptur fought for the Democrats' prescription drug benefit for seniors, (Dennis) Kucinich voted no."

By Tom Feran • March 5, 2012

Christine Sinicki
stated on February 21, 2012 in 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."

By Dave Umhoefer • March 4, 2012

Chris Christie
stated on February 21, 2012 in an interview on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight”:

Says "we had to cut 13 billion dollars in state spending over two years."

By Erin O'Neill • March 4, 2012

Rick Santorum
stated on February 19, 2012 in a speech:

"[R]emember, the president proposed eliminating charitable deductions for higher-income taxpayers."

By Eric Stirgus • March 3, 2012

Red, White and Blue Fund
stated on February 24, 2012 in a campaign ad:

Mitt Romney "left Massachusetts $1 billion in debt."

By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2012

Campaign for Primary Accountability
stated on March 28, 2012 in a campaign commercial:

Says Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur "actually lives" in "a fancy condo in the Washington, D.C. suburbs."

By Tom Feran • March 2, 2012

Cory Booker
stated on February 23, 2012 in 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."

By Erin O'Neill • March 1, 2012

Ken Allen
stated on February 16, 2012 in 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."

By Janie Har • March 1, 2012

George LeMieux
stated on February 27, 2012 in a Web ad:

Says Connie Mack "failed to pay his child support."

By Amy Sherman • February 29, 2012

Newt Gingrich
stated on February 10, 2012 in a radio interview:

"The biggest contribution" behind a decrease in U.S. unemployment "was 1.2 million people leaving the workforce"

By Willoughby Mariano • February 29, 2012

Paige Kreegel
stated on February 15, 2012 in remarks in the state Legislature:

About 800 people refused to get a drug screening because they are "out there on drugs."

By Katie Sanders • February 28, 2012

Rick Santorum
stated on February 19, 2012 in a speech :

Claims Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said "she prefers the South African Constitution over the United States Constitution."

By Willoughby Mariano • February 28, 2012

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