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Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on December 29, 2011 in a radio interview:
Says there were only "about eight or 10" inflammatory sentences in his newsletters.
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, Sue Owen • December 31, 2011
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on December 13, 2011 in a press release:
"The latest unemployment numbers have shown that nearly 315,000 Americans have simply given up hope when it comes to finding a job."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • December 30, 2011
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on December 4, 2011 in an appearance on WPRI's "Newsmakers" program:
"Our tax code is . . . 80,000 pages."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 27, 2011
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on November 30, 2011 in a television ad:
Scott Walker’s school-aid cuts were so devastating that students are without chairs and a government survey found 47 kids in a classroom.  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 23, 2011
Michael Chippendale
Michael Chippendale
stated on December 16, 2011 in a public forum:
"Hydrogen sulfide . . . [was] used in the genocide of Jews in Germany. "
False
By Alex Kuffner • December 21, 2011
Theresa Price
Theresa Price
stated on December 10, 2011 in a speech during a rally on homelessness:
"Rhode Island is leading our nation in foreclosures."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 20, 2011
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on December 6, 2011 in a Democratic Natonal Committee advertisement:
Says it cost Massachusetts taxpayers $100,000 when Mitt Romney and his staff purchased computer hard drives.
False
By Jake Berry • December 19, 2011
Michael Doherty
Michael Doherty
stated on December 9, 2011 in a news release:
"Following the catastrophic, cascading collapse of major investment banks on Wall Street in 2007.....Nobody was prosecuted, no hearings were held and no reforms were implemented."
False
By Bill Wichert • December 19, 2011
Rush Holt
Rush Holt
stated on December 6, 2011 in a telephone town hall meeting:
Says in 1944 "we were in debt more than twice as much as we are now."
False
By Erin O'Neill • December 18, 2011
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on December 7, 2011 in a debate.:
George Allen cast "the deciding vote" for the 2003 Bush tax cuts.
False
By Sean Gorman • December 17, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa:
"I balanced the budget for four straight years, paid off $405 billion in debt."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 16, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 12, 2011 in a foreign policy debate with Jon Huntsman in Manchester, N.H., Dec. 12, 2011:
"The Obama administration just issued instructions that terrorism training should not involve any reference to Islam."
False
By John Gregg • December 14, 2011
Kathleen Falk
Kathleen Falk
stated on December 6, 2011 in an opinion column:
Since Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker took office, "we are losing jobs at rates not seen in decades."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • December 14, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate:
"Only one president has ever cut Medicare for seniors in this country . . . Barack Obama."
False
By Molly Moorhead • December 12, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa:
In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 12, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on December 7, 2011 in a debate.:
"Our federal government has lent $2 billion to the state-owned oil company of Brazil to allow them to explore for oil and gas."  
False
By Warren Fiske • December 12, 2011
Suzanne Bonamici
Suzanne Bonamici
stated on November 27, 2011 in in a debate:
I differed with my party on business legislation, on consumer protection, and on free trade agreements.
False
By Janie Har • December 10, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 7, 2011 in an Iowa TV ad.:
Our "kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 9, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on November 30, 2011 in a TV interview:
Says recall organizers "started their website last November" and began work on their effort before he even took office.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 8, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 3, 2011 in a Republican presidential candidate forum:
"I never favored cap and trade."
False
By Molly Moorhead • December 7, 2011
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