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Americans for Prosperity: New Jersey
Americans for Prosperity: New Jersey
stated on October 24, 2011 a television ad posted on YouTube
Says state Senate President Stephen "Sweeney gave us the nation's highest income tax rates, driving out jobs."
False
By Erin O'Neill • October 31, 2011
Jeb Hensarling
Jeb Hensarling
stated on October 26, 2011 a hearing of the congressional "Supercommittee"
The departments of Commerce, Education and Energy and the EPA saw their spending increase by between 130 percent and 219 percent between 2008 and 2010.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 28, 2011
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 26, 2011 blog posts
Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to freeze pay for state employees includes a 5.4 percent raise for himself.
False
By James B. Nelson • October 28, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on October 16, 2011 an interview
"The largest category of people coming into the technical schools in Wisconsin are people with four-year degrees."
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 26, 2011
Occupy Providence
Occupy Providence
stated on October 19, 2011 a protest sign
"Minimum wage = $16,000/year CEO-Goldman Sachs (Lloyd Blankfein) $16,000/Hour."
False
By Lynn Arditi • October 26, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on October 11, 2011 the Republican presidential debate at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire
GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain called Ron Paul’s followers "ignorant."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 25, 2011
Iowans for Some Semblance of Christian Decency
Iowans for Some Semblance of Christian Decency
stated on October 22, 2011 parking lot fliers outside an Iowa candidate event
Herman Cain is a "pro-choice candidate."
False
By Molly Moorhead • October 24, 2011
Brett Hulsey
Brett Hulsey
stated on October 18, 2011 a news release
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s "actions are directly responsible for killing at least 15,000 jobs."
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 24, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 21, 2011 a biography on his U.S. Senate website
Says his parents "came to America following Fidel Castro's takeover" of Cuba.
False
By Becky Bowers • October 21, 2011
Eileen Brady
Eileen Brady
stated on September 8, 2011 in a speech
Says "Many people I’ve talked to are angry that because of City Hall inaction we may have to spend a needless $500 million to cover and treat our pure drinking water."
False
By Janie Har • October 21, 2011
Phil Kent
Phil Kent
stated on October 4, 2011 a speech before the North Fulton and Friends Tea Party
The newly created state Immigration Enforcement Review Board "can actually prosecute, and get them [violators] into jail, if we bring in the attorney general."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 21, 2011
James Langevin
James Langevin
stated on September 21, 2011 a speech
"Foster children are disproportionately victims of identity theft."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 20, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on October 18, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas
"We saw the president of the United States engage American troops in a fourth conflict in a foreign land. This is historic."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2011
Mark Miller
Mark Miller
stated on September 28, 2011 a news release
"Nearly 14,000 Wisconsinites have lost their job since Governor Walker and the Republicans took over in January."
False
By James B. Nelson • October 19, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 18, 2011 a debate in Las Vegas
The 9-9-9 plan "does not raise taxes on those that are making the least."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 19, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 11, 2011 a debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.
Says Barack Obama "never worked in the private sector" before he was elected president.
False
By John Gregg • October 18, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 4, 2011 his book, "This is Herman Cain! My Journey to the White House"
The Department of Energy’s "Billion Ton Study" has shown that wind and solar energy combined "could at best provide only 5 percent of our total energy needs."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 18, 2011
David A. Clarke Jr.
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on September 30, 2011 a radio interview
Says he’s "never asked for more" than inflationary budget increases in his 10 budgets as Milwaukee County sheriff
False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 16, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 11, 2011 a Republican presidential primary debate
Says the National Labor Relations Board told Boeing that it "can't build a factory in a non-union state."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 14, 2011
Edd Houck
Edd Houck
stated on September 29, 2011 a TV ad.
"Bryce Reeves chaired a group bankrolled by a New York billionaire who fired hundreds of Virginia workers and sent their jobs to China."
False
By Sean Gorman • October 12, 2011
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