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Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on October 11, 2011 a debate in New Hampshire
"These 15 political appointees (on the IPAB) will make all the major health care decisions for over 300 million Americans."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 12, 2011
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on October 10, 2011 a television ad airing in Orlando
Says Bill Clinton opposes President Barack Obama's plan to raise taxes on wealthy Americans.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 11, 2011
Eva Galambos
Eva Galambos
stated on September 27, 2011 an op-ed
"Not a single segment of the proposed Beltline intersects the MARTA system at MARTA stations."
False
By Eric Stirgus • October 11, 2011
Jorge Elorza
Jorge Elorza
stated on October 2, 2011 a TV interview
"The reality is that we have roughly 15,000 undocumented immigrants living in the state..."
False
By Lynn Arditi • October 11, 2011
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 10, 2011 postings on Facebook, blogs, and social-media sites
Say the ratio of CEO pay to average worker pay in the U.S. is 475 to 1.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2011
Steve Lonegan
Steve Lonegan
stated on October 1, 2011 an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show
"Today, the Social Security system is broke."
False
By Bill Wichert • October 9, 2011
Beverly Hall
Beverly Hall
stated on August 10, 2011 a commentary published in Education Week
Gains in Atlanta Public Schools scores on a national standardized test lend credence to "dramatic" score increases on state tests.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 7, 2011
John Fleming
John Fleming
stated on October 3, 2011 an interview on Fox Business Network
Says Barack Obama is a "hypocrite" for criticizing President George W. Bush’s "drone attack program," then using it aggressively as president.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on September 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate
An Environmental Protection Agency regulation that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2012, regulates dust.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 5, 2011
Haley Barbour
Haley Barbour
stated on October 2, 2011 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
When he took office in 2009, President Barack Obama "had the biggest Democratic majorities in Congress since Lyndon Johnson."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 4, 2011
Mike McCabe
Mike McCabe
stated on September 17, 2011 a speech
Wisconsin's new state budget includes "a 15 percent increase for road construction and yet we’ve got local towns tearing up" paved roads and replacing them with gravel.
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 2, 2011
Chain email
Chain email
stated on September 24, 2011 a chain e-mail
"Florida is the first state requiring drug testing to receive welfare!"
False
By Becky Bowers • September 30, 2011
John Sherman
John Sherman
stated on September 12, 2011 a newsletter
The Atlanta Beltline paid nearly $3.5 million for less than a quarter-acre.
False
By Eric Stirgus • September 28, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on September 22, 2011 the Fox News Google debate in Orlando
"If we had been on 'Obamacare' and a bureaucrat was trying to tell me when I could get that CAT scan, that would have delayed my treatment."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Willoughby Mariano • September 27, 2011
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on September 15, 2011 a tweet
Stimulus money funded a government board that made recommendations that would cost 378,000 jobs and $28.3 billion in sales. 
False
By Willoughby Mariano • September 27, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on September 15, 2011 an op-ed
"This is the worst jobs recovery since the Great Depression."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • September 26, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 22, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Orlando.
Says he "got lobbied" by a woman with late-stage cancer about vaccinating Texas girls against a virus that can cause cervical cancer.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 23, 2011
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 19, 2011 a news release
Says U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin is backing President Barack Obama’s plan to pass a $1.5 trillion tax increase.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 23, 2011
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on September 22, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Orlando, Fla.
"We're bankrupt."
False
By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson • September 23, 2011
Debbie Dooley
Debbie Dooley
stated on September 6, 2011 an op-ed
"[Eighty-five percent] of the funds collected in each county will be redistributed elsewhere -- not spent in the county in which it is collected."
False
By Eric Stirgus • September 20, 2011
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