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Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on June 13, 2011 in at a meeting arranged by the Small Business Caucus at the Kimball Jenkins House in Concord, N.H.:
Says the new Dodd-Frank financial law requires a 20 percent down payment to buy a house.
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 21, 2011
Alan Hays
Alan Hays
stated on July 13, 2011 in a public hearing about redistricting:
"Your tax dollars are not being used to sue you, the people."
False
By Amy Sherman • July 20, 2011
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on July 5, 2011 in a Twitter message.:
Says President Barack Obama’s "own economists say the stimulus cost $278K per job ‘created.’ "
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby • July 20, 2011
Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist
stated on July 13, 2011 in an interview on CNN:
"Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 19, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on July 5, 2011 in a press release:
Says a new report proves the stimulus supported by N.J. Democrats cost $278,000 per job.
False
By Sabrina Eaton • July 19, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 7, 2011 in a news release and column:
"Under our (2011-’13) budget, the average (Wisconsin) property taxpayer will save $700."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 18, 2011
Michael Doherty
Michael Doherty
stated on July 11, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor by Sen. Michael Doherty (R-Warren):
Says Planned Parenthood provides about 140 visits for prenatal care in each state.  
False
By Bill Wichert • July 18, 2011
Donna Seidel
Donna Seidel
stated on July 5, 2011 in an interview:
The $290 million structural surplus in the 2011-’13 Wisconsin budget is not real because it is based on the assumption that Congress will reinstate the estate tax.
False
By James B. Nelson • July 17, 2011
Eddie Rodriguez
Eddie Rodriguez
stated on June 22, 2011 in a forum.:
Says Texas is the only state that exempts jet fuel from its state motor fuels tax.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 15, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 5, 2011 in a tweet on Twitter:
"POTUS’ economists: ‘Stimulus’ Has Cost $278,000 per job."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • July 15, 2011
Mike Haridopolos
Mike Haridopolos
stated on June 29, 2011 in a posting on Twitter:
Florida’s proposed Health Care Freedom Act "will allow Floridians to opt out of Obama’s govt. takeover of healthcare!"
False
By Janet Zink • July 13, 2011
Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
stated on July 10, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Says scientists are "in dispute" over whether being gay is a choice.
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 13, 2011
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on June 25, 2011 in a newspaper column and other statements:
Says new GOP Wisconsin Assembly members "voted to take funding away from their public schools in their districts to give it to private Milwaukee voucher schools."
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 13, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on June 30, 2011 in a debate:
"I sponsored and was the co-sponsor of the only legislation that ever passed that had E-Verify provisions in it back in 2010 when I served in the Legislature."   
False
By Amy Sherman • July 12, 2011
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on July 10, 2011 in an interview with "Newsweek":
Slim Jims "just recently" cost 99 cents but now cost $2.69.
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 11, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on June 29, 2011 in a press release:
Says legislative debate of airport pat-down procedures initiated federal changes in security procedures.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 11, 2011
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on June 27, 2011 in a news release:
Says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is responsible for "over $14 trillion in debt."
False
By Mark Naymik • July 11, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 21, 2011 in a television interview:
Says many public-employee unions falsely told their Wisconsin members his budget-repair bill sought 12 percent to 13 percent of their incomes for health insurance premiums.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 10, 2011
Ocean State Policy Research Institute
Ocean State Policy Research Institute
stated on June 29, 2011 in report:
"Dubious taxpayer-funded stimulus projects in Rhode Island include … $250,000 to provide digital television to the state’s inmate population."
False
By Richard Salit • July 10, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on July 2, 2011 in a TV interview.:
"China owns more of our bonds than do Americans."
False
By Sean Gorman • July 8, 2011
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