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Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on September 28, 2012 a news release
Says Tammy Baldwin introduced a bill that would require doctors and other health care workers to ask patients, "including young children, whether they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or if they know their gender identity."
Mostly False
October 23, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on August 28, 2012 a speech at the Republican National Convention
President Obama’s education "solution" includes an effort to "nationalize curriculum."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 30, 2012
Tom Rooney
Tom Rooney
stated on March 27, 2012 a press release
A proposed U.S. Labor Department rule for children working on farms "would even ban youth from operating a battery-powered screwdriver or a pressurized garden hose."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 26, 2012
Lamar Alexander
Lamar Alexander
stated on March 22, 2012 a press release.
"This rule could prevent children under 18 from using such tools as a power screwdriver, a milking machine or something as simple as a wheelbarrow on the family farm . . . "
Mostly False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • April 15, 2012
Barth Bracy
Barth Bracy
stated on February 3, 2012 a radio interview
The polls "show over half of Americans identify themselves as being pro-life."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 12, 2012
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on November 18, 2011 a news conference
"At a minimum, 40 percent of those who view child pornography end up molesting children as a result." 
Mostly False
By Aaron Marshall • November 30, 2011
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on May 10, 2011 an interview on MSNBC
About two-thirds of Medicaid beneficiaries are children, but they account for one-third of the program’s cost, while one-third are elderly, and they account for two-thirds of the cost.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 12, 2011
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on March 4, 2011 a post on his PAC's website
Says it’s a "statistical reality that most single moms are very poor, under-educated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2011
Peter Palumbo
Peter Palumbo
stated on January 25, 2011 a news release
"There are nearly 500,000 registered sex offenders across the country and at any one time about 100,000 are unaccounted for."
Mostly False
By Peter Lord • March 3, 2011
Mike Villarreal
Mike Villarreal
stated on September 7, 2010 a press release
Says Gov. Rick Perry's administration has proposed ending immunizations for 113,000 kids.
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • November 20, 2010
Americans for Common Sense Solutions
Americans for Common Sense Solutions
stated on October 21, 2010 a radio ad
"As a state representative, David Cicilline argued against Megan's Law and voted against mandatory registration of sex offenders."
Mostly False
By Cynthia Needham • October 27, 2010
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on October 15, 2010 a press release
Roy Barnes voted against a bill in the state Senate that would have made it easier to convict child abusers.
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 27, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 18, 2010 a response to a question during an appearance in Columbus, Ohio.
Republicans "don't think it's a good idea" to make the child care tax credit "stronger."
Mostly False
By Lukas Pleva • August 27, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on August 10, 2010 a news release
A bill to aid state and local governments "is fully paid-for by closing costly corporate tax loopholes."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 13, 2010
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