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James Carville
James Carville
stated on March 15, 2015 in a broadcast of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos":
Says "Jeb Bush has released 10 percent of his emails."
False
By Jon Greenberg • March 18, 2015
Juan Williams
Juan Williams
stated on March 15, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
There was "just about zero press coverage" of the 2007 Bush White House email controversy.  
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • March 15, 2015
American Bridge 21st Century
American Bridge 21st Century
stated on March 4, 2015 in an online post:
"(Jeb) Bush, not the State of Florida, decided which private emails to disclose."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • March 13, 2015
David Shuster
David Shuster
stated on March 10, 2015 in a Hillary Clinton press conference:
Said former U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration "was forced to resign two years ago because of his personal use of emails."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 11, 2015
Joe Scarborough
Joe Scarborough
stated on March 9, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
Says Hillary Clinton "sent a memo" to all State Department staff that said "you should not do State Department business on personal email."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • March 10, 2015
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on March 8, 2015 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation":
"The State Department asked all secretaries of state to send their emails over." Hillary Clinton's "the only one who’s done it."  
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • March 8, 2015
Peter Kilmartin
Peter Kilmartin
stated on October 2, 2014 in an interview on Rhode Island Public Radio:
"In the past three years, we have prosecuted or brought more cases on access to public records than in the previous 12 years combined."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 18, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 10, 2014 in posts on Facebook:
"Fox admits they lie" and, under the First Amendment, "have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves."  
False
By Linda Qiu • September 10, 2014
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on August 15, 2014 in comments on his radio show:
When news broke that Ferguson 18-year-old Michael Brown was a suspect in a robbery, "MSNBC practically went off the air for a while to have behind-closed-doors meetings to figure out how to deal with this new revelation."
False
By Linda Qiu • August 20, 2014
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 23, 2014 in the White House Summit on Working Families:
"I don't own a single stock or bond … I have no savings accounts."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll, Molly O'Connor • June 24, 2014
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on June 13, 2014 in his campaign website:
"Gov. Rick Scott signed into law a bill that gives Florida's public officials an easy way to avoid disclosing their personal finances."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • June 23, 2014
Bill Kristol
Bill Kristol
stated on December 22, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
Says President Barack Obama "came into office very concerned about" wiretappings but "then he became president of the United States, he got all the briefings … (and) he decided … the balance is probably pretty appropriately struck."  
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • December 22, 2013
Coalition for Fair Budget Priorities
Coalition for Fair Budget Priorities
stated on September 25, 2013 in a website statement:
Says taxpayer subsidy for the Oregon Convention Center hotel jumped $100 million in closed-door sessions
True
By Dana Tims • November 8, 2013
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on October 21, 2013 in a fundraising letter.:
"Providence has more of its pension fund invested in hedge funds and is less transparent" about it than the state.
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 3, 2013
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on August 27, 2013 in an interview:
Says Gov. Scott Walker "hasn't done a public event this entire year."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • September 8, 2013
Jim Taricani
Jim Taricani
stated on March 24, 2013 in a comment made on "10 News Conference.":
"No one knows who bought the [38 Studios] bonds. And there was some language put in the bond offer that they must remain anonymous."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 8, 2013
William Perry
William Perry
stated on March 20, 2013 in newspaper column:
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed held not one conversation with the public about the new Falcons stadium project
Half-True
By Janel Davis • April 1, 2013
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on February 19, 2013 in an interview:
"You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • February 24, 2013
Tim Knopp
Tim Knopp
stated on February 12, 2013 in a press release:
Knopp says he upheld a campaign promise not to join the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).
Mostly True
By Janie Har • February 23, 2013
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on September 4, 2012 in a debate:
"The auditor [for the city of Providence] was not locked out" of access to the city's finances.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 7, 2012
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