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National Organization for Marriage
National Organization for Marriage
stated on February 5, 2011 in a mailing to Rhode Island voters:
"Massachusetts public schools teach kids as young as kindergartners about gay marriage."
False
By Peter Lord • February 10, 2011
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on December 15, 2010 in an interview on CBS' Late Show with David Letterman:
Fox News "said the New Black Panther Party decided the election for Barack Obama."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 9, 2011
Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on January 27, 2011 in an interview on "Capital Tonight":
"In Mexico, they don't have birth certificates... they don’t have registration cards for voters. They have one national ID."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 9, 2011
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on January 31, 2011 in a campaign news release:
Property tax exemptions can be granted to small businesses that move into Milwaukee County.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 9, 2011
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on January 4, 2011 in an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM:
"For [GM] to pay back everything it owes, it would have to sell its shares at $143 a share . . . where the highest value of a General Motors share ever was $43, $44, $46, whatever the dollars were . . ."
False
By Tom Feran • February 9, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 6, 2011 in an interview on Fox:
Twelve judges have thrown out legal challenges to the health care law because they rejected "the notion that the health care law was unconstitutional."
False
By Robert Farley • February 8, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 7, 2011 in talking about his budget proposal.:
Says he never said he would keep education funding the same.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • February 8, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 6, 2011 in an interview on Super Bowl Sunday:
"I didn't raise taxes once."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 7, 2011
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on January 26, 2011 in a news conference:
"United States students are achieving at number 25 out of 29 developing countries when it comes to science and math."
False
By Tom Kertscher • February 6, 2011
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on January 18, 2011 in an interview on "Face to Face with Jon Ralston":
Nevada will be "energy independent within the immediate future."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 3, 2011
Steve Moore
Steve Moore
stated on February 2, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher":
In the 1980s, "The lowest income people had the biggest gains."
False
By Robert Farley • February 3, 2011
Blake Farenthold
Blake Farenthold
stated on January 23, 2011 in an op-ed:
"Despite claims that you can 'keep the health care plan you like,' the Obama Administration has predicted that as many as 7 out of 10 Americans with employer-provided health coverage could lose their current health plan."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 2, 2011
David Rivera
David Rivera
stated on January 25, 2011 in a statement:
"In the past, President Obama has refused to meet with representatives from Cuban exile organizations."
False
By Trenton Daniel • February 2, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 27, 2011 in comments at a bill signing ceremony:
Wisconsin employers have repeatedly said in surveys that our anti-business litigation climate is one of the most important factors affecting their expansion decisions.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 2, 2011
Jason Brodeur
Jason Brodeur
stated on January 16, 2011 in comments published in the Fort Myers News-Press.:
Says gun ownership information could be recorded and collected by the federal government and insurance companies as part of the federal health care law.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • February 1, 2011
Sameh Shoukry
Sameh Shoukry
stated on January 30, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.":
In the past 20 years, Egypt has made "great strides" in political and democratic reform.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 31, 2011
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on January 25, 2011 in a tweet during the State of the Union address:
Says government is a barrier to innovation and development.
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2011
Lee Holloway
Lee Holloway
stated on January 21, 2011 in a statement at a candidate forum:
Mitchell International Airport is the "the third busiest airport in the world and the number one busiest in the country."
False
By James B. Nelson • January 30, 2011
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on November 23, 2010 in an MSNBC interview:
"Six institutions in our country now control two thirds of the capital."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • January 28, 2011
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on January 25, 2011 in a campaign TV ad:
Says he "helped lead an outside audit that’ll save (Milwaukee County) taxpayers over $200 million."
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 27, 2011
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