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Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on August 6, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate:
"One of the reasons that Social Security is in so much trouble is that the only funding stream comes from people who get a wage. The people who get wages is declining dramatically."
Mostly False
By Christian Belanger • August 12, 2015
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on August 3, 2015 in a tweet:
"In FY 2014 Planned Parenthood performed 327,653 abortions while receiving $528 million from taxpayers, in violation" of "the Hyde amendment."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 7, 2015
E.W. Jackson
E.W. Jackson
stated on July 4, 2015 in a news release.:
Says President Obama "is reducing our naval fleet to 1917 levels..."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • July 13, 2015
MoveOn.org
MoveOn.org
stated on June 11, 2015 in a Facebook post:
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "voted to cut $700m from Medicare."  
Mostly False
By Lucas Daprile • July 1, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on June 15, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech:
The Democrats are "responsible" for "the swift, mindless drawdown of a military that was generations in the making."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 22, 2015
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow
stated on April 9, 2015 in a tweet:
$29 is what "families on SNAP (i.e. food stamps) have to live on for a week."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • April 22, 2015
ForAmerica
ForAmerica
stated on April 12, 2015 in a meme on social media:
"American families work hard to earn $4,250 a month. Obama is spending $18,972 a month on each illegal immigrant child."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 17, 2015
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on March 8, 2015 in a speech in Concord, N.H.:
"If you took every penny of the 1 percent, including their dog, you wouldn't even begin to balance the budget."
Mostly False
By Clay Wirestone • March 27, 2015
Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
stated on January 10, 2015 in a tweet:
"Common welfare programs give income of $43,330 or $20.83 an hour."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 1, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech in Detroit:
"The auto companies have now repaid taxpayers every dime and more of what my administration invested in."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • January 22, 2015
Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
stated on September 24, 2014 in a broadcast of "Hannity" on Fox News:
"We have four combat-ready brigades out of 40 in the U.S. Army."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 6, 2014
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate:
"94 percent of those that are employed by the Department of Education at the federal level were deemed by the department as nonessential employees."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2014
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 4, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says cuts to Medicare affect people who have already "paid in. We paid for it."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 9, 2014
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on May 28, 2014 in statement at a town hall meeting:
"Kids coming from an affluent background" are "taking advantage of all these student loan programs and grants" while many middle-class families with no connection to college are picking up the tab.
Mostly False
By Devon Waugh • August 13, 2014
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on June 17, 2014 in an ad:
U.S. Senate candidate Jack Kingston "spent our tax dollars on thousands of wasteful earmarks."
Mostly False
By April Hunt • July 15, 2014
Steve King
Steve King
stated on July 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox news:
Says "nothing" in Obama’s $3.7 billion request to address the child immigrant situation "actually secures the border."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • July 14, 2014
Jack Reed
Jack Reed
stated on May 1, 2014 in Senate floor speeches and during a news conference:
The Senate proposal to restore emergency unemployment benefits for five months was "fully paid for."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 22, 2014
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on May 5, 2014 in remarks at a forum:
Medicare is "going broke. The trust fund goes bankrupt in 2026."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • June 5, 2014
Mike Collins
Mike Collins
stated on May 16, 2014 in a flier:
Says he never wanted to raise the debt ceiling.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • June 2, 2014
Ronan Farrow
Ronan Farrow
stated on May 5, 2014 in a segment on "Ronan Farrow Daily":
Congress' decision to "spend less around the world" on embassy security contributed to "tragedies" like Benghazi.
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • May 13, 2014
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