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Ron Ramsey
Ron Ramsey
stated on January 27, 2012 an email announcing redistricting maps.:
"This year’s redistricting has been the most open, interactive and transparent redistricting process in Tennessee history."
False
By Richard Locker • February 10, 2012
Gerald McCormick
Gerald McCormick
stated on January 19, 2012 House floor debate over amending the state constitution to prohibit an income tax.:
The state constitution "clearly says there’s not to be a state income tax in Tennessee."
False
By Tom Humphrey • February 9, 2012
Stacey Campfield
Stacey Campfield
stated on January 26, 2012 an interview with Michelangelo Signorile on the Sirius satellite radio show “OutQ.”:
AIDS was transmitted to humans because "one guy" had sex with "a monkey" and then started "having sex with men."
Pants on Fire!
By Zack McMillin • February 3, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on January 5, 2012 a press release.:
Congressman Scott DesJarlais "is spending his one year anniversary on vacation -- only working 6 days in all of January."
Pants on Fire!
By Michael Collins • February 2, 2012
Stephen Fincher
Stephen Fincher
stated on December 30, 2011 an interview with the Union City Daily Messenger :
"Studies show that if we opened one reserve in Alaska now, in five years, gas prices could be at $2 a gallon."
False
By Michael Collins • January 29, 2012
Tennessee Democratic Party
Tennessee Democratic Party
stated on January 7, 2012 a press release:
"Congressman Phil Roe hands out $1.3M government check" from a federal program that "he voted against."
Mostly True
By Michael Collins • January 29, 2012
Steve Cohen
Steve Cohen
stated on November 3, 2011 a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.:
The United States is no longer "top nation in the globe on infrastructure," having fallen to 15th.
True
By Tom Humphrey • January 25, 2012
Bob Corker
Bob Corker
stated on November 8, 2011 a USA Today column.:
A typical married couple "will contribute $119,000" into Medicare but will "receive $357,000 in Medicare benefits over their lifetimes."
True
By Michael Collins • January 24, 2012
Tennessee Democratic Party
Tennessee Democratic Party
stated on November 15, 2011 introduction to online petition to lower state's grocery taxes.:
"Tennessee’s grocery tax is one of the highest in the nation."
True
By Richard Locker • January 24, 2012
Charlotte Bergmann
Charlotte Bergmann
stated on January 10, 2012 a campaign billboard along I-240.:
"Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican."
False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • January 23, 2012
Corn Commentary
Corn Commentary
stated on July 25, 2011 blog post about farm bill. :
U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher is "the only working farmer currently serving in the House."
False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • January 17, 2012
Steve Cohen
Steve Cohen
stated on November 20, 2011 appearance on MSNBC's "UP w/Chris Hayes":
"The Republicans have never done anything really to balance the budget."
Pants on Fire!
By Zack McMillin • January 13, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on December 16, 2011 appearance on Fox Business Channel’s “Varney & Co.”:
New energy standards will take away "our freedom of choice and selection in the light bulbs we have in our homes."
Mostly False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • January 13, 2012
Stacey Campfield
Stacey Campfield
stated on December 21, 2011 interview with Knoxville News Sentinel's Tom Humphrey.:
Says a drug test can be performed for "just $4 or $5."
Mostly True
By Steve Ahillen • January 13, 2012
Kriner Cash
Kriner Cash
stated on November 3, 2011 a presentation to Shelby County's schools merger Transition Planning Commission:
The education tax burden for Shelby County -- and Tennessee -- is "one of the lowest in the country."
Mostly True
By Zack McMillin • January 13, 2012
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