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American Petroleum Institute
stated on March 2, 2014 a television ad:

Says "Bill Clinton and George Bush both say build the Keystone XL."

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By Steve Contorno • March 5, 2014

Larry Pressler
stated on February 28, 2014 a campaign ad:

"American Hustle shows the FBI making real-life bribes to Washington politicians. I know, because as your U.S. senator, I turned them down."

True

By Louis Jacobson • March 4, 2014

Paul Ryan
stated on March 3, 2014 a report issued by the House Budget Committee Republican staff:

"Over the past three years, ‘deep poverty’ has reached its highest level on record."

True

By Louis Jacobson • March 4, 2014

Casey Cagle
stated on January 22, 2014 an interview:

"For every week that (state lawmakers are) able to cut off our timeline, it saves (Georgia taxpayers) approximately $100,000."

True

By Eric Stirgus • March 4, 2014

David Ignatius
stated on March 2, 2014 comments on CBS' "Face the Nation":

"Crimea became part of Ukraine only in 1954. Crimea was historically part of Russia, and (Nikita) Khrushchev gave it to Ukraine in a gesture that mystified some people."

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By Julie Kliegman • March 2, 2014

Mike Rogers
stated on March 2, 2014 in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday":

Crimea was part of Russia "until 1954, when it was given to the Soviet Republic of the Ukraine."

True

By Julie Kliegman • March 2, 2014

Bing West
stated on February 25, 2014 a radio interview:

Seventy-five percent of the young adults in this country are not mentally or physically fit to serve.

True

By John Hill • March 2, 2014

Louise Slaughter
stated on February 27, 2014 a tweet:

Says "by 4th grade, 86 percent of African-American boys and 82 percent (of) Hispanic boys are reading below proficiency levels."

True

By Steve Contorno • February 28, 2014

David Jolly
stated on February 25, 2014 a Congressional campaign debate:

Says the U.S. Supreme Court found that "Social Security is not guaranteed."

True

By Joshua Gillin • February 28, 2014

Mothers Against Drunk Driving
stated on February 11, 2014 a press release:

"A majority of drunk driving deaths and injuries are caused by drunk driving offenders with no prior convictions."

True

By Dave Umhoefer • February 24, 2014

Leonidas Raptakis
stated on February 11, 2014 a news conference:

Rhode Island is "almost dead last" among Northeastern states in the length of time first-degree murderers must spend in prison before they’re eligible for parole.

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By John Hill • February 22, 2014

Jason Carter
stated on February 18, 2014 press statement:

"Since 2009, Georgia's public schools have lost nearly 9,000 classroom teachers while the number of students has gone up."

True

By Nancy Badertscher • February 21, 2014

Rachel Maddow
stated on February 17, 2014 a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show":

"When the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport needed to stop its earthquake spike a few years ago, they temporarily shut down the wells that were injecting fracking fluid into the ground ... (and) those earthquakes stopped."

True

By Jon Greenberg • February 19, 2014

Wolf Blitzer
stated on February 18, 2014 comments on CNN:

The words "subhuman mongrel," which Ted Nugent called President Barack Obama, were used by the Nazis to "justify the genocide of the Jewish community."

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By Jon Greenberg • February 19, 2014

Kasim Reed
stated on January 31, 2014 a speech:

The annual gross domestic product of metro Atlanta is "bigger than 28 states in the union."

True

By Eric Stirgus • February 18, 2014

Mark Pocan
stated on January 16, 2014 a speech:

As a result of climate change, ice fishermen in Wisconsin "are already noticing fewer days they can be out on our ice covered lakes."

True

By James B. Nelson • February 17, 2014

Terry McAuliffe
stated on January 13, 2014 a speech.:

"Seventy percent of all uninsured live in households in which at least one person is working."

True

By Nancy Madsen • February 17, 2014

Mike Stenhouse
stated on January 27, 2014 a news release:

Of minimum wage workers in Rhode Island "only 14 percent serve as sole income earner for their family."

True

By John Hill • February 14, 2014

Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 22, 2014 a news release:

"Over 3 million Americans are employed in the growing green-collar workforce," which is more than the number "of people working in the fossil fuel industry."

True

By Tom Kertscher • February 14, 2014

Van Jones
stated on February 3, 2014 a segment on CNN's "Crossfire":

The Keystone pipeline creates "35 permanent jobs" after construction, according to a government report.

True

By Katie Sanders • February 10, 2014

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