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Larry Pressler
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
True
By John Hill • February 22, 2014
Jason Carter
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
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
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."
True
By Jon Greenberg • February 19, 2014
Kasim Reed
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
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."
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By James B. Nelson • February 17, 2014
Terry McAuliffe
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
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
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
February 14, 2014
Van Jones
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
Hugh Thompson
Hugh Thompson
stated on February 5, 2014 State of the Judiciary address
"Six of Georgia’s counties have no lawyers at all."
True
By Nancy Badertscher • February 10, 2014
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