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Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on September 27, 2012 a campaign commercial
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse "rewarded Wall Street executives with millions in bonuses."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 7, 2012
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on August 28, 2012 a speech at the Republican convention
Says "President Obama and his National Labor Relations Board" sued Boeing over its decision to open a plant in South Carolina.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 30, 2012
Sher Valenzuela
Sher Valenzuela
stated on August 28, 2012 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
"A Gallup report recently said that nearly 50 percent of small business owners aren't hiring because of what they call ‘regulatory uncertainty.’"
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on August 11, 2012 remarks
"A small business in my district" needed "31 different permits and fees just to be able to expand."
Mostly True
By Brittany Alana Davis • August 21, 2012
Robert DiMuccio
Robert DiMuccio
stated on June 14, 2012 a letter to policy holders
"Rhode Islanders pay among the highest auto repair bills in the nation."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 22, 2012
David Ralston
David Ralston
stated on July 10, 2012 an article
Federal regulations required the changes to Georgia's driver’s license renewal process.  
True
By Eric Stirgus • July 17, 2012
Bill Weimer
Bill Weimer
stated on June 26, 2012 a newspaper column
"Fireworks have never been safer, and their use continues to increase each year."
True
By Tom Feran • July 4, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on June 16, 2012 a speech.
President Obama's health care law is "a government takeover of healthcare."  
False
By Sean Gorman • July 1, 2012
Lamar Alexander
Lamar Alexander
stated on June 18, 2012 prepared remarks at a Congressional field hearing.
"Three of our cities are among the top five worst cities in the U.S. for asthma."
True
By Zack McMillin • June 24, 2012
Eileen Brady
Eileen Brady
stated on April 30, 2012 a debate
Says we could have saved ourselves the cost of building the Powell Butte water reservoir.
False
By Janie Har • May 5, 2012
Lars Larson
Lars Larson
stated on March 20, 2012 an online post
"Every time the weight of that vehicle is reduced by a hundred pounds, your chances of dying are going to go up by about 5 percent. Peel three hundred pounds off – you’re 15 percent more likely to die in that car."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • March 29, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 23, 2012 a speech in Miami
"We supported the first new nuclear power plant in three decades."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 2, 2012
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on February 8, 2012 a TV ad.
"As Virginia’s governor, Allen cut spending and waste with bipartisan support."
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • February 23, 2012
Richard Morrison
Richard Morrison
stated on February 15, 2012 a legislative hearing
After Arizona banned smoking in "all public places" in 2007, "admissions for acute myocardial infarction … stroke, asthma, [and] angina decreased following the implementation of the ban."
Half-True
By Alex Kuffner • February 22, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 11, 2012 speech at CPAC
"We are poised to get rid of over 1,000 more regulations in 2012."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • February 17, 2012
Susan Combs
Susan Combs
stated on December 6, 2011 an interview
Says she "wiped out" the state Agriculture Department’s inspections of eggs at retail sites like grocery stores.
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 3, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 7, 2012 a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.
"We're only inches away from no longer being a free economy."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2012
60 Plus Association
60 Plus Association
stated on November 7, 2011 a television commercial
An independent payment advisory board created by in the health care reform law is "like a Medicare IRS with the power to cut Medicare in order to pay for new government programs."
Pants on Fire!
By Sabrina Eaton • November 25, 2011
Donna Seidel
Donna Seidel
stated on November 7, 2011 a press release
A Republican-led softening of firearms training rules means that "untrained individuals" would be allowed to carry guns with a state permit.  
True
By Dave Umhoefer • November 21, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on November 14, 2011 a press release
The United States' regulations "are among the most difficult in the world." 
False
By Amy Sherman • November 16, 2011
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