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Gregory J. Costantino
Gregory J. Costantino
stated on August 12, 2012 in a television interview:
Rep. Peter Petrarca "voted on two pieces of legislation that helped auto body shops ... and at that point I think there is a conflict of interest."
Mostly True
By Tom Mooney • August 21, 2012
Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman
stated on August 1, 2012:
Says Texas is 1st in business climate, 49th in education.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • August 17, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 14, 2012 in a campaign speech:
Claims Joe Biden said "coal is more dangerous than terrorists." 
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • August 17, 2012
Workers' Voice
Workers' Voice
stated on August 8, 2012 in an online ad:
Says Josh Mandel bet against Ohio families
Pants on Fire!
By Stephen Koff • August 14, 2012
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on July 29, 2012 in a commentary in The Providence Journal:
Rhode Island has "the most burdensome level of health-insurance mandates in the nation."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 12, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on August 7, 2012 in campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney and Bain Capital are to blame in a woman’s premature death when they closed the plant where her husband worked.
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 9, 2012
Allen West
Allen West
stated on August 1, 2012 in a radio interview:
In June 2012 "we actually had more people go on Social Security Disability [85,000] ... than the 80,000 jobs that were created."
True
By Tom Mooney • August 9, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 5, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"In June, jobless ranks were higher in nearly 90 percent of U.S. cities."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 8, 2012
Sanford Bishop
Sanford Bishop
stated on July 23, 2012 in an online video of an earlier speech:
"There are close to 900,000 unemployed veterans in America right now."
True
By Willoughby Mariano • August 3, 2012
Republican Jewish Coalition
Republican Jewish Coalition
stated on June 18, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"One out of every two kids who are graduating college right now can't find a job."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 2, 2012
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on July 27, 2012 in her speech at a rally for Ted Cruz in The Woodlands:
Says 1 in 7 American families is on food stamps.
True
By Sue Owen • August 2, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 1, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
"Under the Obama administration’s bailout of General Motors, Ohio dealerships were forced to close."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • August 2, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on July 13, 2012 in an ad:
President Obama has "added $4 billion in debt every day."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 1, 2012
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at the Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston:
Says Milken Institute rated San Antonio as nation’s top-performing local economy.
True
By Sue Owen • August 1, 2012
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 22, 2012 in a message on Twitter:
"Today the Walton family of Walmart own more wealth than the bottom 40 percent of America."
True
By Molly Moorhead • July 31, 2012
Patrick Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy
stated on July 13, 2012 in a radio interview:
"The largest number of bankruptcies in our country are really as a result of health care."
Half-True
By Edward Fitzpatrick • July 29, 2012
Jefferson Smith
Jefferson Smith
stated on July 9, 2012 in school board testimony.:
Says Minnesota has more Fortune 500 companies than Oregon and "one of the most obvious differences is they've invested in their schools."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • July 27, 2012
Mike Dovilla
Mike Dovilla
stated on July 27, 2012 in In a campaign mailer:
"Mike Dovilla’s big ideas like expanding the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit, which helped bring films like ‘The Avengers’ to Cleveland, have helped make our state No. 1 in the Midwest for job creation."
Half-True
By Joe Guillen • July 27, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 25, 2012 in an introduction to a web video:
President Obama was saying success "is the result of government," not "hard-working people," when he said, "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on July 25, 2012 in a Web ad:
Says India "gained jobs thanks to Romney."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • July 26, 2012
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