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Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on January 3, 2012 a speech after the Iowa caucuses
Says a new national poll shows "the majority of the American people believe we should have a gold standard" for U.S. currency.
False
By Louis Jacobson, W. Gardner Selby • January 4, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 2, 2012 an online video
Says Rick Santorum voted for the Bridge to Nowhere.
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 2, 2012
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on December 29, 2011 a radio interview
Says there were only "about eight or 10" inflammatory sentences in his newsletters.
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, Sue Owen • December 31, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 27, 2011 Iowa
On instances when abortions should be allowed.
Half Flip
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • December 28, 2011
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on December 14, 2011 an oped column.
Says Ron Paul doesn’t believe in marriage licenses.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 27, 2011
Kyleen Wright
Kyleen Wright
stated on December 6, 2011 a Twitter message.
Says murder is the chief cause of death for pregnant women.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 26, 2011
Make Us Great Again
Make Us Great Again
stated on December 21, 2011 a video ad
Says Newt Gingrich aligned with Nancy Pelosi on global warming.
True
By Molly Moorhead • December 23, 2011
Richard Franklin III
Richard Franklin III
stated on November 29, 2011 an address to the Central Texas Democratic Forum
Says a trash mound on U.S. 290 is 800 feet tall.
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • December 22, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 15, 2011 an Iowa TV ad.
Says Mitt Romney raised business taxes 20 percent in Massachusetts.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 22, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 10, 2011 a Republican presidential debate
A study says Massachusetts has lost 18,000 jobs because residents were required to obtain health insurance under an act signed into law by Mitt Romney.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Meghan Ashford-Grooms • December 19, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 15, 2011 Fox News Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa
Says Texas did not bail out a loan program he oversaw as state agriculture commissioner.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • December 18, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 10, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Iowa.
Says the Obama administration catches and releases nonviolent illegal immigrants.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 16, 2011
Boyd Richie
Boyd Richie
stated on November 15, 2011 an email blast
Says King Street Patriots held a fundraiser featuring an author who believes that registering the poor to vote is un-American.
True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • December 16, 2011
Charlie Gonzalez
Charlie Gonzalez
stated on December 13, 2011 a press release.
"If Congress does not pass the renewal of the payroll tax cut before the end of the year, nearly 160 million working families will see their taxes go up by roughly $1,000."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 15, 2011
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on December 8, 2011 an opinion article at HuffingtonPost.com
Says that according to one economist, $1 of unemployment benefits boosts the economy by $1.61.
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • December 15, 2011
Republican Party of Texas
Republican Party of Texas
stated on December 5, 2011 an email blast.
More Hispanics "have been elected statewide (in Texas) on the Republican ticket than on the Democratic ticket."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 12, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 7, 2011 an Iowa TV ad.
Our "kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 9, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on November 5, 2011 the Texas Patriots PAC debate in The Woodlands, Texas
Says IBM leader told Obama that using IBM technology to cut fraud could "pay for" health care reform.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • December 9, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on November 22, 2011 the CNN Republican presidential debate.
Says the Department of Defense changed its definitions of al-Qaeda and the Taliban making it so almost anybody can be loosely associated with the groups.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 4, 2011
David Frum
David Frum
stated on November 28, 2011 a New York magazine article.
"Eighty percent of the net new jobs created in the state of Texas since 2009 went to the foreign-born."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 2, 2011
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