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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 18, 2011 the CNN Republican presidential debate.:
Says Rick Perry wrote a newspaper item saying he was "open to amnesty" for illegal immigrants in the United States.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 29, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 26, 2011 a press release.:
Says Texas unemployment is dire in various ways such as a doubling in the jobless rate during Rick Perry's governorship. Also, the Texas rate has increased faster than the national rate during Barack Obama's presidency.
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 27, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on October 26, 2011 a television ad:
"In Texas, we created over 1 million new jobs while the rest of the nation lost over 2 million."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 26, 2011
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on September 28, 2011 a news release:
"During Sherrod Brown’s past decade as a D.C. politician, more than one out of every four jobs that has left America, left from Ohio. ... Sherrod Brown will own these horrendous Ohio job numbers next year."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • October 24, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on October 18, 2011 an online video:
"Our president has labeled Americans as soft."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 23, 2011
Anita Perry
Anita Perry
stated on October 14, 2011 a campaign stop.:
"My son had to resign his job because of federal regulations that Washington has put on us."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 22, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on October 11, 2011 a tweet.:
"Romneycare was model for Obamacare."
True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 21, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 18, 2011 a campaign video.:
Says more than 1 million Texans are jobless, the state has its highest unemployment rate in more than 20 years and joblessness doubled on Rick Perry’s watch.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • October 20, 2011
Burnt Orange Report
Burnt Orange Report
stated on October 3, 2011 a blog post.:
Says Texas Senate hopeful Donna Campbell doesn’t live in the district she’s hoping to win in 2012.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 17, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on October 11, 2011 the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.:
Says Rick Perry increased spending in Texas by more than 50 percent.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • October 14, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on October 11, 2011 the Bloomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.:
Says Rick Perry co-chaired Al Gore’s campaign for president.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 12, 2011
Jose Rodriguez
Jose Rodriguez
stated on September 9, 2011 a press release.:
Says El Paso was named America’s "Safest Large City" a year after San Antonio, Houston and Dallas had the nation’s highest crime rates.
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • October 11, 2011
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on October 5, 2011 a widely distributed email memo.:
Says David Dewhurst accused Cruz of being a Red Chinese Communist.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 11, 2011
Libertarian National Committee
Libertarian National Committee
stated on August 10, 2011 a video posted on its website:
Says Rick Perry "supported a guest worker program to help people who would otherwise be illegal aliens."
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 10, 2011
Ruben Navarrette Jr.
Ruben Navarrette Jr.
stated on September 28, 2011 an opinion column.:
"Every month, another 50,000 U.S.-born Hispanics turn 18 and become eligible to vote."  
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 7, 2011
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on September 22, 2011 a Republican presidential debate:
Says that in 2001, Rick Perry spoke favorably of binational health insurance between Mexico and Texas.
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 4, 2011
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 21, 2011 a campaign video.:
Says David Dewhurst skipped nine candidate forums after announcing his U.S. Senate candidacy.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • October 3, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 29, 2011 a television interview:
Says the private sector in Texas created 1 million jobs over the past decade.
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • September 30, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 28, 2011 an interview:
Says only four Texas legislators voted against a law giving in-state tuition rates to certain illegal immigrants.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 28, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 22, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Orlando.:
Says that illegal immigrants get a $100,000 break on University of Texas tuition over four years.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • September 28, 2011
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