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Ken Mercer
Ken Mercer
stated on February 19, 2010 an advertisement
Challenger Tim Tuggey "is a lobbyist who donated over $41,000 to Democrats who support abortion and same-sex marriage."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 1, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on February 12, 2010 a television ad
Says one in three Texas children drop out of high school.
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 25, 2010
Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman
stated on February 12, 2010 a response to League of Women Voters of Texas.
"The current (agriculture) commissioner allowed tainted beef to be sent to school cafeterias."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 19, 2010
Ben Bius
Ben Bius
stated on February 9, 2010 a radio advertisement.
Says state Sen. Steve Ogden was the "driving force behind business income tax hurting small business, crafted the Robin Hood school finance scheme making property taxes skyrocket, wrote a budget that will result in a $14 billion deficit and voted against" gun freedoms.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 17, 2010
Franklin Sands
Franklin Sands
stated on January 29, 2010 a press release
"Florida still averages more students in its classrooms than any other state in the Southeast."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • February 6, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on February 1, 2010 in a TV ad
"Our (Texas) graduation rate ranks 43rd out of 50 states."
True
February 5, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 14, 2010 a Republican gubernatorial debate
"We cut property taxes by one-third."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 3, 2010
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on January 20, 2010 a press release
"Under (Rick Perry’s) watch as governor, over six million Texans have no health care coverage, including one million children, homeowners suffer from the highest insurance rates in the country, and college tuition has skyrocketed 136 percent."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 29, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on December 14, 2009 a meeting of Florida Republicans
When Charlie Crist was elected governor, Florida ranked 31st in K-12 education. "Last year ... we went from 31st to 14. And this year, the top 10 in America."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • December 21, 2009
Michael Steele
Michael Steele
stated on September 25, 2009 a blast e-mail from Republican National Committee
In a now-viral video, "impressionable youngsters at a public school in New Jersey ... have been instructed to sing the praises of 'Barack Hussein Obama.'"
True
September 25, 2009
Arne Duncan
Arne Duncan
stated on August 26, 2009 a letter to principals
A scheduled speech by President Barack Obama will be "the first time an American president has spoken directly to the nation's school children about persisting and succeeding in school."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 3, 2009
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on September 1, 2009 a press release
Schoolchildren across the nation "will be forced to watch the president justify his plans for government-run health care, banks, and automobile companies, increasing taxes on those who create jobs, and racking up more debt than any other president."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 2, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 10, 2009 a speech on education
"In eighth grade math, we’ve fallen to ninth place."
False
By Alexander Lane • March 13, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 17, 2009 a bill signing ceremony in Denver.
"We are making the largest investment in education in our nation’s history."
True
By Alexander Lane • February 27, 2009
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on February 5, 2009 a speech on the Senate floor.
There is a provision in the economic stimulus plan that means that "students cannot meet together in their dorms, if that dorm has been repaired with this federal money, and have a prayer group or a Bible study."
False
February 13, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2009 in a meeting with business leaders
"In Chicago, school is never canceled" because of winter weather.
Mostly True
January 28, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 15, 2008 a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.
"The centerpiece of Senator McCain's education policy is to increase the voucher program in D.C. by 2,000 slots."
False
By Alexander Lane • October 16, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 9, 2008 a TV ad
McCain "voted to cut education funding, against accountability standards. He even proposed abolishing the Department of Education."
Mostly False
By Shawn Zeller • September 17, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 9, 2008 in a television ad
Education Week says Obama 'hasn't made a significant mark on education,' is 'elusive' on accountability, and a 'staunch defender of the existing public school monopoly.'
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 11, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 9, 2008 in a television ad
Obama's one education accomplishment was "legislation to teach 'comprehensive sex education' to kindergartners."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 11, 2008
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