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Peter Palumbo
Peter Palumbo
stated on January 22, 2013 a news release:
Driving with a dog in your lap is dangerous, in part, because it could fly forward in a crash. "An 80-pound dog at only 30 mph packs a 2,400-pound punch."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 30, 2013
Pew Environment Group
Pew Environment Group
stated on December 11, 2012 a newspaper advertisement:
"In recent years, menhaden numbers along our coast have plummeted by 90 percent."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 14, 2012
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on June 19, 2012 a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate:
"No one in Rhode Island -- not just children, no one in Rhode Island -- should eat more than one serving of freshwater fish caught in our state each month."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 2, 2012
Allen West
Allen West
stated on May 14, 2012 a newsletter:
An "Obamacare slush fund" paid to spay and neuter dogs and cats, then counted it as an "anti-obesity campaign."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 30, 2012
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on May 16, 2012 a radio ad:
Says Tom Barrett "voted to ban 15 different kinds of guns, even a lot of common deer rifles."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • May 29, 2012
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
stated on March 1, 2012 interview on "The Colbert Report":
There are "a larger number of shark attacks in Florida than there are cases of voter fraud."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • March 2, 2012
Maria Sachs
Maria Sachs
stated on January 17, 2012 a press conference:
Florida is "the largest dog-racing state in the country."
True
By Katie Sanders • February 24, 2012
Frank Niceley
Frank Niceley
stated on February 1, 2012 a House Conservation and Environment Committee meeting:
Says the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency brought coyotes into the state "to try to keep the deer population down."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Humphrey, Zack McMillin • February 23, 2012
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on January 13, 2012 an interview. :
Says the D.C. city council passed a law banning lethal rat trapping.
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • January 23, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on December 10, 2011 a message via the Internet:
"What is the proper collective noun for a group of baboons? Believe it or not . . . a Congress!"
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 2, 2012
Bear Education and Resource Group
Bear Education and Resource Group
stated on December 6, 2011 a website:
"99% of NJ voters do NOT support hunting."
Pants on Fire!
By Erin O'Neill • December 8, 2011
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on October 30, 2011 an interview on the CBS News show "Sunday Morning":
Says the giant African land snail "carries human meningitis."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • November 3, 2011
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on September 8, 2011 a column:
Mitt Romney "drove to Canada with the family dog Seamus strapped to the roof of the car."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 13, 2011
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
stated on December 20, 2010 an article:
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals estimates 200 animals will be spared annually as the result of former President Bill Clinton adopting a vegan diet.
Half-True
By M.B. Pell • August 31, 2011
Elaine Boyer
Elaine Boyer
stated on July 20, 2011 an interview:
"[T]his breed (of pit bulls) is most often associated with aggressive behavior."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • August 3, 2011
Wisconsin Humane Society
Wisconsin Humane Society
stated on June 13, 2011 a news release:
An amendment inserted by lawmakers into the state budget "exempts scientific researchers from all state animal cruelty laws."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 14, 2011
Kathleen Passidomo
Kathleen Passidomo
stated on May 30, 2011 a newspaper article:
"It is a greater crime to have an untagged alligator than to host an open house party (for kids)."
True
By Amy Sherman • June 2, 2011
E.J. Finocchio
E.J. Finocchio
stated on April 24, 2011 a television interview:
"Most of your serial killers, most of your people who commit domestic violence, they start off by abusing animals."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 31, 2011
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