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Ohio Department of Transportation
Ohio Department of Transportation
stated on October 25, 2010 a news release
"Demand for transportation choice is on the rise, with 14 percent more Ohioans riding passenger trains over the past year."
True
By Joe Guillen • November 24, 2010
George Voinovich
George Voinovich
stated on November 8, 2010 a news release
Says that the federal gas tax has not been raised since 1993.
True
By Stephen Koff • November 11, 2010
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on October 25, 2010 testimony given at a public hearing
Electric utility FirstEnergy's annual revenues are greater "than the GDP of Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Iceland, or 15 African nations."
True
By Sabrina Eaton • November 10, 2010
Raymond LaHood
Raymond LaHood
stated on September 6, 2010 a speech at a Labor Day rally in Milwaukee
"It’s coming. Nobody can stop this train."
False
By James B. Nelson • October 7, 2010
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on September 9, 2010 an interview with the St. Petersburg Times editorial board.
"We've got to find 2 billion gallons (of water per day) between now and 2025."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 10, 2010
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 7, 2010 campaign TV and radio ads
Says Mark Neumann = Nancy Pelosi
False
By Dave Umhoefer, Lee Bergquist • September 9, 2010
George Packer
George Packer
stated on August 8, 2010 ABC's "This Week"
Despite the U.S. spending $10 billion on Iraq's electrical system, Baghdad still only gets five hours of electricity a day.
Mostly False
August 10, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on July 19, 2010 a Perry website
Says Bill White "profiteered in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • August 9, 2010
Andrew Napolitano
Andrew Napolitano
stated on June 28, 2010 comments on the 'Glenn Beck' show
"There are mechanisms in place to shut down the Internet privately."
Half-True
By Lukas Pleva • July 6, 2010
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit
stated on June 18, 2010 a brochure
The addition of a 1 percent sales tax would cost a typical household in Hillsborough County approximately $12 a month.
Mostly True
By Janet Zink • June 18, 2010
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy
stated on March 10, 2010 an Internet ad.
St. Pete Beach's local version of Amendment 4 resulted in "seemingly endless lawsuits (that) decimated the city's legal budget and forced the city to raise the property tax rate."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 16, 2010
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