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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 16, 2013 in a speech
"A majority of Americans agree with" a ban on assault weapons. "And by the way, so did Ronald Reagan."  
True
By Janel Davis • February 5, 2013
Rob Woodall
Rob Woodall
stated on January 25, 2013 a meeting
"Forty-seven percent of (members of Congress) are millionaires."
True
By Eric Stirgus • February 4, 2013
Earl Blumenauer
Earl Blumenauer
stated on December 21, 2012 in a news release
Says ending the direct payment farm subsidy program "could save up to $28.4 billion over ten years that could be used to reduce the deficit."
True
By Charles Pope • February 1, 2013
Georgia Lottery
Georgia Lottery
stated on January 24, 2013 on a ticket
Odds of winning the Monopoly Millionaire instant win game are 1 in 3.27.
True
By Janel Davis • February 1, 2013
Thomas Lindsay
Thomas Lindsay
stated on January 12, 2013 an opinion column.
"Approximately 43 percent of all college grades today are A's, an increase of 28 percentage points since 1960."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 31, 2013
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on January 3, 2013 a tweet
Says according to the FBI, more people are killed each year with hammers and clubs than rifles.
True
By Sue Owen • January 30, 2013
Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda
Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda
stated on January 24, 2013 a newspaper interview
Says state workers have not had across-the-board raises in six years.
True
By Katie Sanders • January 29, 2013
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 17, 2013 a speech
Since taking office in January 2011, "the ‘rainy day’ fund has increased by 226 percent."
True
By Eric Stirgus • January 29, 2013
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 17, 2013 a twitter post
"Spending of government money is 17 percent less than it was a decade ago."
True
By Eric Stirgus • January 29, 2013
Maggie Hassan
Maggie Hassan
stated on January 3, 2013 her inauguration speech becoming NH governor
We have the fourth highest in-state tuition for public universities in the country.
True
By Jake Berry • January 25, 2013
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on January 21, 2013 an interview on Fox News
The tax penalty that the government imposes if you don't buy health insurance "is lower than it would have cost to buy insurance."
True
By Molly Moorhead • January 24, 2013
Mike Polensek
Mike Polensek
stated on January 15, 2013 a television interview
"It is ironic that (First Energy Corp. is) going to have a name on our (football stadium) where we (Cleveland Public Power) supply the electricity."
True
By Tom Feran • January 23, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 18, 2013 a TV interview
Says his elections proposal would allow "a potential of 168 hours (of early voting), which I think is the most we’ve ever had."
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By Katie Sanders • January 22, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on January 14, 2013 his State of the State Address.
Says "in this next biennium, the cost of primary and secondary education is going to increase by more that $1000 per student. Half of that $1000 – $500 per student – is accounted for by the increased cost of PERS alone."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • January 21, 2013
David Toscano
David Toscano
stated on January 9, 2013 a speech.
Virginia "spends less per student today than we did in 2008."  
True
By Nancy Madsen • January 21, 2013
Keith Faber
Keith Faber
stated on January 7, 2013 a speech in the Ohio Senate
Abraham Lincoln "visited and some say even danced in (the Ohio Senate) chamber."
True
By Tom Feran • January 21, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 8, 2013 State of the State address
"In total, we have added nearly 75,000 private sector jobs in New Jersey since we took office in January 2010."
True
By Caryn Shinske • January 20, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on January 14, 2013 in State of the State speech
"It costs $10,000 a year to keep a child in school; it costs $30,000 a year to keep someone in prison."
True
By Janie Har • January 18, 2013
Mark Shields
Mark Shields
stated on December 21, 2012 the PBS NewsHour
Since 1968, "more Americans have died from gunfire than died in … all the wars of this country's history."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 18, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 8, 2013 on Facebook
In 2011, more people were murdered with knives, "hands or feet" or "clubs and hammers" than with any type of rifle.
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 18, 2013
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