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Steve Lonegan
Steve Lonegan
stated on August 15, 2013 a radio interview on “Focal Point with Bryan Fischer”
Says under Mayor Cory Booker, Newark has seen "violent crime up five years in a row, murder up five years in a row."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • August 25, 2013
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on July 15, 2013 an opinion article
Says that each year, about 25,000 American women become pregnant through rape or incest.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • August 15, 2013
Dream Defenders
Dream Defenders
stated on July 22, 2013 a meeting with Wansley Walters, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary
"Over 12,000 school kids were arrested in Florida. It makes Florida the nation's leader in that area."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 30, 2013
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on July 21, 2013 a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union"
"Gangs have increased by 40 percent since this president was elected."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 24, 2013
Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar
stated on May 22, 2013 a telephone conference call with reporters.
Says El Paso is the "safest city of our size in the nation."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 30, 2013
Joee Lindbeck
Joee Lindbeck
stated on April 11, 2013 a House Finance Committee hearing
"Two years ago Providence alone spent $50,000 a year notifying the school department" about residents in the state's sex offender registry.
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 12, 2013
Linda Finn
Linda Finn
stated on April 12, 2013 a TV interview
Right now, if Rhode Island police come across a young person with a gun, "they really don't legally have the right to take it away from them."
Half-True
By Michael McKinney • April 23, 2013
Arizona Citizens Defense League
Arizona Citizens Defense League
stated on April 10, 2013 an email to supporters
Says a gun bill before the Senate would make it a federal felony to "leave town for more than seven days, and leave someone else at home with your firearms."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • April 16, 2013
American Bird Conservancy
American Bird Conservancy
stated on March 29, 2013 a press release
A proposed bill in the Florida Legislature "would authorize the public hoarding of cats by feral cat activists."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 16, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 15, 2013 a Facebook post
"Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 10, 2013
B. Heath Mitchell
B. Heath Mitchell
stated on April 2, 2013 newspaper article
The city of Nelson, Ga., is "quieter than Mayberry."
Half-True
By Janel Davis • April 8, 2013
Edward Flynn
Edward Flynn
stated on March 1, 2013 a TV interview
Research found that "over the course of the existence of the Brady Bill ban, the use of assault weapons in crimes decreased by two thirds."  
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • March 11, 2013
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
stated on January 23, 2013 a website post
In 2009, the FBI "referred more than 71,000" cases of people failing background checks when trying to buy a gun to another federal agency, "but U.S. attorneys ultimately prosecuted only 77 of them."
Half-True
February 3, 2013
Wayne LaPierre
Wayne LaPierre
stated on January 30, 2013 testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee
"As a result of National Rifle Association and other private-sector (safety-education) programs, fatal firearms accidents are at the lowest level in 100 years."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 1, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 17, 2013 an interview on Fox News
"Washington, D.C., had some of the strictest gun laws in the country. And when they passed them, violence skyrocketed."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • January 28, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 15, 2012 an internet message
"Last year, handguns killed 48 people in Japan, 8 in Great Britain, 34 in Switzerland, 52 in Canada, 58 in Israel, 21 in Sweden, 42 in West Germany and 10,728 in the United States."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 23, 2012
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on October 2, 2012 an ad
An Army report stated Allen West "performed illegal acts, merited court martial, faced 11 years in prison.'"
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman • October 16, 2012
Lone Star Project
Lone Star Project
stated on August 23, 2012 a political action committee report
Says that like Todd Akin, all Texas Republicans in U.S. House cosponsored a bill "that attempts to distinguish between ‘forcible rape’ and other sexual assaults."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • September 6, 2012
Georgia Family Council
Georgia Family Council
stated on April 19, 2012 a presentation
Crime rises in communities with casinos.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • May 9, 2012
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on March 12, 2012 a press release
Says his Texas election fraud investigations have resulted in 50 convictions.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • April 17, 2012
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