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Jackie Cilley
Jackie Cilley
stated on July 16, 2012 a statement during a candidates forum at Nashua City Hall
Says New Hampshire has the third-highest property tax in the country. 
True
By Jake Berry • July 23, 2012
Robert DiMuccio
Robert DiMuccio
stated on June 14, 2012 a letter to policy holders
"Rhode Islanders pay among the highest auto repair bills in the nation."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 22, 2012
Accountability in Government
Accountability in Government
stated on July 20, 2012 a TV ad
Says Jim Frishe wanted to "tax us for doing our taxes" through an accountant.
True
By Katie Sanders • July 20, 2012
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on July 19, 2012 a web video
Over the last six months, President Barack Obama has golfed 10 times and held 106 fundraisers, but his jobs council has never met.
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 19, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on June 9, 2012 his keynote address at the Republican Party of Texas convention
Says if labor force participation rate were the same as when Barack Obama became president, unemployment would be 11 percent.
True
By Sue Owen • July 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 14, 2012 a TV ad
Says Mitt Romney had millions in the Cayman Islands, a tax haven.
True
By Molly Moorhead • July 17, 2012
David Ralston
David Ralston
stated on July 10, 2012 an article
Federal regulations required the changes to Georgia's driver’s license renewal process.  
True
By Eric Stirgus • July 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 14, 2012 a campaign ad
Says Mitt Romney "had millions in a Swiss bank account."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 16, 2012
Multnomah County
Multnomah County
stated on July 10, 2012 a public health campaign
Says "Your kid just ate 16 packs of sugar."
True
By Janie Har • July 11, 2012
Robert Gibbs
Robert Gibbs
stated on July 8, 2012 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
Says Mitt Romney "has a corporation in Bermuda (but) failed to disclose that on seven different financial disclosures."
True
By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2012
Stephen Sweeney
Stephen Sweeney
stated on July 2, 2012 an interview on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show
Says "tenure still exists but it's been overhauled" for teachers in New Jersey.
True
By Erin O'Neill • July 9, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on July 3, 2012 an interview on CNBC
"If you look at most of the polls, this is a margin-of-error race on Fourth of July between Mitt Romney and the president."
True
By Erin O'Neill • July 5, 2012
Bill Weimer
Bill Weimer
stated on June 26, 2012 a newspaper column
"Fireworks have never been safer, and their use continues to increase each year."
True
By Tom Feran • July 4, 2012
Don McIntire
Don McIntire
stated on June 26, 2012 a radio show
"We’re spending $12,000 bucks a kid a year in the school system."
True
By Janie Har • July 3, 2012
Mahlon Mitchell
Mahlon Mitchell
stated on June 12, 2012 a news release
As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney used a line-item veto to cut "millions of dollars for firefighting equipment," including firefighters' "coats, pants, helmets and boots."
True
July 1, 2012
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
stated on June 20, 2012 in a news release
"Oregon schools receive millions of dollars per year in federal school lunch assistance and yet they are required to spend that money almost anywhere but Oregon."
True
By Charles Pope • June 29, 2012
Becky Moeller
Becky Moeller
stated on June 28, 2012 a statement reacting to the Supreme Court decision upholding the law.
Says the federal health care law upheld by the Supreme Court "has improved or saved the lives of more than 4,000 Texans" otherwise prevented from obtaining health coverage due to pre-existing conditions.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 29, 2012
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on June 28, 2012 a tweet
Obama "said (the individual mandate) wasn't a tax."
True
By Louis Jacobson • June 28, 2012
Michael Doherty
Michael Doherty
stated on May 14, 2012 a news release
"There is little if any evidence that the use of red light cameras in New Jersey has reduced the number or severity of accidents at the intersections where they are used."
True
By Caryn Shinske • June 28, 2012
Paul Sarlo
Paul Sarlo
stated on June 25, 2012 a speech on the State Senate floor
"The state's unemployment rate is fifth-highest in the country, a full point above the nationwide rate and higher than all of our...neighboring states."
True
By Bill Wichert • June 27, 2012
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