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Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on April 7, 2010 a press release.
"The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act is the largest-ever investment in higher education."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 21, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on April 15, 2010 an interview.
"We had a press conference here that interestingly no one in the mainstream media covered."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 20, 2010
John Carter
John Carter
stated on April 12, 2010 a Twitter message
Says the new health care law delivers a "$13 billion tax increase on families with special needs."
Pants on Fire!
April 19, 2010
Rick Green
Rick Green
stated on March 25, 2010 a YouTube video
"When you look at the nearly 150 men and women who have served us on the Texas Supreme Court, more than half of them had zero prior judicial experience."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 16, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on March 9, 2010 a public interview
Says Republican state leaders are using "Soviet-style" budget management.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • April 15, 2010
Ken Legler
Ken Legler
stated on April 12, 2010 Facebook and Twitter posts
"Cell phone numbers go public this month."
False
April 14, 2010
Lone Star Project
Lone Star Project
stated on April 8, 2010 a press release
"(Pete) Sessions has held at least two fundraisers at adult-themed clubs and made no apologies."
Half-True
April 13, 2010
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on March 26, 2010 a press release
"Every citizen is entitled to the freedom of speech, but no one should have the right to use government funds or institutions to portray acts that are morally reprehensible to the vast majority of Americans."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 12, 2010
Debra Lehrmann
Debra Lehrmann
stated on April 5, 2010 a mailer
"This race will be the Democrats’ top target this November."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 11, 2010
Karen Sage
Karen Sage
stated on April 3, 2010 a mailer
Says that under a new program jail "time for non-violent, mentally ill offenders has been reduced by 50 percent."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 10, 2010
Paul Workman
Paul Workman
stated on April 3, 2010 a TV ad
Says Holly Turner "failed to vote in five straight Republican primaries."
True
April 10, 2010
Holly Turner
Holly Turner
stated on March 31, 2010 a TV ad
"Giving money to politicians has paid off for Paul Workman. Workman gave thousands to politicians and got millions in government construction projects."
False
April 8, 2010
Silvestre Reyes
Silvestre Reyes
stated on March 11, 2010 an e-mail blast
"An audit of the last census found that over 370,000 people living in Texas were not counted, and our state lost an estimated $1 billion in federal funds as a result."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • April 6, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on April 2, 2010 a column
"The number of uninsured people in Massachusetts is about the same as it was when the mandates were passed in 2006."
Pants on Fire!
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 5, 2010
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on March 21, 2010 a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives
"With this reform, every insured American gets valuable consumer protections, and every uninsured American can become insured."
True
April 2, 2010
Rick Green
Rick Green
stated on January 14, 2010 a speech
"As a state rep, I was considered the fourth-most conservative in the Legislature."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 1, 2010
J. Xavier
J. Xavier
stated on March 1, 2010 a song for Farouk Shami's gubernatorial campaign
"Farouk is on fire."
True
April 1, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 26, 2010 a press release
"This week liberal Bill White faced an ethics complaint about more than $83,000 he failed to report to the state Ethics Commission."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 31, 2010
Liberty Institute
Liberty Institute
stated on March 29, 2010 a Web site
"An attack on a healthy 22-year-old homosexual man would be more protected under the law than an attack on an eight-year-old child."
Half-True
March 30, 2010
John Carter
John Carter
stated on March 21, 2010 a press release
"The bill also provides full federal funding for abortions…"
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • March 29, 2010
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