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Clarence Thomas
Clarence Thomas
stated on April 5, 2012 a speech:
The U.S. Supreme Court has not traditionally asked a lot of questions during oral arguments.
True
By Eric Stirgus • April 16, 2012
Josh McKoon
Josh McKoon
stated on April 3, 2012 a press conference:
Georgia is one of three states that "effectively have no regulations whatsoever on lobbyists giving to legislators."
True
By Eric Stirgus • April 15, 2012
Peter DeFazio
Peter DeFazio
stated on April 13, 2012 his congressional website:
Says the Pentagon has never passed a financial audit. In fact,  the Pentagon is exempt from a federal law that requires all federal agencies to complete annual audits.
True
By Charles Pope • April 13, 2012
Metro Atlanta Voter Education Network
Metro Atlanta Voter Education Network
stated on April 2, 2012:
"[O]ver 200,000 ordinary citizens were given the opportunity to identify projects they preferred."
True
By Willoughby Mariano • April 13, 2012
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on March 28, 2012 a video posted on YouTube:
Says the United States "actually exports more gasoline, diesel and other fuels than it imported in 2011 for the first time since, I think, 1949."
True
By Bill Wichert • April 11, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on April 2, 2012 an interview with Fox News:
"Our rainy day fund has gone from 89 cents to $240 million."
True
By Tom Feran • April 11, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 10, 2012 a speech at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. :
"98 percent of American families" make "under $250,000 a year."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 10, 2012
Weston Wamp
Weston Wamp
stated on April 3, 2012 in a press release.:
"The average age of members of the House of Representatives is 57 years old."
True
By Michael Collins, Elijah Herington • April 9, 2012
Eric Kearney
Eric Kearney
stated on March 28, 2012 a speech in the Ohio Senate:
An effort to repeal voting-reform legislation would be "the first time in Ohio history where a bill has been passed to stop a referendum."
True
By Joe Guillen • April 9, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 3, 2012 remarks to the Newspaper Association of America:
"Republicans in Congress refuse to list a single tax loophole they are willing to close."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 5, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on April 2, 2012 an interview with Fox News:
"We were the No. 1 job creator in America in February and we are now the No. 4 job creator in the last year."
True
By Tom Feran • April 5, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on March 23, 2012 an appearance at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University:
"To get out of the (teachers) union, you pay 85 percent of $731. Then you're out of the union, but you've got to pay it every year, also required by statute. That’s called a representation fee."
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By Bill Wichert • April 5, 2012
Doreen Costa
Doreen Costa
stated on March 26, 2012 a radio talk show.:
"This is the only state in the country that bypassed the General Assembly to authorize [in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants]."
True
By Alex Kuffner • April 5, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 4, 2012 an online video ad.:
Says Barack Obama has played over 90 rounds of golf as president.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 4, 2012
Rashad Taylor
Rashad Taylor
stated on March 20, 2012 a speech:
"More children die in agricultural jobs than in any other industry."
True
By Eric Stirgus • April 4, 2012
Charlie Hales
Charlie Hales
stated on February 12, 2012 an interview.:
Says "streetcars carry more people than buses … you attract more riders who don't ride transit now, and actually the operating costs are not any greater than the bus."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • April 3, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 29, 2012 a speech in the Rose Garden:
Last year, "Exxon pocketed nearly $4.7 million every hour."
True
By Becky Bowers • April 2, 2012
Michelle Malkin
Michelle Malkin
stated on March 7, 2012 her column.:
Says Gloria Steinem once called Kay Bailey Hutchison a "female impersonator."
True
By Sue Owen • March 29, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 16, 2012 a Fox News interview.:
Says you need a photo ID to purchase Sudafed in Texas.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 28, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 20, 2012 a web video ad:
President Barack Obama "reduced the cost of prescription drugs for nearly 3.6 million Americans in 2011."
True
By Molly Moorhead • March 27, 2012
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