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Latest Fact-Checks By Sean Gorman

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Richard Saslaw
Richard Saslaw
stated on January 15, 2013 a news conference.
Except for Virginia, "the other 49 states keep raising their gas tax."
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • February 11, 2013
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 8, 2013 a news conference.
Says his plan to raise car registration to $56 would still leave Virginia with a fee that’s "equal to or lower than most states."
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • February 1, 2013
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on December 6, 2012 a news conference.
 "The average kid comes out of Virginia colleges with about $25,000-plus in debt."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • December 24, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on December 6, 2012 a news conference.
Northern Virginia is the most "heavily trafficked place in the country."
True
By Sean Gorman • December 20, 2012
Bob Goodlatte
Bob Goodlatte
stated on November 23, 2012 a statement.
"The Agriculture Department estimates that roughly 42 percent of the corn crop will be used to make ethanol -- more than the amount of corn used to feed livestock and poultry in the United States."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • December 10, 2012
Wayne Powell
Wayne Powell
stated on October 1, 2012 a debate.
Eric Cantor "took $5 million from Sheldon Adelson," a Las Vegas casino owner.
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • October 8, 2012
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on October 1, 2012 a debate.
On sequestration
Full Flop
By Sean Gorman • October 8, 2012
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on September 12, 2012 a news release.
George Allen "voted to end Pell Grants for 84,000 students."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • October 1, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on September 10, 2012 a website post.
"Tim Kaine doubled down in his support of devastating defense cuts, saying the ‘the deal was the right thing to do.’"
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • September 20, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on July 21, 2012 a debate.
The state government workforce grew when Tim Kaine was governor.
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • August 27, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on August 6, 2012 an op-ed.
The Obama administration is "unwinding our nation’s welfare-to-work requirements."
False
By Sean Gorman • August 13, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on July 21, 2012 a debate.
Tim Kaine, as governor, proposed tax increases on people earning "as little as $17,000."
True
By Sean Gorman • August 3, 2012
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on July 21, 2012 a debate.
Says former Sen. George Allen voted four times to raise his own pay.
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • July 30, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on June 29, 2012 a TV interview.
States still face a "mandate" to expand Medicaid coverage under President Obama's health care reform law.
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • July 6, 2012
Majority PAC
Majority PAC
stated on June 17, 2012 a TV ad.
Tim Kaine "made Virginia the best state for business four years in a row."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • July 2, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on June 16, 2012 a speech.
President Obama's health care law is "a government takeover of healthcare."  
False
By Sean Gorman • July 1, 2012
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on June 13, 2012 a TV ad.
"As Virginia lost over 65,000 jobs, (Tim) Kaine put partisan ambitions first" by serving as DNC chairman during the last year of his governorship.
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • June 22, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on May 25, 2012 a debate.
"Before I was governor, tuition was skyrocketing and we stopped that. We capped and then we froze college tuition."
True
By Sean Gorman • June 18, 2012
Bob Marshall
Bob Marshall
stated on May 24, 2012 an interview.
Homosexual behavior "cuts your life by about 20 years."
False
By Sean Gorman • June 7, 2012
Jim Webb
Jim Webb
stated on May 14, 2012 an interview.
President Obama budget request for veterans is "more than double the amount in constant dollars appropriated in 1980, when the veterans population was larger by a third."
True
By Sean Gorman • June 4, 2012
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