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Lee Holloway
Lee Holloway
stated on January 21, 2011 a statement at a candidate forum
The city building code violations on my properties only involve exterior issues; "within the households, it’s fine."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • February 7, 2011
Chain email
Chain email
stated on December 20, 2010 a message via the Internet
Unemployment and the housing and auto industry crises can be fixed by giving a million dollars to every worker over age 50 to retire.
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 22, 2010
Matthew Dowd
Matthew Dowd
stated on December 12, 2010 an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
"Barack Obama is in an economy that's only worsened since he's been president of the United States."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 13, 2010
Beaverton
Beaverton
stated on November 17, 2010 a press release
Last year, Beaverton School District had the highest number of homeless students ever recorded in Oregon. 
False
By Janie Har • December 4, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 26, 2010 a debate
Of the more than 1.3 million temporary mortgage modifications, over half have defaulted.  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 27, 2010
Bob Stacey
Bob Stacey
stated on October 19, 2010 a television ad
Says Tom Hughes supports paving over thousands of acres with over-development and sprawl.
False
By Janie Har • October 20, 2010
Mickie Williams
Mickie Williams
stated on September 7, 2010 a presentation
Clayton County has employed 1,300 people over the past seven months through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 14, 2010
Loranne Ausley
Loranne Ausley
stated on August 12, 2010 a web ad.
"(Jeff) Atwater's bank was so weak that just a few months ago it was shut down by the FDIC."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • August 27, 2010
Sharron Angle
Sharron Angle
stated on July 21, 2010 a campaign ad
"Harry Reid says he does more for Nevada. He's done more for unemployment. We were at 4.4 percent. Now we're at 14 percent. He's done more for the foreclosure rate. We have the highest foreclosure rate in the nation. He's done more for bankruptcy. We have the highest bankruptcy rate in the nation."
Half-True
By Erin Mershon • August 5, 2010
Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi
stated on July 31, 2010 a Bay News 9/CFN 13 debate.
Mortgage fraud is "up 400 percent in the last five years."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • August 2, 2010
Barney Simms
Barney Simms
stated on June 29, 2010 a letter
"Have the suburbs been inundated with former residents of Atlanta housing projects? Absolutely not."
True
By Eric Stirgus • July 20, 2010
Boyd Richie
Boyd Richie
stated on June 16, 2010 an e-mail
Says Rep. Ken Legler "voted against installing fire sprinklers and emergency power generators in nursing homes."
Mostly False
July 9, 2010
Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene
stated on June 22, 2010 a public debate in West Palm Beach
"My opponent here has accepted money from Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae (and) hosted subprime mortgage seminars."  
Half-True
By Trenton Daniel • June 25, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on June 22, 2010 a Democratic U.S. Senate debate
Jeff Greene "is the king of the undercover Credit Default Swap that brought about the destruction of our economy that we have right now."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • June 22, 2010
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on May 13, 2010 an e-mail press release
Bill McCollum explained his lack of action on mortgage fraud by saying, "You can't do everything."
True
By Trenton Daniel • May 13, 2010
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on May 8, 2010 a press release.
"McCollum admitted he didn't think that the subprime mortgage crisis was a big deal, telling reporters he thought that the subprime collapse had been exaggerated by the media and investors and that 'it's not the end of the world.' "
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • May 11, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on February 20, 2010 a statement on his Web site
Florida "has the second-highest foreclosure rate in the nation."
Mostly True
By Lukas Pleva • March 2, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 8, 2010 a TV advertisement.
"I vetoed more than $3 billion in spending. Lawmakers and I cut taxes for 40,000 small businesses. Now Texas is No. 1 in job creation. The nation’s five best housing markets are right here in Texas. We balanced five state budgets and we cut state spending."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 25, 2010
MoveOn.org
MoveOn.org
stated on May 8, 2009 a Web ad
Senators who have accepted millions in campaign contributions from the financial industry voted against allowing bankruptcy judges to modify home mortgages.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 12, 2009
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 16, 2008 an interview on CNN's "American Morning"
"I said two years ago that the Fannie and Freddie thing was a very serious problem and we had to work on it."
Mostly False
By Adriel Bettelheim • September 17, 2008
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