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Henry Sanders
Henry Sanders
stated on March 8, 2015 a video clip aired on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Today in Selma, Ala., "the poverty rate is roughly nine times that of whites."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2015
Young, Gifted and Black Coalition
Young, Gifted and Black Coalition
stated on January 9, 2015 an open letter:
"Black people are eight times more likely to be arrested than white people" in Madison.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 9, 2015
Julie Lassa
Julie Lassa
stated on February 25, 2015 a speech on the Senate floor:
The infant mortality rate is 15 percent higher in states with right-to-work laws.
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • March 5, 2015
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 27, 2015 a web ad:
"At this particular point in time, looking at the field, there’s only one individual that’s ever had the uniform of his country on—and that’s me."
Half-True
By Alex Wilts, W. Gardner Selby • March 4, 2015
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 3, 2015 the State of the State address:
"We have cut taxes more than 40 times in four years."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • March 3, 2015
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 3, 2015 the State of the State address:
Education funding of $7,176 per student is a "historic level."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • March 3, 2015
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on February 20, 2015 a broadcast of "The O'Reilly Factor":
"I never said I was on the Falkland Islands."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • March 3, 2015
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on February 24, 2015 a press release:
President Barack Obama's veto of the Keystone XL pipeline killed "42,000 jobs."
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • March 2, 2015
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 1, 2015 comments on CBS' "Face the Nation":
Says President Barack Obama made "unilateral changes" to Obamacare "38 times."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • March 1, 2015
David Corn
David Corn
stated on February 25, 2015 an interview on "The Rachel Maddow Show" on MSNBC:
Says he "often" appeared on The O’Reilly Factor and "often was praised" by Bill O'Reilly.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 26, 2015
Ann McLane Kuster
Ann McLane Kuster
stated on January 6, 2015 an interview with the Concord Monitor at her Concord office :
Says she has opposed measures to weaken the Dodd-Frank Wall Street regulatory bill and campaign-finance legislation when they were offered as stand-alone bills.
Half-True
By Nick Reid • February 26, 2015
Mike Lee
Mike Lee
stated on February 16, 2015 an email through Protect Internet Freedom:
The FCC’s net neutrality policy includes what is "essentially a massive tax increase."  
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • February 26, 2015
Jonah Goldberg
Jonah Goldberg
stated on February 13, 2015 a column in "National Review":
Homeopathy, acupuncture and aromatherapy "have been given elevated legitimacy under the Affordable Care Act."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 24, 2015
Scott Surovell
Scott Surovell
stated on February 4, 2015 a floor speech.:
"When did the decline of coal start? It started when natural gas took off … that started to begin in (President George W.) Bush’s administration."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • February 23, 2015
Rebecca Blank
Rebecca Blank
stated on February 12, 2015 a public meeting:
UW-Madison "spent down reserves" as it was told to do two years ago and, facing new state budget cuts, has "no more reserves to spend down."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • February 20, 2015
Marjorie Sanfilippo
Marjorie Sanfilippo
stated on February 16, 2015 a Florida Senate criminal justice committee hearing:
"200,000 students attempt suicide every year on college campuses."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 20, 2015
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 17, 2014 his State of the State address:
"Texas has more full-time state employees per capita than California and Illinois."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 20, 2015
Raw Story
Raw Story
stated on February 11, 2015 headline over an article on the Raw Story website:
"Georgia lawmaker pushes bill banning creation of ‘glow in the dark’ human-jellyfish hybrids."
Half-True
By April Hunt • February 20, 2015
Peter DeFazio
Peter DeFazio
stated on February 12, 2015 an interview on MSNBC:
"Monarch butterflies are becoming extinct" because of increased use of crops genetically modified to withstand pesticides.
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • February 17, 2015
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on February 12, 2015 an interview:
Ninety-six percent of failing schools are spending above $8,400, the average annual per student expenditure, and 26 percent spend considerably more than that.  
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • February 17, 2015
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