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Joaquin Castro
Joaquin Castro
stated on September 22, 2012 a panel at the Texas Tribune Festival.:
Texas is "the state that has now gone the longest without electing a Democrat statewide."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 26, 2012
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on August 17, 2012 an interview with Evan Smith on “Overheard,” premiered Sept. 6, 2012:
"I am going to be on the ballot in all 50 states. There is no other third-party candidate that’s going to come close to achieving that."  
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 20, 2012
NAACP
NAACP
stated on September 12, 2012 press release:
"Since 2000, only 10 cases of in-person voter fraud have been proven nationally."
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • September 19, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on September 6, 2012 an email :
An aide "acted on his own" and "was not representing the Thompson campaign" when he sent an email criticizing the sexual orientation of U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin.
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • September 17, 2012
Marcia Fudge
Marcia Fudge
stated on August 24, 2012 a news release:
"In Cuyahoga County ... 56 percent of weekend voters in 2008 were African American while adult African Americans comprise 28 percent of the county population."
True
By Sabrina Eaton • September 14, 2012
Gilberto Hinojosa
Gilberto Hinojosa
stated on September 6, 2012 a comment while attending the Democratic National Convention.:
Says that if Texas, California and New York all voted for Democratic presidential nominees, "it would be mathematically impossible for Republicans to elect a president."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 12, 2012
American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union
stated on August 26, 2012 Newsletter:
Voter identification laws make it complicated and expensive to get an ID, essentially instituting a modern-day poll tax.
Mostly False
By Janel Davis • September 12, 2012
Mike Berlon
Mike Berlon
stated on September 3, 2012 an article:
"We know there are more Democrats in Georgia than Republicans. We know that for a fact."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus, Janel Davis • September 10, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on August 28, 2012 an interview on "CBS This Morning":
Says Chris Christie was the "first governor in America to endorse" Mitt Romney.
False
By Bill Wichert • September 3, 2012
Teresa Fedor
Teresa Fedor
stated on August 15, 2012 a news conference:
Says Republicans supported legislation on early voting and in-person voting in 2005.
True
By Aaron Marshall • August 28, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 12, 2012 a television interview:
Says under Wisconsin law, he cannot remove his name from the ballot for re-election to Congress.
True
By James B. Nelson • August 20, 2012
Chris Redfern
Chris Redfern
stated on August 11, 2012 a news release:
"Paul Ryan got his start in politics, as a young staffer just out of college, working for then-Congressman John Kasich’s Budget Committee."
Half-True
By Henry J. Gomez • August 17, 2012
Austinites for Geographic Representation
Austinites for Geographic Representation
stated on July 8, 2012 a handout.:
"Austin is the largest city in the U.S. or Texas with no geographic representation" on its city council.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 17, 2012
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
stated on August 3, 2012 an email to subscribers:
"13,000 Floridians are able to vote -- but their governor won't tell them."
False
By Amy Sherman • August 17, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on August 7, 2012 a news conference:
Says "a Republican hasn't won [an election] for a presidency in New Jersey since 1988."
True
By Erin O'Neill • August 15, 2012
Warren Kampf
Warren Kampf
stated on August 1, 2012 a town hall meeting:
Voter turnout for some groups in the 2008 presidential general election in Georgia "was far greater than it should have been demographically."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • August 14, 2012
Anna Little
Anna Little
stated on August 2, 2012 an interview on NJToday:
"We actually made history in 2010. We came the closest in 24 years to defeating Frank Pallone."
False
By Bill Wichert • August 13, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on July 22, 2012 an interview:
 "I have voted every year in Wisconsin."
False
By Tom Kertscher • August 10, 2012
Salmon for All
Salmon for All
stated on August 1, 2012 a guest column:
"This ban will only apply to Oregon commercial fishermen. Washington commercial fishermen would still be allowed to use gillnets on the Columbia River."
Half-True
By Janie Har • August 9, 2012
Heather Fiorentino
Heather Fiorentino
stated on August 7, 2012 a campaign mailer:
As Florida secretary of state, Kurt Browning "allowed 1,800 illegal voters to register in Florida."
Pants on Fire!
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • August 9, 2012
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