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Brian Kemp
Brian Kemp
stated on June 24, 2011 in editorials and op-ed articles:
The Georgia Secretary of State's Office and the Georgia State Elections Board investigate and penalize hundreds of people guilty of election fraud.
True
By Eric Stirgus • February 6, 2012
True The Vote
True The Vote
stated on December 12, 2011 a Web post.:
"Eric Holder is supportive of the NAACP's efforts to get the United Nations involved in our elections."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • January 27, 2012
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 24, 2012 a prepared statement:
Says Mitt Romney "was one of the first national Republican leaders to endorse" Marco Rubio.
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 25, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 25, 2012 a Spanish-language radio ad:
Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • January 25, 2012
Restore Our Future
Restore Our Future
stated on January 13, 2012 a television ad:
Says Rick Santorum "voted to let convicted felons vote."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 17, 2012
Georgia Democrats
Georgia Democrats
stated on December 21, 2011 an online fundraising bid:
"Republicans are attempting to remove Barack Obama from Georgia’s Presidential Ballot in 2012."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • January 17, 2012
Steny Hoyer
Steny Hoyer
stated on December 13, 2011 an opinion column.:
Says up to a quarter of African Americans don’t have government photo ID.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • January 14, 2012
Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on December 28, 2011 an online news story:
When Georgia tightened its voter identification laws, the state sent a van and photographer to the homes of people who needed photo IDs and made them for free. 
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • January 10, 2012
Nina Turner
Nina Turner
stated on December 30, 2011 a news release:
Says that after she declared her candidacy for Congress, "the redistricting process was manipulated to allow incumbent politicians to guarantee their re-election."
Mostly False
By Henry J. Gomez • January 10, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on December 29, 2011 an interview on NBC's "Today" :
Says he has "been able to attract independents and Democrats to win" elections in Pennsylvania.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 3, 2012
Eric Holder
Eric Holder
stated on December 13, 2011 a speech:
"After filing a lawsuit in Rhode Island, we reached an agreement with state agencies that resulted in more voters being registered in the first full month after our lawsuit than in the entire previous two-year reporting period."
True
By Alex Kuffner • December 29, 2011
MacIver Institute
MacIver Institute
stated on December 13, 2011 a video:
"Wisconsin election officials to accept Mickey Mouse, Hitler signatures" on recall petitions.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • December 18, 2011
Boyd Richie
Boyd Richie
stated on November 15, 2011 an email blast:
Says King Street Patriots held a fundraiser featuring an author who believes that registering the poor to vote is un-American.
True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • December 16, 2011
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on November 14, 2011 a radio show:
Sherrod Brown "has been running for public office since Richard Nixon was president."
True
By Peter Krouse • December 14, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on November 30, 2011 a TV interview:
Says recall organizers "started their website last November" and began work on their effort before he even took office.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 8, 2011
Chris Bowers
Chris Bowers
stated on November 30, 2011 an interview:
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is making voting more difficult by closing Department of Motor Vehicles offices where "low-income voters" live.
False
By Tom Kertscher • December 7, 2011
One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on November 22, 2011 a website alert:
It’s legal to "sign a recall petition (against Gov. Scott Walker) even if you have already signed another recall petition," but only one signature counts  
True
By Dave Umhoefer • December 2, 2011
Media Trackers
Media Trackers
stated on November 17, 2011 an article:
Says signers of recall petitions against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are at risk because of newly "discovered" provisions in state law.  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • December 1, 2011
Our Oregon
Our Oregon
stated on November 14, 2011 a statement on their website:
Says "we’re losing one voter every 13 minutes."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • November 23, 2011
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on November 15, 2011 a video:
A recall election for Wisconsin governor would cost "$7.7 million -- $7.7 million that may already be allocated to merit raises for teachers or health care for the poor or school books for your kids."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 23, 2011
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