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National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on September 18, 2012 in a web post:
Says U.S. Rep. John Barrow "left taxpayers on the hook for $950k study on genetic makeup of ants."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 18, 2012
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on September 5, 2012 in an interview on The Daily Rundown:
Says when Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation
Half-True
By Maryalice Gill • September 17, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 13, 2012 in an Enterprise Florida meeting:
The significant drop in Florida’s unemployment rate is a good economic sign.
Mostly False
By Toluse Olorunnipa • September 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 12, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
Says he "will protect your guaranteed benefits" in Medicare while "Mitt Romney would take away Medicare as guaranteed benefits."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on September 6, 2012 in 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
Menendez Facts
Menendez Facts
stated on September 4, 2012 in a blog:
"Sen. Bob Menendez voted to enact a new tax on the sale of homes of 3.8%."
Pants on Fire!
By Erin O'Neill • September 17, 2012
Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on August 14, 2012 in :
Medicare "premium support" backed by Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan "is not vouchers."
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • September 17, 2012
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on September 4, 2012 in a campaign email:
Says  Sherrod Brown’s campaign attacked Josh Mandel’s military service
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • September 17, 2012
Scott DesJarlais
Scott DesJarlais
stated on September 2, 2012 in an interview with The Daily News Journal of Murfreesboro:
Defends his vote to push "retirement age to 70" by saying he is for "a process" that would not be fully implemented until "around the turn of the century."
Mostly False
By Richard Locker • September 17, 2012
Bernard Jackvony
Bernard Jackvony
stated on September 2, 2012 in an appearance on "A Lively Experiment.":
David Cicilline is "the 5th most liberal person in the House of Representatives."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 17, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on August 29, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says Republican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy "voted against paying our soldiers" and "against increasing combat pay" while voting "to protect his own pay."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 16, 2012
Shelley Adler
Shelley Adler
stated on September 12, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube:
Says Congressman Jon Runyan has a "plan to raise Medicare costs $6,400 a year."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • September 16, 2012
Yes on 84
Yes on 84
stated on September 7, 2012 in campaign material:
The reason 29 states no longer have a death tax "is that the tax damaged their economic competitiveness."
False
By Janie Har • September 14, 2012
Bill Hammond
Bill Hammond
stated on August 21, 2012 in an opinion article in the Houston Chronicle.:
Says "if current trends continue, by 2040, one out of three Texas workers will not have a high school diploma."  
True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 14, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 10, 2012 in a Facebook post:
Says that under Mitt Romney, 89 million Americans could be denied coverage if they have a pre-existing condition.
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • September 14, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 9, 2012 in a Meet the Press interview:
Says five studies show his tax plan can cut rates and still bring the same revenue without raising taxes on the middle class.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 14, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 7, 2012 in a campaign ad:
Under Obama, home values in Florida collapsed, construction jobs were lost and the state had a high foreclosure rate.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • September 14, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 20, 2012 in a television ad:
After hearing "the frustrations parents and teachers have with the FCAT," next year "we begin improving our testing system."
Half-True
September 14, 2012
Paul Summers
Paul Summers
stated on September 2, 2012 in in an op-ed article written for Tennessee newspapers.:
Tennessee's appeals court judges "were selected by a handful of party officials in Nashville" before the system of "merit selection" was put into effect.
Mostly True
By Tom Humphrey • September 14, 2012
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
"With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin.
Half-True
September 14, 2012
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