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Marcia Fudge
Marcia Fudge
stated on August 24, 2012 in 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
Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on September 7, 2012 in a Twitter post:
The U.S. unemployment rate has remained above 8 percent for 43 consecutive months, the longest stretch since the Great Depression.
True
By Eric Stirgus • September 14, 2012
Brendan Doherty
Brendan Doherty
stated on September 12, 2012 in a news release:
David Cicilline was "required to provide key information about city finances to an independent outside auditor. The deadlines were clear -- yet [he intentionally] missed them by months" until after the November 2010 election.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 14, 2012
Bill Kennemer
Bill Kennemer
stated on September 11, 2012 in a news story:
"We just don't want to get to be like Louisiana, where you have drive-up daiquiri shops."
True
By Janie Har • September 13, 2012
John Kerry
John Kerry
stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
On U.S.-Israeli relations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "set the record straight — he said, our two countries have 'exactly the same policy' (and) 'our security cooperation is unprecedented.'"
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 13, 2012
Mark Strama
Mark Strama
stated on September 5, 2012 in remarks to Texas delegates to the Democratic National Convention.:
Says Rush Limbaugh made it clear he’d rather see the country fail than President Barack Obama succeed.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 13, 2012
Jon Bramnick
Jon Bramnick
stated on September 7, 2012 in an interview on NJToday:
"The president promised that if he spent money on a stimulus program that unemployment would go to 5.7 percent or 6 percent. Those were his words."
Mostly False
By Erin O'Neill • September 13, 2012
Charles Bass
Charles Bass
stated on August 27, 2012 in an August 27, 2012 advertisement, “Not Working,” aired in and around New Hampshire.”:
Ann Kuster "supports the government takeover of healthcare, which robs Medicare of over $700 billion."
False
By Jake Berry • September 12, 2012
Frank Guinta
Frank Guinta
stated on August 21, 2012 in a television ad, “Future.”:
$50,000. That's what every child owes today because Washington politicians have run up a huge spending tab and left our kids the bill."
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • September 12, 2012
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth:
Says Sierra Club sued him to stop oil and gas activity on Texas coast, but "we won" and "the turtles are fine."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • September 12, 2012
Reid Ribble
Reid Ribble
stated on August 30, 2012 in an interview:
Says President Barack Obama "built this $16 trillion debt."
False
September 12, 2012
Leonard Lance
Leonard Lance
stated on September 5, 2012 in an interview on NJToday:
"The Senate has not passed a budget in more than three years, not a good budget, not a bad budget, no budget."
True
By Bill Wichert • September 12, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on September 6, 2012 in a news release:
"$16 trillion (the national debt) in $1 bills would cover the entire state of Ohio nearly 1.5 times."
True
By Tom Feran • September 12, 2012
American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union
stated on August 26, 2012 in 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
Gilberto Hinojosa
Gilberto Hinojosa
stated on September 6, 2012 in 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
It's Still a Bad Idea
It's Still a Bad Idea
stated on September 10, 2012 in a campaign press event:
"This would be the largest casino in the United States."
Pants on Fire!
By Janie Har • September 11, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 9, 2012 in an appearance on 'This Week.':
Says he and Mitt Romney "always said that we agree with the 2014 deadline" for leaving Afghanistan.
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • September 11, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on August 28, 2012 in a chain email:
On new dollar coins, "'In God We Trust' is gone!"
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2012
Kal Penn
Kal Penn
stated on September 4, 2012 in his Democratic National Convention speech:
Says Obama doubled funding for the Pell Grant.
Mostly True
September 11, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 8, 2012 in a speech in Seminole, Fla.:
"We've doubled our use of renewable energy."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2012
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