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stated on July 26, 2012 in a radio ad:
Says Tommy Thompson favors Obama's health care mandate, was publicly thanked by Obama for health reform support and that Thompson "says we can't repeal 'Obamacare.'"
False
August 10, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on July 22, 2012 in an interview:
 "I have voted every year in Wisconsin."
False
August 10, 2012
American Principles in Action
American Principles in Action
stated on August 7, 2012 in an advertisement:
Says Barack Obama "has deported more people than any other president in this country's history."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 10, 2012
stated on August 12, 2012 in a radio appearance:
Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson is "a big corporate lobbyist" and has been "lobbying during the middle of the campaign."  
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 10, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on August 3, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says U.S. Senate rival Eric Hovde "refused to pay his property taxes until he was taken to court."
Mostly True
August 10, 2012
Peter DeFazio
Peter DeFazio
stated on July 30, 2012 in :
Art Robinson says "Social Security should be ended through attrition."
Mostly True
By Janie Har • August 10, 2012
Rob Turner
Rob Turner
stated on July 18, 2012 in an email interview with the Tampa Bay Times:
The property appraiser's budget "is $1 million less today than when I took office 16 years ago."
True
By Joshua Gillin • August 10, 2012
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on August 10, 2012 in a YouTube video:
A United Nations arms treaty would "almost certainly force" the U.S. to "create an international gun registry, setting the stage for full-scale gun confiscation."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • August 10, 2012
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on August 2, 2012 in a news release:
Says the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force "is the first task force of its kind in Central Ohio"
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • August 10, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 2, 2012 in a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney "paid only 14 percent in taxes — probably less than you."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 9, 2012
Floridians for Ethics and Truth in Politics
Floridians for Ethics and Truth in Politics
stated on August 24, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
Aaron Bean voted to give illegal immigrants in-state tuition.
Mostly True
August 9, 2012
Jay Carney
Jay Carney
stated on August 7, 2012 in a press White House press briefing:
"Gov. Romney himself, with 28 other Republican governors, supported policies that would have eliminated the time limits in the welfare reform law and allowed people to stay on welfare forever."
False
By Molly Moorhead • August 9, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on August 7, 2012 in campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney and Bain Capital are to blame in a woman’s premature death when they closed the plant where her husband worked.
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 9, 2012
American Commitment
American Commitment
stated on July 5, 2012 in a TV ad:
Bill Nelson’s vote for the Affordable Care Act "cuts $500 billion from Medicare to pay for new government programs."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • August 9, 2012
Salmon for All
Salmon for All
stated on August 1, 2012 in 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 in 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
Upendra Chivukula
Upendra Chivukula
stated on August 5, 2012 in an interview posted on BlueJersey.com:
"One of the key things about Leonard Lance is that in 2008, when you look at [the] Project Vote Smart website, he was not for guns. Now he has gone too far to the right, saying that you can carry concealed weapons in national parks."
Mostly False
By Erin O'Neill • August 9, 2012
Protect Your Vote Ohio
Protect Your Vote Ohio
stated on August 1, 2012 in a news release:
"Thousands of politicians from across Ohio – along with their relatives, employees and friends – are still eligible to serve" on the proposed redistricting commission.
Mostly True
By Joe Guillen • August 9, 2012
Allen West
Allen West
stated on August 1, 2012 in a radio interview:
In June 2012 "we actually had more people go on Social Security Disability [85,000] ... than the 80,000 jobs that were created."
True
By Tom Mooney • August 9, 2012
stated on July 29, 2012 in a television interview:
President Obama and Nancy Pelosi said "Obamacare" would save money because "they factored in 10 years worth of tax revenue and only six and half years worth of expenses."
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • August 8, 2012
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