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Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on July 23, 2012 in a Republican U.S. Senate debate in Houston:
Says David Dewhurst "explicitly advocated" a guest worker program for all illegal immigrants.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • July 26, 2012
John Lehman
John Lehman
stated on July 10, 2012 in a radio interview:
The new 21st State Senate district was "created in secret for Van Wanggaard. It was drawn within half a block of his house."
True
By James B. Nelson • July 26, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on July 23, 2012 in a news conference:
"We created as many jobs in the first six months of this year as we did in all of 2011 and 2011 was the best single year for private-sector job growth since the year 2000."
True
By Erin O'Neill • July 26, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on July 25, 2012 in an advertisement:
"Thousands (in China) owe their jobs to Mitt Romney's companies."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 24, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says Mitt Romney "backed a bill that outlaws all abortions, even in cases of rape and incest."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • July 25, 2012
John Mica
John Mica
stated on July 25, 2012 in a mailer:
Says Barack Obama "counted on Sandy Adams" to approve stimulus spending.
Pants on Fire!
July 25, 2012
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on July 22, 2012 in an interview on "Face the Nation":
"There's a loophole where you can sell guns without a background check … 40 percent of guns are sold that way" at gun shows and over the Internet.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg, Molly Moorhead • July 25, 2012
Dave Weldon
Dave Weldon
stated on July 22, 2012 in a robocall:
"This year in Congress (Connie Mack IV) has missed almost half of his votes."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • July 25, 2012
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on July 10, 2012 in an interview:
"Obamacare" is the "biggest tax increase in American history."
False
July 25, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 24, 2012 in a chain email:
The health care law includes "a 3.8% sales tax" on "all real estate transactions."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 25, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 10, 2012 in a chain e-mail:
Says President Barack Obama "doubled the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Wichert • July 25, 2012
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on July 19, 2012 in a news release:
"When Josh Mandel claims to have accepted three debates with Sen. Sherrod Brown, he is lying. He has accepted ZERO proposed debates."
Pants on Fire!
By Henry J. Gomez • July 25, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on July 17, 2012 in news conference:
The state of Georgia has lost 200,000 total jobs and 50,000 construction jobs since May 2007.
True
By Eric Stirgus • July 25, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 23, 2012 in an advertisement:
"Gov. Romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 24, 2012
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on July 15, 2012 in an interview with Fox News.:
Says Texas proved in court that more than 200 dead people voted in the latest Texas election.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 24, 2012
Adan Ballesteros
Adan Ballesteros
stated on July 14, 2012 in a political flier:
Says Michael Cargill was "arrested and incarcerated in Bell County."
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • July 24, 2012
Woody Degan
Woody Degan
stated on June 28, 2012 in in an interview with The Commercial Appeal.:
Gov. Bill Haslam is "making our Economic Development department Sharia compliant" by hiring a woman "who specializes in Sharia compliance. That’s what her job is."
Pants on Fire!
By Richard Locker • July 24, 2012
Steve Brown
Steve Brown
stated on July 12, 2012 in a forum hosted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
A proposed tax to fund transportation projects would spend $90,000 to take a single vehicle off the road during the morning and afternoon commute.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • July 24, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 21, 2012 in a post on the Internet:
"USA is #1 in gun violence."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 23, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 18, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
Stimulus dollars paid for "windmills from China."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • July 23, 2012
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