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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on July 2, 2012 in a news release:
"Foreign Chinese prostitution money is allegedly behind the groups funding Congressman Jim Renacci’s Republican majority."
Pants on Fire!
By Sabrina Eaton • July 12, 2012
American Commitment
American Commitment
stated on July 10, 2012 in a television ad:
The health care law could cost up to $2 trillion, "double what we were promised."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 11, 2012
Multnomah County
Multnomah County
stated on July 10, 2012 in a public health campaign:
Says "Your kid just ate 16 packs of sugar."
True
By Janie Har • July 11, 2012
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on July 2, 2012 in a campaign mailer.:
Says the federal government is spending $765,828 to subsidize "pancakes for yuppies" in Washington.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 11, 2012
American Commitment
American Commitment
stated on July 10, 2012 in a television ad:
The health care law "imposes the largest tax increase in history on the middle class."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 11, 2012
American Commitment
American Commitment
stated on July 10, 2012 in a television ad:
"Bill Nelson was the deciding vote" on the health care law.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman • July 11, 2012
Eric Holder
Eric Holder
stated on July 10, 2012 in a speech to the NAACP convention in Houston.:
Says recent studies indicate that nationally, only 8 percent of white voting-age citizens but 25 percent of African-American voting-age citizens lack government-issued photo IDs.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • July 11, 2012
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on June 7, 2012 in a news release:
President Barack Obama’s health care reform "slashed $500 billion from Medicare."
Mostly False
July 11, 2012
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on June 28, 2012 in an interview on Richard French Live:
Says as a result of the national health care reform, "the Congressional Budget Office says we save $250 million over the first 10 years. Over the next 10 years, we save $1.2 trillion in savings in terms of health care."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • July 11, 2012
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on June 3, 2012 in a news release:
Cuts in local government and school funding in John Kasich’s budget caused "many communities to seek school levies, local tax increases, layoffs."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • July 11, 2012
Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on June 28, 2012 in a radio interview:
The health care law is "the largest tax [increase] in the history of our country"
False
By Willoughby Mariano • July 11, 2012
John Robitaille
John Robitaille
stated on July 8, 2012 in a Tweet:
"Unemployment rate dropped in every state that elected a Republican gov. in 2010"
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Tom Mooney • July 11, 2012
MoveOn.org
MoveOn.org
stated on June 27, 2012 in an email:
Gov. Rick Scott "tried to kick 180,000 people off the voter rolls."
False
By Amy Sherman • July 10, 2012
MoveOn.org
MoveOn.org
stated on June 27, 2012 in an email:
"Every one of the 67 supervisors of elections" in Florida refused to carry out the effort to remove noncitizens from the voter rolls.
False
By Amy Sherman • July 10, 2012
Robert Gibbs
Robert Gibbs
stated on July 8, 2012 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
Says Mitt Romney "has a corporation in Bermuda (but) failed to disclose that on seven different financial disclosures."
True
By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2012
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on June 18, 2012 in a campaign ad:
Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is "the largest recipient of lobbyist money."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2012
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on June 29, 2012 in a television interview:
Sixteen thousand new Internal Revenue Service agents will be "empowered to enforce" the new health care legislation.
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • July 10, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on June 22, 2012 in a Republican US Senate debate at KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas.:
"I've never supported a payroll tax."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 9, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 3, 2012 in on the Internet:
"75 percent of the Obamacare tax falls on the middle class."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on June 28, 2012 in prepared remarks:
" ‘Obamacare’ puts the federal government between you and your doctor."
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 9, 2012
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