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Jim Bohl
Jim Bohl
stated on May 30, 2012 in a news conference:
Toothpaste contains "the poison substance of fluoride."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • July 9, 2012
Stephen Sweeney
Stephen Sweeney
stated on July 2, 2012 in an interview on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show:
Says "tenure still exists but it's been overhauled" for teachers in New Jersey.
True
By Erin O'Neill • July 9, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 26, 2012 in a speech:
The federal government has made investments in science and technology inventing the products that led to the creation of Google.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • July 9, 2012
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on June 13, 2012 in an interview:
If the U.S. didn't borrow $1.2 trillion every year "to fund government operations," that money would be available "for entrepreneurs and business people to put to work creating jobs and building and expanding their businesses."
False
July 8, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on June 26, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube:
Says state Sen. Paul Sarlo "said in February on NJTV, ‘there will be no tax increases in this budget’" and "voted the other night in the Senate Budget Committee to raise income taxes $800 million."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • July 8, 2012
Elizabeth Roberts
Elizabeth Roberts
stated on July 29, 2012 in a panel discussion on "A Lively Experiment":
"Two thirds to three quarters of people without [health] insurance in Rhode Island work."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 8, 2012
Nick Ciparro
Nick Ciparro
stated on June 27, 2012 in Posted by Ciparro's website:
"In the last 10 years, only one piece of legislation has been cosponsored and passed by" John Duncan Jr.
Pants on Fire!
By Michael Collins • July 7, 2012
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at the Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston:
Says cuts by Gov. Rick Perry's administration left "12,000 teachers without a job."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • July 6, 2012
Our Oregon
Our Oregon
stated on June 20, 2012 in a newsletter.:
Says "while state leaders have cut funding for our schools and other basic priorities, the amount of money the state is projected to give away through tax breaks increased by a whopping $3.4 billion."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • July 6, 2012
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on July 1, 2012 in on 'Meet the Press':
Under the health care law, "everybody will have lower rates, better quality care and better access."
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 6, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on July 2, 2012 in a Fox News interview:
Says the Congressional Budget Office "said if you’re going to buy your own policy with these (health care) exchanges you’ll be paying 10 percent more ... about $2,100 more for a family."
Mostly False
July 6, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on June 29, 2012 in a TV interview.:
States still face a "mandate" to expand Medicaid coverage under President Obama's health care reform law.
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • July 6, 2012
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on June 17, 2012 in a television interview:
Voter fraud provided "a portion" of the margin of victory of Democrat John Lehman over Republican Sen. Van Wanggaard in a state Senate recall election.
False
By James B. Nelson • July 6, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 4, 2012 in an interview with CBS News:
The Supreme Court said the individual mandate "is a tax. So it's a tax."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2012
Clackamas County Democrats
Clackamas County Democrats
stated on June 22, 2012 in a campaign press release:
Says Clackamas County Measure 3-401 "will hurt our county, cripple economic growth, and increase our taxes with excessive special elections." 
False
By Janie Har • July 5, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 1, 2012 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation":
The United States has "the best health care delivery system in the world."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on June 4, 2012 in a speech:
By eliminating the public intervenor’s office, "I was the first one to fire Kathleen Falk."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • July 5, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on May 9, 2012 in a campaign mailer:
The Mack Penny Plan for the federal budget  "would balance our budget by 2019" and "continues to gain support."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 5, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on July 3, 2012 in an interview on CNBC:
"If you look at most of the polls, this is a margin-of-error race on Fourth of July between Mitt Romney and the president."
True
By Erin O'Neill • July 5, 2012
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on June 14, 2012 in a radio appearance:
The Wisconsin Retirement System for public employees is "a self-funded pension plan" and "it’s the money of the workers’ that funds it."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 4, 2012
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