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Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.:
Says a national Coca-Cola study showed Texans love Texas more than residents of any other state love their state; Wisconsinites ranked second.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 22, 2012
Corrine Brown
Corrine Brown
stated on June 15, 2012 in a press release:
In 2008, "33.2 percent of those who voted early on the last Sunday before Election Day were African-American, while 23.6 percent were Hispanic."
True
By Amy Sherman • June 22, 2012
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on June 8, 2012 in a speech:
"70 percent of the people who voted" on June 5, 2012, "just didn’t feel comfortable with the recall of the governor," weakening any idea that Wisconsin is "fully behind this Walker agenda."  
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 22, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on May 7, 2012 in a press release:
"Since the beginning of the economic downturn in FY 2008, the state workforce has been reduced by 12.4 percent as part of overall cost savings measures to balance the budget to reduce revenues."
Mostly False
By Chris Joyner • June 22, 2012
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on June 14, 2012 in a town hall-style meeting:
"My opponent, in 2008, had contributions investigated by the federal government."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • June 22, 2012
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on June 13, 2012 in a TV ad.:
"As Virginia lost over 65,000 jobs, (Tim) Kaine put partisan ambitions first" by serving as DNC chairman during the last year of his governorship.
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • June 22, 2012
Michael Chippendale
Michael Chippendale
stated on June 11, 2012 in speech on the RI House floor:
Rhode Island has the "worst maintained bridges in the United States of America . . . and we have the second worst maintained roads [behind] Alaska."
True
By Tom Mooney • June 22, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 10, 2012 in a widely circulated posting:
"Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties in U.S. are illegals."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • June 21, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 21, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"Women (are) paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 21, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on June 4, 2012 in a radio interview.:
"Most of Ted Cruz’s money comes from Washington, from outside the state of Texas."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 21, 2012
Dave Weldon
Dave Weldon
stated on June 17, 2012 in a statement on Central Florida News 13’s 'Political Connections':
"There’s no wildlife" in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Pants on Fire!
June 21, 2012
stated on June 12, 2012 in an interview:
Since President Barack Obama took office, "you have 1,700 employees just at the Department of Transportation" earning over $170,000.
False
June 21, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on June 14, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube:
"(Assembly Democrats) wanted to raise the gas tax by $2.4 billion. We said no to that....They’re down on the ground. They’re sweating. They’re twitching. It’s ugly, ‘cause I keep saying no."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • June 21, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 1, 2012 in a news release:
"Congressman Renacci is under FBI investigation."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • June 21, 2012
Oregon Lottery
Oregon Lottery
stated on June 17, 2012 in an advertisement:
Says 97 cents of every dollar played "represents over $500 million dollars that is returned to Oregonians every year to help support job creation, schools, state parks and watersheds."
Pants on Fire!
By Ian K. Kullgren • June 20, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 19, 2012 in on the Internet:
"Less than 2 percent of illegals are picking crops, but 41 percent are on welfare."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 20, 2012
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on June 18, 2012 in an interview on Fox News:
"A million people a year come into the U.S. legally. No other country even comes close to that figure."
True
By Louis Jacobson • June 20, 2012
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on June 15, 2012 in a news release:
Says President Obama's new immigration plan "is amnesty."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 20, 2012
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 8, 2012 in a speech:
"The Koch brothers alone gave twice as much money to Scott Walker as the total amount of money raised by Tom Barrett."
False
June 20, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on June 14, 2012 in a conference call with reporters:
Says that under President Obama, there’s been a substantial increase in federal government jobs.  
False
By Stephen Koff • June 20, 2012
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