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American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on June 13, 2012 in a TV ad. :
Tim Kaine urged "$500 billion in Medicare cuts."
False
June 20, 2012
Terry Lawler
Terry Lawler
stated on June 16, 2012 in a speech:
"There is no Plan B" if the transportation referendum is not passed by voters.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • June 20, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 15, 2012 in a Facebook post:
"Vagina. Because apparently, saying that word in the Michigan State House of Representatives can get you a two-day ban from speaking on the floor."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • June 19, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 18, 2012 in on the Internet:
"More than 43 percent of all food stamps are given to illegals."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • June 19, 2012
Lou Greenwald
Lou Greenwald
stated on June 6, 2012 in a tweet:
"In 2011, NJ economy ranked 47th--at the bottom with Alabama, Mississippi & Wyoming. Under Christie, NJ is falling behind."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • June 19, 2012
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on June 12, 2012 in a press release:
Says, "Less than half of all states have legal protections on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, despite the fact that LGBT Americans report employment discrimination and unemployment at much higher rates than the U.S. average."
Mostly True
By Janie Har • June 18, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.:
Barack Obama has "provided guns to Mexican drug cartels."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 18, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 12, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ... (had) more debt per person than any other state in the country."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 13, 2012 in a Facebook post:
"Romneycare covers abortion, illegal immigrants and has a public option. Obamacare does not."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • June 18, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on May 25, 2012 in a debate.:
"Before I was governor, tuition was skyrocketing and we stopped that. We capped and then we froze college tuition."
True
By Sean Gorman • June 18, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on June 13, 2012 in a blog post:
The Americans for Tax Reform pledge "relates to new taxes that were going to be initiated by legislative action."
False
By Eric Stirgus, Willoughby Mariano • June 18, 2012
Tennessee Democratic Party
Tennessee Democratic Party
stated on June 12, 2012 in a press release.:
Says Mitt Romney has said "we don't need 'more firemen, more policemen, more teachers.' "
Mostly True
By Zack McMillin • June 18, 2012
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on June 5, 2012 in an interview:
Says President Barack Obama wants to raise "the lowest (income) tax rate from 10 to 15 percent."
False
June 17, 2012
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on June 8, 2012 in an interview on NJTV’s “On the Record”:
Says Joe Kyrillos "voted to raid the state's pension funds by $2.8 billion that is costing New Jersey taxpayers still today to the tune of nearly $15 billion dollars to repay that money."
False
By Erin O'Neill • June 17, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on June 7, 2012 in :
Says her congressional district has 10,000 medical-device industry jobs and 1,000 will be lost because of health-care law tax.
Mostly False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • June 17, 2012
John G. Edwards
John G. Edwards
stated on June 5, 2012 in a debate on the House floor:
Decriminalizing marijuana "will save the state anywhere from $4 (million) to $11 million dollars."
False
By Tom Mooney • June 17, 2012
William O'Brien
William O'Brien
stated on June 14, 2012 in a letter to The Telegraph:
"The latest evidence of Republican success is that since the beginning of the current legislative term, state unemployment has gone down almost 20% to 5% adjusted."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • June 15, 2012
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on June 6, 2012 in an online message to supporters.:
Says he has nearly 200 delegates bound to support his candidacy at the Republican National Convention.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 15, 2012
Portland Public Schools
Portland Public Schools
stated on June 11, 2012 in a guest column:
Say Portland Public Schools' central administration makes up less than 4 percent of the staff.
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • June 15, 2012
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on June 6, 2012 in a fundraising letter.:
Virginia women earn "only 79 cents to each dollar earned by men..."
Mostly True
June 15, 2012
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