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E.W. Jackson
E.W. Jackson
stated on May 11, 2012 in a debate.:
"In Galveston, Texas, they have allowed people to privatize part of their Social Security. And people are building wealth."
True
June 8, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.:
Says Barack Obama has played nearly 100 rounds of golf as president.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 8, 2012
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on June 2, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube:
"It took us four years to balance the budget. Then I gave you four surplus budgets for the first time in more than 70 years, paid $600 billion down on the national debt."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • June 8, 2012
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on June 5, 2012 in an Austin appearance with Wes Riddle, fellow GOP hopeful for US House.:
Says Barack Obama is a socialist.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • June 8, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on May 10, 2010 in pledge:
On opposing any and all efforts to increase taxes.
Full Flop
By Eric Stirgus • June 8, 2012
John Ludlow
John Ludlow
stated on June 7, 2012 in campaign website:
Says "As Mayor of Wilsonville, I drove TriMet out of town and replaced their bloated transit system with our own local bus line that offers better service and has saved our businesses millions of dollars."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • June 7, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on April 1, 2012 in e-mail messages circulating on the Internet:
Says Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie made a late-night visit to Kinko’s to forge President Barack Obama’s birth certificate two days before Obama unveiled it to the media.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • June 7, 2012
Alcee Hastings
Alcee Hastings
stated on May 29, 2012 in a press conference:
Florida election officials’ requests to some residents to submit proof of citizenship is a "backdoor poll tax."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 7, 2012
Bob Marshall
Bob Marshall
stated on May 24, 2012 in an interview.:
Homosexual behavior "cuts your life by about 20 years."
False
By Sean Gorman • June 7, 2012
Loretta Weinberg
Loretta Weinberg
stated on June 4, 2012 in a column on Blue Jersey:
Says PolitiFact "listed Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin as the Governor who told the most lies" and "our own ‘untruthful’ Governor Chris Christie made it into Politifact's top five of ‘Lie - en Governors’."
False
By Erin O'Neill • June 7, 2012
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on May 31, 2012 in a news release:
"There is no record of congresswoman Betty Sutton ... ever holding a single in-person town hall meeting open to the general public."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • June 7, 2012
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on June 5, 2012 in an interview on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart":
"Right now, I’m polling at about 8 percent" against Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2012
Jack Latvala
Jack Latvala
stated on June 1, 2012 in a newsletter:
"District 22 includes about 80% of the district I have represented since 2010. District 20 includes about 20% of the area I have represented since 2010."
Half-True
June 6, 2012
New Jersey Democratic State Committee
New Jersey Democratic State Committee
stated on June 1, 2012 in a newsletter:
Says PolitiFact issued a True ruling on Paul Krugman calling "Governor Christie a ‘fiscal phony.’"
False
By Bill Wichert • June 6, 2012
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on May 23, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
Says he "cut the budget."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • June 6, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on March 13, 2012 in press conference:
The new Hartsfield-Jackson international terminal was "on time and on budget."
Pants on Fire!
By Willoughby Mariano • June 6, 2012
Eric Fehrnstrom
Eric Fehrnstrom
stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos":
Massachusetts under Gov. Mitt Romney initially ranked last among states in job growth, but by the end of his governorship, "we were in the middle of the pack."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2012
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
Under Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts ranked "47th in job creation."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2012
John Charles
John Charles
stated on May 16, 2012 in a blog post.:
Says "TriMet now spends $1.63 in benefits for every $1.00 spent on wages."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • June 5, 2012
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on May 29, 2012 in letter to Gov. Rick Scott:
"In the 2000 Florida election, at least 1,100 eligible voters were wrongly dropped from voting rolls in an attempt to purge a list of felons. Many of those who were dropped showed up to vote and were told they could not."
True
June 5, 2012
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