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Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on June 3, 2012 in a "Fox News Sunday" interview:
When Mitt Romney was governor, "the fact is that the average income for a family in Massachusetts went up by $5,500."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • June 5, 2012
Pam Davidson
Pam Davidson
stated on May 18, 2012 in a statement:
Georgia Public Service Commission member Stan Wise "has received about 95 percent of his campaign money from the utilities he is supposed to be regulating."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • June 5, 2012
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on June 3, 2012 in a news release:
Rob Portman won the fewest votes of all Ohio U. S. Senate victors since 2000.
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • June 5, 2012
stated on May 31, 2012 in a web ad:
"Scott Walker has a plan to privatize state lands" and "wants to sell our deer to the highest bidder."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • June 4, 2012
Caroline Casagrande
Caroline Casagrande
stated on April 29, 2012 in an interview on My9TV.com's "New Jersey Now" program:
"Women have come through the recession worse off than men … the numbers bear that out. We went from a 7 percent unemployment rate for women when he (President Barack Obama) was elected to an 8.1 percent now."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • June 4, 2012
Jim Webb
Jim Webb
stated on May 14, 2012 in an interview.:
President Obama budget request for veterans is "more than double the amount in constant dollars appropriated in 1980, when the veterans population was larger by a third."
True
By Sean Gorman • June 4, 2012
John Barrow
John Barrow
stated on May 17, 2012 in in an op-ed:
"Forty years ago ... about half of congressional districts were genuinely competitive. Today, only about 10 percent of House races on Cook Political Report are listed as ‘toss-ups’ or ‘lean’ to one party."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • June 4, 2012
Ron Gerberry
Ron Gerberry
stated on April 17, 2012 in a news conference:
The last three days of early voting "happen to be the most populated days of voting that we have in early voting."
Mostly True
By Joe Guillen • June 4, 2012
stated on May 24, 2012 in a website alert:
Says Gov. Scott Walker made "draconian cuts" to public safety budgets that put police officers at "greater risk of harm."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • June 3, 2012
Rodney Frelinghuysen
Rodney Frelinghuysen
stated on May 25, 2012 in an e-mail newsletter:
"The U.S. is borrowing approximately $2.52 for every $1 of economic growth so far in 2012."
True
By Erin O'Neill • June 3, 2012
Memphis Police Association
Memphis Police Association
stated on April 25, 2012 in a commercial.:
Says "city leadership is threatening to lay off police and emergency services personnel to balance the budget."
False
By Zack McMillin • June 3, 2012
Lisa Blais
Lisa Blais
stated on May 21, 2012 in a radio interview:
"We came out against Deepwater and everybody is now paying for [the project] in their electric bills."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 3, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate:
The federal government "reviewed and verified" his administration’s numbers showing Wisconsin added 23,608 jobs in 2011.
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 1, 2012
stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate:
Figures cited by Gov. Scott Walker "are not commonly used" to measure job creation.
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • June 1, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on May 24, 2012 in a radio ad.:
Ted Cruz "helps run two national organizations that have been leading the push to give amnesty to illegal immigrants."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • June 1, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate:
Says Tom Barrett plans "to spend $100 million on a trolley that goes barely two miles on the east side of Milwaukee."
Half-True
June 1, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 31, 2012 in a recall debate:
"We’ve seen property taxes go down for the first time in 12 years on a median valued home."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 1, 2012
Kelly Ayotte
Kelly Ayotte
stated on May 8, 2012 in an email to the news media:
Says the Affordable Care Act was a federal takeover of the student loan industry and ‘profits’ on the loans go to help pay for the health care law.
Mostly False
By Maryalice Gill • June 1, 2012
stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate:
"No one on my staff has ever been charged with a crime."
False
June 1, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 22, 2012 in a speech at Keene State College:
Says in the last six months of the Bush administration, the U.S. lost 3.5 million jobs, including 760,000 jobs during January 2009 alone.
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • June 1, 2012
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