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stated on May 17, 2012 in an interview:
Says Gov. Scott Walker is "cooking the books" by releasing numbers "he just dreamed up" that show Wisconsin gained jobs in 2011.
False
May 24, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 16, 2012 in a television ad:
Since Scott Walker took office as governor in January 2011, there has been an increase of 33,200 jobs in Wisconsin.
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • May 24, 2012
American Future Fund
American Future Fund
stated on February 27, 2012 in a television ad:
"Obama’s flush with cash, returning to Wall Street for even more money. … Wall Street sure supports President Obama."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 24, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 3, 2012 in a graphical tool on the campaign website:
Says under Mitt Romney, "Medicare could end as we know it, leaving Julia with nothing but a voucher to buy insurance, which means $6,350 extra per year for a similar plan."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • May 24, 2012
Ryan Downton
Ryan Downton
stated on May 21, 2012 in an open letter to voters.:
Says Paul Workman authored legislation providing amnesty for illegal immigrants.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 24, 2012
Don Gaetz
Don Gaetz
stated on May 18, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
Says he fought for the repeal of a septic tank inspection program after "Tallahassee pulled a fast one."
Mostly False
May 24, 2012
John Bradley
John Bradley
stated on May 14, 2012 in an op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman:
Says Williamson County Attorney Jana Duty "has never prosecuted a single adult felony case."
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • May 24, 2012
Shelley Adler
Shelley Adler
stated on May 4, 2012 in an interview on NJTV’s “On the Record”:
Says Jon Runyan voted to "end programs to aid homeless veterans."
False
By Erin O'Neill • May 24, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 22, 2012 in on the Internet:
Says Mitt Romney is wrong to claim that spending under Obama has "accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history," because it's actually risen "slower than at any time in nearly 60 years."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2012
Gilberto Hinojosa
Gilberto Hinojosa
stated on April 24, 2012 in the Central Texas Democratic Forum:
Says "large majority" of Republicans believe Obama is a Muslim and not U.S.-born.
False
By Sue Owen • May 23, 2012
Justin Hewlett
Justin Hewlett
stated on May 16, 2012 in a campaign mailer.:
Says the majority of candidates in Texas’ 25th Congressional District live outside the district.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2012
John Kennedy
John Kennedy
stated on May 13, 2012 in a radio interview:
Hartsfield-Jackson’s new international terminal is opening "within budget."
Pants on Fire!
By Willoughby Mariano • May 23, 2012
Brendan Doherty
Brendan Doherty
stated on May 15, 2012 in a campaign website:
"Over the past five years the federal government has paid out $601 million in retirement and disability benefits to deceased former federal employees."
True
By Tom Mooney • May 23, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 16, 2012 in a speech in St. Petersburg, Fla.:
National debt plus unfunded liabilities adds up to $520,000 per American household.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • May 22, 2012
Colleen Kiernan
Colleen Kiernan
stated on May 14, 2012 in an interview:
"Right now, we have the lowest gas tax of anywhere in the country."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • May 22, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on May 16, 2012 in a television ad:
"Millions could lose their health care coverage and be forced into a government pool" under the new health care law.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 21, 2012
Ron Davis
Ron Davis
stated on March 1, 2012 in a campaign flier:
Says "over 40 percent of recent county bonds are for Precinct One, northeast Travis County," because he "is quick to identify projects that help make the East Side a desirable place to live."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • May 21, 2012
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on May 21, 2012 in TV commercial:
"Obamacare could cause 20 million people to lose their current coverage."
Mostly False
May 21, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 12, 2012 in an interview with CBN News:
When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, "we didn’t just slow the rate of growth of our government, we actually cut it."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2012
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on May 4, 2012 in a speech at an American Federation for Children event:
Says New Jersey’s prison system is "61 percent African-American even though our state is just 13 percent black."
True
By Erin O'Neill • May 21, 2012
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