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Charlotte Bergmann
Charlotte Bergmann
stated on April 10, 2012 in in a press release calling for debates.:
Says George Flinn has been a "no show" at scheduled "forums."
False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • May 11, 2012
Oregon League of Conservation Voters
Oregon League of Conservation Voters
stated on May 8, 2012 in a campaign mailer:
Says "Schaufler was the only Democrat who voted to stop" the state’s health care reform plan.
Mostly False
By Ian K. Kullgren • May 10, 2012
Jamie Radtke
Jamie Radtke
stated on April 5, 2012 in a statement:
If Congress froze the current spending level and then cut it by 2 percent annually, "we could balance the budget in five years."
Mostly True
May 10, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 8, 2012 in a speech in Albany, N.Y.:
"The only time government employment has gone down during a recession has been under me."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 10, 2012
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on April 28, 2012 in a song/speech:
Says Gov. Scott Walker approved a "gutting" of two tax credits that help the poor and elderly.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • May 10, 2012
Lou Greenwald
Lou Greenwald
stated on April 1, 2012 in an interview with on NJTV's "On The Record.":
New Jersey has "the highest property taxes in the nation and not by a little. They are the highest property taxes in the nation, more than double the national average."
True
By Caryn Shinske • May 10, 2012
Joe Donnelly
Joe Donnelly
stated on May 7, 2012 in an interview with Indiana Public Media:
Says he did not vote for Nancy Pelosi for speaker of the House.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • May 9, 2012
Bill Spelman
Bill Spelman
stated on May 8, 2012 in a campaign mailer.:
Says challenger Dominic Chavez is a "Rick Perry Republican" lobbyist.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 9, 2012
Freedom PAC
Freedom PAC
stated on April 30, 2012 in a Web ad:
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson "chose to side with President Obama" against the Keystone pipeline
Half-True
May 9, 2012
Brigid Shea
Brigid Shea
stated on April 16, 2012 in an Austin mayoral debate on KXAN-TV:
Says Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell voted for a toll lane on MoPac.
True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • May 9, 2012
Shaun Ireland
Shaun Ireland
stated on March 30, 2012 in a campaign video on the city's website:
Says no Austin City Council "member lives south of" Lady Bird Lake "or north of 45th Street."
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • May 9, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on May 4, 2012 in a speech at a Cato Institute event:
"We are coming up on our 40th anniversary of electing a Republican to the United States Senate. 1972 was the last time New Jersey sent a Republican to the United States Senate."
True
By Erin O'Neill • May 9, 2012
Nia Gill
Nia Gill
stated on May 7, 2012 in an interview on NJToday:
"There has not been a Democratic woman in Congress from New Jersey in almost four decades."
True
By Bill Wichert • May 9, 2012
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on May 2, 2012 in an email statement:
Says that Rep. Betty Sutton "would rather riot with Occupy (Wall Street) than stand up for Ohio families."
Pants on Fire!
By Henry J. Gomez • May 9, 2012
Georgia Family Council
Georgia Family Council
stated on April 19, 2012 in a presentation:
Crime rises in communities with casinos.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • May 9, 2012
National Right to Life Committee
National Right to Life Committee
stated on May 8, 2012 in a press release:
The Obama White House recognizes a "baby that has not been born" for security purposes.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • May 8, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 3, 2012 in a graphical tool on the campaign website:
Says Mitt Romney "has refused to say whether he would have vetoed or signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • May 8, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 5, 2012 in a campaign speech in Ohio:
Mitt Romney has "proposed cutting his own taxes while raising them on 18 million working families."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • May 8, 2012
WrongWayRubio.com
WrongWayRubio.com
stated on May 8, 2012 in a Twitter messaging campaign:
Says that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says troops are leaving Iraq "too fast."
True
By Joshua Gillin • May 8, 2012
John Ludlow
John Ludlow
stated on May 4, 2012 in campaign material :
Says he "is the only candidate in the race for Clackamas County Chair who will refuse to join the Public Employees Retirement System."
True
By Janie Har • May 8, 2012
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