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stated on April 19, 2012 in a Facebook post:
"In 1993 the Republicans embraced a health platform that proudly features an individual mandate as its main component."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 19, 2012
Dwight Holton
Dwight Holton
stated on April 4, 2012 in a radio interview:
Says Ellen Rosenblum "has said over and over again that this is a job where 80 percent of the job is being the government’s lawyer."
Half-True
By Janie Har • April 19, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 17, 2012 in a TV ad.:
Says Ted Cruz represents a Chinese company found guilty of stealing blueprints from an American manufacturer.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 19, 2012
American Energy Alliance
American Energy Alliance
stated on March 27, 2012 in a television ad:
Gas prices have doubled because "Obama opposed exploring for energy in Alaska. He gave millions of tax dollars to Solyndra, which then went bankrupt. And he blocked the Keystone pipeline. So we will all pay more at the pump."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 19, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on March 23, 2012 in a campaign speech:
Every time the price of gasoline rises 1 cent, "it's a billion dollars out of our economy that goes to Saudi Arabia."
False
April 19, 2012
Jim Cooper
Jim Cooper
stated on March 20, 2012 in an op-ed published in The Hill.:
"Congress as a whole is less popular than it’s been since polling was invented."
True
By Michael Collins • April 19, 2012
Jennifer Beck
Jennifer Beck
stated on April 11, 2012 in an interview on NJToday:
"The (ARC Tunnel) project was originally estimated to be $8.7 billion, and New Jersey alone was on the hook for all overruns."
True
By Bill Wichert • April 19, 2012
AARP
AARP
stated on March 26, 2012 in a news release:
"Large phone companies and their trade association have hired 35 registered lobbyists to influence and pass SB 271 (deregulation legislation)."
Mostly True
By Aaron Marshall • April 19, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 21, 2012 in a chain email:
"The ACLU has filed a suit to end prayer from the military completely."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Stirgus • April 19, 2012
Jon O'Brien
Jon O'Brien
stated on April 11, 2012 in written testimony at a House hearing:
"Only 14 percent of Catholics agree with the Vatican's position that abortion should be illegal."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 19, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 13, 2012 in a speech at Port of Tampa:
"We've brought trade cases against China at nearly twice the rate as the last administration."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • April 18, 2012
Jamie Radtke
Jamie Radtke
stated on March 28, 2012 in a web video:
George Allen "voted for 40,000 earmarks."
Mostly True
April 18, 2012
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on April 7, 2012 in a letter to members:
In labor negotiations with city employees, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett "demanded concessions that went beyond those mandated" by Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining law
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • April 18, 2012
Anonymous Flier
Anonymous Flier
stated on April 4, 2012 in :
A proposed regional transportation tax will last "a minimum" of 10 years, and has been approved to last longer.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • April 18, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 13, 2012 in comments to Reuters:
"We are at a 40-year low in our crime rate in our state."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 17, 2012
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on March 12, 2012 in a press release:
Says his Texas election fraud investigations have resulted in 50 convictions.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • April 17, 2012
Mike Dovilla
Mike Dovilla
stated on March 13, 2012 in a letter to the editor:
Says President Obama's decision to not issue a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline meant "we were denied the ability immediately to reduce prices at the pump."
False
By Tom Feran • April 17, 2012
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on April 11, 2012 in a campaign mailer.:
"The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office concluded ObamaCare will cost the U.S. more than 800,000 jobs."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 17, 2012
Lisa Tomasso
Lisa Tomasso
stated on April 5, 2012 in a news release.:
"Rhode Island’s exports have increased by 53 percent in the last two years."
True
By Alex Kuffner • April 17, 2012
Wayne LaPierre
Wayne LaPierre
stated on April 14, 2012 in a speech to a national meeting of the National Rifle Association:
"By the time I finish this speech, two Americans will be slain, six women will be raped, 27 of us will be robbed, and 50 more will be beaten."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 16, 2012
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