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Charlie Hales
Charlie Hales
stated on February 12, 2012 in an interview.:
Says "streetcars carry more people than buses … you attract more riders who don't ride transit now, and actually the operating costs are not any greater than the bus."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • April 3, 2012
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on March 20, 2012 in a news release:
Says Ohio Treasurer Josh "Mandel first claimed bank fraud in June 2010 but did nothing for more than a year while raising money for his (Republican) Senate campaign."
Pants on Fire!
By Henry J. Gomez • April 3, 2012
Rosemary Lehmberg
Rosemary Lehmberg
stated on October 31, 2011 in campaign video:
Says she "created the first felony deferred prosecution program for nonviolent first-offenders" in Texas.
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 3, 2012
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on March 27, 2012 in a speech before the Atlanta Press Club:
"We have the lowest per-capita spending of any state in the nation" except for South Dakota.
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • April 3, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 23, 2012 in a message via the Internet:
"Having an entirely Democrat congressional delegation in 2009, when the [federal stimulus] bill passed, increases the per capita stimulus dollars that the state receives per person by $460."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 3, 2012
American Energy Alliance
American Energy Alliance
stated on March 27, 2012 in a video ad:
"Obama opposed exploring for energy in Alaska."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • April 2, 2012
Tim Knopp
Tim Knopp
stated on March 6, 2012 in campaign website:
Says "today unemployment has been running near 12 percent or more for the last four years" and the Legislature hasn’t done much to lower it. 
Half-True
By Janie Har • April 2, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 29, 2012 in a speech in the Rose Garden:
Last year, "Exxon pocketed nearly $4.7 million every hour."
True
By Becky Bowers • April 2, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 26, 2012 in a "Fox and Friends" interview:
Says Barack Obama's health care law "will be the biggest job-killer ever."
False
April 2, 2012
New Jersey Republican State Committee
New Jersey Republican State Committee
stated on March 19, 2012 in a tweet:
"And the #jerseycomeback keeps rolling! Thanks to @GovChristie NJ now has lowest corruption risk of any state."
False
By Bill Wichert • April 2, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on March 26, 2012 in a radio interview:
"Last year, we produced 14 percent less oil on public lands than we did the year before."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • April 2, 2012
Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson
stated on March 26, 2012 in a Twitter post:
"Obama tells Russia that he'll turn over America's defense system to them if re-elected."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Stirgus • April 2, 2012
Frank LoBiondo
Frank LoBiondo
stated on March 19, 2012 in a letter to the editor:
Says "new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office conclude the final price-tag" for the health care law "will exceed $2 trillion — more than double what was initially reported."
False
By Erin O'Neill • April 1, 2012
John Elkhay
John Elkhay
stated on March 21, 2012 in a rally.:
If Rhode Island raises the meal and beverage tax to 10 percent, it would be the "fourth-highest in the nation."
Half-True
By Alex Kuffner • April 1, 2012
Jeff Kruse
Jeff Kruse
stated on February 29, 2012 in a newsletter.:
Says "for the duration of this recession not a single person in government middle management has lost (a) job or taken a pay cut."
Pants on Fire!
By Ian K. Kullgren • March 30, 2012
Andrew Napolitano
Andrew Napolitano
stated on March 15, 2012 in an interview on Fox News:
A bill that could restrict free speech when the president is nearby was signed by President Barack Obama "in secret."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • March 30, 2012
Lynn Westmoreland
Lynn Westmoreland
stated on February 29, 2012 in a congressional hearing :
"There is not one single federal housing program yet that has not needed a bailout to survive."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • March 30, 2012
Charlie Baird
Charlie Baird
stated on March 1, 2012 in a campaign handout.:
"We've had the same leadership in the Travis County DA's office for 30 years."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 30, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on February 29, 2012 in a press release announcing her vote against the Independent Payments Advisory Board.:
Says President Obama and his allies in Congress gave "power" to control Medicare patients’ health care decisions to "a commission of 15 unelected bureaucrats in Washington."
False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • March 30, 2012
Lars Larson
Lars Larson
stated on March 20, 2012 in an online post:
"Every time the weight of that vehicle is reduced by a hundred pounds, your chances of dying are going to go up by about 5 percent. Peel three hundred pounds off – you’re 15 percent more likely to die in that car."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • March 29, 2012
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