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Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on March 26, 2012 in an op-ed in "U.S. News & World Report":
"Polls show Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to Obamacare, especially the individual mandate."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • March 29, 2012
Michelle Malkin
Michelle Malkin
stated on March 7, 2012 in her column.:
Says Gloria Steinem once called Kay Bailey Hutchison a "female impersonator."
True
By Sue Owen • March 29, 2012
Bill Pascrell
Bill Pascrell
stated on March 19, 2012 in a news release:
Says Congressman Steve Rothman voted against funding for President Barack Obama’s auto bailout and would have let automakers go bankrupt.
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • March 29, 2012
Pat Boone
Pat Boone
stated on March 11, 2012 in a television ad:
"Medicare will be bankrupt in nine years."
False
By Tom Feran • March 29, 2012
Dolores Gresham
Dolores Gresham
stated on February 29, 2012 in an interview with reporters following presentation of improved lottery revenues.:
"Right now we have sufficient reserves to take care of Tennessee's lottery scholarship students for a few years more."
False
By Richard Locker • March 29, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 16, 2012 in a Fox News interview.:
Says you need a photo ID to purchase Sudafed in Texas.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 28, 2012
Graeme Zielinski
Graeme Zielinski
stated on March 8, 2012 in a tweet:
Says the Wisconsin Republican Party tweeted "Happy International Women's Day! You ladies should get paid less and not be able to make health care decisions."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • March 28, 2012
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on February 24, 2012 in a web ad:
Says U.S. Rep. Connie Mack "took seven and a half years to finish college."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 28, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 2, 2012 in a chain email.:
Says a Barack Obama "black imposter" joke got a standing ovation at San Angelo rodeo.
Mostly False
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • March 28, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on March 25, 2012 in a campaign appearance in Wisconsin:
Says Mitt Romney said "we are going to have to live with high gas prices, it's a good thing because it will reduce consumption, we don't want to produce any more gasoline."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • March 28, 2012
Steve Rothman
Steve Rothman
stated on March 16, 2012 in an interview on NJToday:
Says Congressman Bill Pascrell "voted to remove the public option from the Affordable Health Care Act."
False
By Bill Wichert • March 28, 2012
Ohio Federation of Teachers
Ohio Federation of Teachers
stated on March 12, 2012 in a news release:
"The (Jackson) plan (for reforming Cleveland schools) lacks any data or methods proven to raise student achievement."
Mostly False
By Aaron Marshall • March 28, 2012
Nan Orrock
Nan Orrock
stated on March 7, 2012 in a speech:
"The state [food stamp call center] program is administered from foreign shores."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • March 28, 2012
Harold Metts
Harold Metts
stated on March 14, 2012 in a news release:
Says when Rhode Island Lottery was proposed, "state residents were enticed to vote for it with the promise that the money would be used for education." 
False
By Edward Fitzpatrick • March 28, 2012
Senate Republican Conference
Senate Republican Conference
stated on March 22, 2012 in a Web video:
"Up to 80 percent of small businesses will be forced to give up their current plans due to new Obamacare regulations."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • March 27, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 20, 2012 in a web video ad:
President Barack Obama "reduced the cost of prescription drugs for nearly 3.6 million Americans in 2011."
True
By Molly Moorhead • March 27, 2012
Jimmie T. Smith
Jimmie T. Smith
stated on February 24, 2012 in a House committee debate:
"It was found unconstitutional to drug test elected officials because it prevents us, as citizens, from having that First Amendment right."
False
March 27, 2012
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on March 14, 2012 in a press release:
New federal projections estimate that the health care overhaul "will cost $1.76 trillion over 10 years -- well above the $940 billion Democrats originally claimed."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • March 27, 2012
Senate Republican Conference
Senate Republican Conference
stated on March 21, 2012 in a web video:
Says that while President Barack Obama promised to "work with your employer to lower your premiums by $2,500 per family per year," his health care law "raises premiums in the individual market by $2,100 per family."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 26, 2012
Christopher L. Smith
Christopher L. Smith
stated on March 21, 2012 in a press release:
Since Florida passed the "stand your ground" law in 2005, deaths due to self-defense have jumped over 250 percent.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 26, 2012
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