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Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 31, 2012 in a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5's "Ask the Governor":
"Here's something that people never talk about with coach Schiano: Rutgers had the best graduation rate of any Division I football program in America."
False
By Erin O'Neill • February 12, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 21, 2012 in remarks after winning the South Carolina Republican presidential primary:
Says a federal judge in San Antonio "issued a ruling that … not only could the students not pray at their graduation, if they used the word ‘benediction,’ the word ‘invocation,’ the word ‘God,’ asked the audience to stand or asked for a moment of silence, he would put the superintendent in jail."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 12, 2012
Barth Bracy
Barth Bracy
stated on February 3, 2012 in a radio interview:
The polls "show over half of Americans identify themselves as being pro-life."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 12, 2012
Kevin Cameron
Kevin Cameron
stated on January 21, 2012 in a news release:
Oregon House Republicans’ jobs plan could generate more than 50,000 jobs over five years.
Mostly True
By Janie Har • February 11, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 10, 2012 in a briefing at the White House:
"Preventive care … saves money, for families, for businesses, for government, for everybody."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 10, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 18, 2012 in a South Carolina forum.:
Says he signed legislation leading to 12 Texas abortion clinics being closed.
Mostly False
By Katie Glueck • February 10, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on January 23, 2012 in an interview:
Says that as Wisconsin governor he "never raised taxes."
False
February 10, 2012
Barbara Buono
Barbara Buono
stated on January 25, 2012 in a column:
Says "as of November, we were ranked 45th in the nation in terms of job creation, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • February 10, 2012
Nickie Antonio
Nickie Antonio
stated on January 24, 2012 in a news conference:
"Statistics bear out that any time a country, a state, makes more restrictive abortion laws ... fatalities go up and abortions actually increase."
Mostly False
By Joe Guillen • February 10, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on February 8, 2012 in an Atlanta campaign stop:
"Twenty-five or 24 million people" are "out of work or stopped looking for work."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus, Willoughby Mariano • February 10, 2012
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on February 3, 2012 in a news show:
"The commercial property tax [in Providence] is second highest in the country behind Detroit."
Mostly True
By Alex Kuffner • February 10, 2012
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 12, 2012 in a handout.:
David Dewhurst has a "record of promoting an income tax."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • February 10, 2012
Ron Ramsey
Ron Ramsey
stated on January 27, 2012 in an email announcing redistricting maps.:
"This year’s redistricting has been the most open, interactive and transparent redistricting process in Tennessee history."
False
By Richard Locker • February 10, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 6, 2012 in a speech in Tallahassee:
"Nationwide tuition at public universities is up almost 300 percent ... in the last 20 years."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 9, 2012
George Barker
George Barker
stated on January 11, 2012 in a speech.:
Says Gov. Bob McDonnell's budget would cut pre-kindergarten programs. 
Mostly False
February 9, 2012
Presente.org
Presente.org
stated on January 27, 2012 in a television ad:
"91 percent of Latinos support the DREAM Act, which allows undocumented youth to attend college," but Marco Rubio opposes it.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 9, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 30, 2012 in a chain email:
"This year President Obama canceled the 21st annual National Day of Prayer ceremony at the White House under the ruse of ‘not wanting to offend anyone.' BUT … on September 25, 2009 from 4 AM until 7 PM, a National Day of Prayer FOR THE MUSLIM RELIGION was HELD on Capitol Hill, Beside the White House."  
Mostly False
By Caryn Shinske • February 9, 2012
Marc Schare
Marc Schare
stated on February 1, 2012 in an Ohio House committee hearing :
A bill delaying the start of classes until Labor Day would permit school districts "to shave 5 full weeks off the school year."
True
By Tom Feran • February 9, 2012
Gerald McCormick
Gerald McCormick
stated on January 19, 2012 in House floor debate over amending the state constitution to prohibit an income tax.:
The state constitution "clearly says there’s not to be a state income tax in Tennessee."
False
By Tom Humphrey • February 9, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on February 4, 2012 in a stump speech in Las Vegas:
President Obama told people "to skip coming here (Las Vegas) for conventions and meetings."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • February 8, 2012
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