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Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 3, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says Wisconsin Democrats during the previous administration adopted "double-digit tax increases."
Mostly True
January 25, 2012
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on January 22, 2012 in an interview with The Plain Dealer:
Sherrod Brown "has voted with Barack Obama 95 percent of the time."
True
By Stephen Koff • January 25, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 10, 2012 in a speech:
"Right now in Georgia, nearly one in three leaving our prisons are re-convicted within three years."
True
By Eric Stirgus • January 25, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address:
"(After the auto bailout) General Motors is back on top as the world’s No. 1 automaker."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • January 25, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address:
"Right now, American oil production is the highest that it’s been in eight years."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address:
Says he eliminated an EPA rule that treated spilled milk like it was oil.
True
By Molly Moorhead • January 25, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on January 10, 2012 in campaign material :
Rob Cornilles supports privatizing Medicare.
Mostly False
By Janie Har • January 24, 2012
Bob Corker
Bob Corker
stated on November 8, 2011 in a USA Today column.:
A typical married couple "will contribute $119,000" into Medicare but will "receive $357,000 in Medicare benefits over their lifetimes."
True
By Michael Collins • January 24, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 23, 2012 in a debate in Tampa, Fla.:
"When I was fighting against cap and trade, the speaker was sitting down with Nancy Pelosi on a sofa encouraging it."
Half-True
January 24, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa:
"The median income in this country has declined 10 percent in the last four years."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 24, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 23, 2012 in a debate:
There are 86 languages spoken at Miami Dade College.
True
By Amy Sherman • January 24, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Fla.:
Florida's economy "became a bad economy ... because of a huge spike in oil prices in the summer of 2008."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • January 24, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate in Tampa, Fla.:
"Speaker Gingrich for 20 years supported a federal individual mandate" for health insurance.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Molly Moorhead • January 24, 2012
Eddie Lucio, Jr.
Eddie Lucio, Jr.
stated on January 6, 2012 in an interview.:
Says Texas does not regulate the appearance of some kinds of imitation firearms sold in Texas.
Mostly True
By Katie Glueck • January 24, 2012
Tennessee Democratic Party
Tennessee Democratic Party
stated on November 15, 2011 in introduction to online petition to lower state's grocery taxes.:
"Tennessee’s grocery tax is one of the highest in the nation."
True
By Richard Locker • January 24, 2012
Robert Hagan
Robert Hagan
stated on January 10, 2012 in a news release:
"We never had an earthquake in Youngstown until John Kasich was elected Governor,"
Half-True
By Aaron Marshall • January 24, 2012
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on December 18, 2011 in Op-Ed:
"[N]early one in three primary care doctors are forced to limit the number of Medicare patients they see."
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • January 24, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 24, 2012 in a Republican debate in Tampa:
Says Newt Gingrich’s contract was with "the lobbyists at Freddie Mac."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 24, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa:
"We have 25 million Americans out of work."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 24, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate:
Newt Gingrich says electric co-ops and credit unions are "government-sponsored enterprises" like Freddie Mac.
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg, Molly Moorhead • January 24, 2012
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