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Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on December 5, 2011 in an op-ed:
The planned expansion of Savannah’s port is a "jobs creating project."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • January 20, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on December 19, 2011 in a speech.:
Says proposal to boost teacher pension fund "puts no mandate on local government."
False
By Sean Gorman • January 20, 2012
Arne Duncan
Arne Duncan
stated on January 12, 2012 in a town hall-style meeting:
"One generation ago we led the world in college graduation. We're 16th today."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • January 20, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 10, 2012 in a video ad:
"Romney signed government-mandated health care with taxpayer-funded abortions."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • January 20, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on January 16, 2012 in a debate in South Carolina:
Says an Obama administration policy prohibits people who work with at-risk youth from promoting marriage as a way to avoid poverty.
False
By Molly Moorhead • January 19, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 18, 2012 in a campaign ad:
Says PolitiFact has said he "kept a campaign promise to toughen ethics rules."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 19, 2012
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on December 15, 2011 in a news release:
"The top 10 most well-paid CEOs in America received a combined $770 million in 2010, while the average American worker’s wage rose just 2 percent."
True
By Peter Krouse • January 19, 2012
Stephanie DeSilva
Stephanie DeSilva
stated on January 11, 2012 in a news release:
"[Mitt] Romney and [Brendan] Doherty certainly have a lot in common, like flip-flopping on abortion -- in Doherty's case, in a little over a week."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 19, 2012
Suzanne Bonamici
Suzanne Bonamici
stated on January 17, 2012 in a press release:
PolitiFact Oregon gave Rob Cornilles a Pants on Fire for a claim about taxes and fees.
Pants on Fire!
By Janie Har • January 18, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 16, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.:
"In campaigns in the past with Sen. McCain and President George W. Bush and others, they have tended to release tax records in April."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • January 18, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 16, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.:
The U.S. military is at risk of losing its "military superiority" because "our Navy is smaller than it's been since 1917. Our Air Force is smaller and older than any time since 1947."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • January 18, 2012
Kathleen Falk
Kathleen Falk
stated on January 8, 2012 in a TV interview:
Says she got unions to agree to "about $10 million in reduction" of salaries and health benefits while serving as Dane County executive in Wisconsin.
True
January 18, 2012
Judy Manning
Judy Manning
stated on January 4, 2012 in an interview:
"When [Mitt Romney] was the governor of Massachusetts, he performed 100 — and I’m not sure this number is right, but my mind says it’s about 180 gay marriages."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Stirgus • January 18, 2012
John DePetro
John DePetro
stated on January 13, 2012 in an assertion on his WPRO radio show:
"[The] ACLU and atheists in Denver are demanding the NFL stop [Tim Tebow] from praying on the sidelines."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 18, 2012
Restore Our Future
Restore Our Future
stated on January 13, 2012 in a television ad:
Says Rick Santorum "voted to let convicted felons vote."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 17, 2012
Corn Commentary
Corn Commentary
stated on July 25, 2011 in blog post about farm bill. :
U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher is "the only working farmer currently serving in the House."
False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • January 17, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 17, 2012 in a video :
Says "we’ve accomplished balancing two budgets without raising taxes. We’ve now created 60,000 new private-sector jobs. We’ve made government smaller."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert, Erin O'Neill • January 17, 2012
Karen Harrington
Karen Harrington
stated on January 9, 2012 in a website:
"In 2011, (Debbie) Wasserman Schultz missed 62 congressional votes — one of the worst records of any member of Congress." 
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 17, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 16, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.:
"More people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 17, 2012
Georgia Democrats
Georgia Democrats
stated on December 21, 2011 in an online fundraising bid:
"Republicans are attempting to remove Barack Obama from Georgia’s Presidential Ballot in 2012."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • January 17, 2012
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