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One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on November 22, 2011 in a website alert:
It’s legal to "sign a recall petition (against Gov. Scott Walker) even if you have already signed another recall petition," but only one signature counts  
True
By Dave Umhoefer • December 2, 2011
Loretta Weinberg
Loretta Weinberg
stated on November 21, 2011 in a column on bluejersey.com:
"(Chris Christie) has not paid one dollar of state money into our pension system, and then states that the system is broke."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • December 2, 2011
Matt Mackowiak
Matt Mackowiak
stated on December 1, 2011 in an opinion column.:
Says Barack Obama promised to halve the deficit in his first term.  
True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 2, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 19, 2011 in several public statements:
Says his 9-9-9 tax reform plan is not "regressive."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • December 2, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on November 30, 2011 in a speech in Council Bluffs, Iowa:
People can use food stamps "for anything," including "to go to Hawaii," and even millionaires can qualify.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • December 1, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 30, 2011 in a speech in Scranton, Pa.:
For "the average middle-class family, your taxes today are lower than when I took office."
True
By Louis Jacobson • December 1, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on November 17, 2011 in a meeting with the "Palm Beach Post" editorial board:
The Affordable Care Act is "not the law of the land."
False
By Becky Bowers • December 1, 2011
Media Trackers
Media Trackers
stated on November 17, 2011 in an article:
Says signers of recall petitions against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are at risk because of newly "discovered" provisions in state law.  
Mostly False
December 1, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 18, 2011 in a forum at the University of Notre Dame:
Says "out of 588 school districts, we give 31 (former Abbott) districts 70 percent of the aid."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • December 1, 2011
Jim Jordan
Jim Jordan
stated on November 13, 2011 in a newspaper column:
"President Obama's recent plan to cut $100 million of waste within his administration won't actually save money because he's going to spend it elsewhere."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • December 1, 2011
Lisa Baldelli-Hunt
Lisa Baldelli-Hunt
stated on November 17, 2011 in a General Assembly debate on pension overhaul:
"Eighty-five percent . . . of Rhode Island tax returns that were filed for the year 2010 . . . were from individuals who earned $30,000 or less."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 1, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on November 16, 2011 in a letter to Nancy Pelosi:
"A part-time Congress with half the pay would still make $38,000 a year more than the average American family."
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • December 1, 2011
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on November 28, 2011 in a Web ad:
Says Mitt Romney has changed his position on supporting the TARP program.
False
By Molly Moorhead • November 30, 2011
Greg Walden
Greg Walden
stated on November 30, 2011 in his website:
Says the federal stimulus program was ineffective because "the number of jobs has actually decreased by 18,300 through July 2011."
Half-True
By Charles Pope • November 30, 2011
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on November 30, 2011 in a Web video:
In Pennsylvania, President Barack Obama’s policies have increased unemployment 19 percent, led to the loss of 37,900 manufacturing jobs, and left 189,000 more people in poverty.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 30, 2011
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on November 28, 2011 in a Web ad:
Says Mitt Romney has said different things about whether global warming is caused by humans
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 30, 2011
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on November 28, 2011 in a TV interview with U.S. Connie Mack:
Says U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson "voted with the Democrats in Congress nearly 95 percent of the time."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • November 30, 2011
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on November 18, 2011 in a news conference:
"At a minimum, 40 percent of those who view child pornography end up molesting children as a result." 
Mostly False
By Aaron Marshall • November 30, 2011
John DePetro
John DePetro
stated on November 29, 2011 in a talk-show discussion:
"For the past eight years, Gov. Carcieri and Mrs. Carcieri would host the lighting of the State House Christmas tree."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 30, 2011
Eric Gray
Eric Gray
stated on November 3, 2011 in a speech:
Georgia is one of seven states to lose jobs in 2011 and has lost 8,200 jobs so far.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • November 30, 2011
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