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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 18, 2011 in a speech. :
Says his proposed payroll tax cut "will mean an extra $1,500 in your pocket compared to if we do nothing."
True
By Warren Fiske • October 21, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 19, 2011 in a radio interview:
Says "these ‘Jersey Shore’ folks, they’re from New York."
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • October 21, 2011
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on September 14, 2011 in an email to supporters:
"About 57 percent of registered Democrats in the new (9th Congressional) district come from my old district."
Mostly True
By Sabrina Eaton • October 21, 2011
Phil Kent
Phil Kent
stated on October 4, 2011 in a speech before the North Fulton and Friends Tea Party:
The newly created state Immigration Enforcement Review Board "can actually prosecute, and get them [violators] into jail, if we bring in the attorney general."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 21, 2011
Edith Ajello
Edith Ajello
stated on October 14, 2011 in commentary piece:
"Nearly half of all pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended."
True
By Lynn Arditi • October 21, 2011
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on October 19, 2011 in a Senate floor speech:
With recent growth "it is very clear that private-sector jobs have been doing fine."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate:
President Obama’s uncle and aunt "are illegal aliens ...  who've been allowed to stay in this country."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • October 20, 2011
No Casinos
No Casinos
stated on October 11, 2011 in a statement on their website:
Slot machines in Miami-Dade and Broward counties have generated 20 percent of the promised $500 million per year for schools. 
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 20, 2011
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on October 9, 2011 in a television interview:
Even a 100 percent tax on millionaires would only fund four months of government operations, failing to seriously address budget deficits and debt.
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 20, 2011
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on October 12, 2011 in a news conference:
"We buy 35 percent of all Chinese exports."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • October 20, 2011
James Langevin
James Langevin
stated on September 21, 2011 in a speech:
"Foster children are disproportionately victims of identity theft."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 20, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 18, 2011 in a campaign video.:
Says more than 1 million Texans are jobless, the state has its highest unemployment rate in more than 20 years and joblessness doubled on Rick Perry’s watch.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • October 20, 2011
Stephen Sweeney
Stephen Sweeney
stated on September 15, 2011 in a message on Facebook:
"New Jersey's poverty rate has increased since this governor took office and the number of New Jerseyans without health insurance has risen."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • October 20, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas:
"Obamacare is so flat-out unpopular, that even the Obama administration chose to reject part of Obamacare last Friday, when they tried to throw out the CLASS Act, which is the long-term care function."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 19, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas:
"We saw the president of the United States engage American troops in a fourth conflict in a foreign land. This is historic."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas:
"Over the last several years, 40 percent (of) the jobs created in Texas were created for illegal aliens."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2011
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on September 29, 2011 in an op-ed article:
"A Cornell University research study concludes that ethanol generates a 29 percent energy loss, meaning it takes more than a gallon of gasoline to produce a gallon of ethanol."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • October 19, 2011
Mark Miller
Mark Miller
stated on September 28, 2011 in a news release:
"Nearly 14,000 Wisconsinites have lost their job since Governor Walker and the Republicans took over in January."
False
By James B. Nelson • October 19, 2011
Dave Yost
Dave Yost
stated on October 2, 2011 in a newspaper column:
"The city of Columbus would save $41 million a year if employees had to contribute to their own, guaranteed-check pensions."
Mostly True
By Henry J. Gomez • October 19, 2011
Hank Johnson
Hank Johnson
stated on September 23, 2011 in a web post:
"Since 1970, the Clean Air Act has reduced toxic and health-threatening air pollution by 60 percent while our economy has grown more than 200 percent."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • October 19, 2011
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