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John Driscoll
John Driscoll
stated on October 6, 2011 in a television ad posted on YouTube:
"(Sen. Robert) Gordon cost us money, exempting the Newark sports arena from paying property taxes and sticking us with the bill." 
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • October 19, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 18, 2011 in a debate in Las Vegas:
The 9-9-9 plan "does not raise taxes on those that are making the least."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 19, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate:
"I don't think I've ever hired an illegal in my life."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • October 19, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas:
"When we got the income tax in 1913, the top rate was 7 percent. By 1980, the top rate was 70 percent."
True
By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2011
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate:
Says Romney wrote in the first edition of his book that his health care plan should be expanded nationwide and then, "You took it out of your book."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • October 19, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas:
Between 2000 and 2010, the illegal immigrant population of Texas increased by 60 percent, while California and Florida had "no increase."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.:
"The people in Massachusetts like (the state health care plan) by about a 3-1 margin."
True
By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2011
Fred Karger
Fred Karger
stated on October 15, 2011 in an interview with The Guardian:
"If a President Romney got a call from the president of the (Mormon church), he has no choice but to obey. It is obedience over family and country."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 18, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 11, 2011 in a debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.:
Says Barack Obama "never worked in the private sector" before he was elected president.
False
By John Gregg • October 18, 2011
Mike Fasano
Mike Fasano
stated on October 11, 2011 in a news article:
"Just a little over 60 percent of your electric bill, my electric bill, 60 percent of that is pass-throughs, whether they be for building of nuclear plants or whatever they may be." A planned nuclear plant repair "will only increase that percentage."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • October 18, 2011
Joe Pitts
Joe Pitts
stated on October 5, 2011 in a Capitol Hill press conference:
The health care law was "a 2,733-page bill! . . . No amendments!"
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • October 18, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 4, 2011 in his book, "This is Herman Cain! My Journey to the White House":
The Department of Energy’s "Billion Ton Study" has shown that wind and solar energy combined "could at best provide only 5 percent of our total energy needs."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 18, 2011
Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street
stated on October 5, 2011 in a sign at an Occupy Wall Street protest:
"94 percent of winning candidates in 2010 had more money than their opponents."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2011
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on September 27, 2011 in a speech to the New Hampshire Institute of Politics:
Says Republicans want to cut education by 25 percent.
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • October 17, 2011
No Casinos
No Casinos
stated on October 11, 2011 in a statement on their website:
"The (Florida) casino proposed by Malaysian gambling conglomerate Genting would be nearly double the size of the largest casino in the world." 
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 17, 2011
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on September 29, 2011 in a speech:
The Milwaukee County sheriff’s department  "plays only a limited role as a traditional law enforcement agency" and in 2009 reported far fewer crimes to the FBI than the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee police did.
Half-True
October 17, 2011
Building a Better Ohio
Building a Better Ohio
stated on September 15, 2011 in a campaign commercial:
Says the reforms in state Issue 2 "will save taxpayer dollars"
Mostly True
By Peter Krouse • October 17, 2011
Burnt Orange Report
Burnt Orange Report
stated on October 3, 2011 in a blog post.:
Says Texas Senate hopeful Donna Campbell doesn’t live in the district she’s hoping to win in 2012.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 17, 2011
Christine Whitman
Christine Whitman
stated on September 19, 2011 in an interview on NJTV:
"The proudest accomplishment (of my tenure) was leaving the state with a $1.2 billion surplus, which was the largest we’d ever had, and getting spending under control and a balanced budget."  
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • October 17, 2011
David A. Clarke Jr.
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on September 30, 2011 in a radio interview:
Says he’s "never asked for more" than inflationary budget increases in his 10 budgets as Milwaukee County sheriff
False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 16, 2011
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