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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on September 13, 2011 in comments published in the New York Times:
In the New York 9th District, "there is a large number of people who went to the polls tonight who didn't support the president to begin with and don't support Democrats -- and it's nothing more than that."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • September 14, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on September 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa:
The U.S. military "is in 130 countries. We have 900 bases around the world."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 14, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on September 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa:
"170,000 of the jobs" created in Texas under Gov. Rick Perry "were government jobs."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 14, 2011
Keep Conservatives United
Keep Conservatives United
stated on September 1, 2011 in a video advertisement.:
Says "Rick Perry doubled spending in a decade."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 14, 2011
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on September 8, 2011 in a column:
Mitt Romney "drove to Canada with the family dog Seamus strapped to the roof of the car."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 13, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on September 12, 2011 in an interview before the CNN/Tea Party Express GOP debate in Tampa:
"In terms of the wealthiest Americans, we're at the lowest tax rate since the 1950s."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 13, 2011
Dan Ramos
Dan Ramos
stated on August 13, 2011 in a newspaper column:
"Gov. Kasich and the Republican-dominated legislature have foregone the popular option of closing tax loopholes that amount to $7 billion annually in this state."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • September 13, 2011
Jim Hightower
Jim Hightower
stated on September 6, 2011 in an interview.:
Says Rick Perry and the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature "managed to slash the budget of the volunteer fire departments in our state by 75 percent in the last legislative session," reducing their abilities to fight recent wildfires.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 13, 2011
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on August 23, 2011 in a speech before the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce:
The premiums on Medicare’s prescription drug program have fallen almost every year since it began.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • September 13, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 12, 2011 in the CNN/Tea Party Express debate:
"The first round of stimulus ... it created zero jobs."
Pants on Fire!
By Becky Bowers • September 13, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on September 12, 2011 in the CNN/Tea Party Express debate in Tampa:
"We know that President Obama stole over $500 billion out of Medicare to switch it over to Obamacare."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 13, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on September 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate:
"Today, when people retire in Galveston County, Texas, they retire making at least 50 percent more than they would ever get out of Social Security."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 13, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate:
Says that in his book, Rick Perry said that "Social Security is unconstitutional."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 13, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate:
Social Security is a "Ponzi scheme."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 13, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 12, 2011 in the CNN-Tea Party Express debate in Tampa:
"In writing his book, Gov. Perry pointed out that … by any measure Social Security has been a failure."
True
By Becky Bowers • September 13, 2011
Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
stated on September 2, 2011 in in an interview on WEDU-TV:
"One international flight a day in a wide-bodied jet ... one flight daily generates $150 million a year and approximately 2,300 jobs."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • September 12, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on August 22, 2011 in a campaign biography.:
Takes credit for "reining in" state spending when he was governor.
False
By Warren Fiske • September 12, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on September 25, 2011 in a television interview:
"Since the beginning of the year we've created a net increase of 45,000 jobs."
Mostly False
By Peter Krouse • September 12, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on September 7, 2011 in a debate:
Ben Bernanke has been the most "inflationary" chairman in the history of the Federal Reserve.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • September 12, 2011
Bill Pascrell
Bill Pascrell
stated on September 2, 2011 in interview on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show:
Says 600,000 to 700,000 government workers have been laid off in the last year and a half
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • September 12, 2011
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