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Brett Hulsey
Brett Hulsey
stated on August 27, 2011 in an opinion column:
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly approved "only one out of 376 amendments offered by Assembly Democrats" in 2011.
True
September 11, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 7, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate.:
"When you look at what we have done over the last decade, we created 1 million jobs in the state of Texas. At the same time, (the rest of) America lost 2.5 million."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 11, 2011
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on September 6, 2011 in a speech in Lower Manhattan:
"Over the past 10 years, the number of people living in Lower Manhattan has nearly doubled. In fact, Lower Manhattan has added more people over the last 10 years than Atlanta, Dallas and Philadelphia combined."
True
By Bill Wichert • September 11, 2011
Vincent
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on September 1, 2011 in a talk show discussion:
"Mike Trainor...still owes $250,000 to the state."
Mostly True
By Lynn Arditi • September 11, 2011
Chain email
Chain email
stated on September 6, 2011 in a chain email:
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is considering implementing mandatory physical fitness testing for security staff.
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • September 10, 2011
Matt Wand
Matt Wand
stated on August 28, 2011 in guest column :
Says "Every time the Legislature 'suspended' the kicker, most recently the corporate kicker in 2007, Salem spent every penny and failed to stabilize the state's revenues."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • September 10, 2011
Bob Goodlatte
Bob Goodlatte
stated on September 3, 2011 in a speech.:
Thomas Jefferson expressed "strong support" for a balanced budget amendment in 1798.
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • September 9, 2011
Donna Shalala
Donna Shalala
stated on August 29, 2011 in a video statement:
"The academic achievements of our student-athletes are mentioned in the same breath and spirit as Notre Dame and Stanford."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 9, 2011
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on September 6, 2011 in a statement:
Says Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin ranks "as the most liberal member of the House."
Mostly True
September 9, 2011
We Are Ohio
We Are Ohio
stated on September 2, 2011 in a campaign commercial:
"Issue 2 makes it illegal for us to negotiate for enough firefighters to do the job."
Mostly True
By Joe Guillen • September 9, 2011
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on September 1, 2011 in an article:
"Two days of interest we pay to China is enough to buy one joint strike fighter [jet]."
True
By Eric Stirgus • September 9, 2011
Jon Runyan
Jon Runyan
stated on September 3, 2011 in a mailer posted on bluejersey.com:
The deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling will "directly link a debt ceiling increase to spending cuts for the first time ever."
False
By Bill Wichert • September 9, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 7, 2011 in a debate at the Reagan Library:
"Michael Dukakis created jobs three times faster" than Mitt Romney.
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 8, 2011
New Hampshire Democratic Party
New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on August 17, 2011 in an interview with the 'Telegraph.':
Since Rick Perry became governor, "Texas has gone from 46th in the country to 50th in the population that graduates from high school."
Half-True
By Jake Berry • September 8, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on September 7, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library:
"The day President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon."
True
By Louis Jacobson • September 8, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on September 7, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library:
Utah was "the No. 1 job creator in this country during my years of service" as governor, with a 5.9 percent increase in jobs.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 8, 2011
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on August 23, 2011 in a news release:
Sherrod Brown "has stood side by side" with President Barack Obama, presiding "over the most rapid increase in the debt over the last 2.5 years" and hurtling toward " the worst jobs record in the modern era."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • September 8, 2011
Tom Kean
Tom Kean
stated on August 30, 2011 in a radio interview on WNYC:
Says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security must report to about 100 congressional committees and subcommittees.
True
By Bill Wichert • September 8, 2011
Daniel McKee
Daniel McKee
stated on August 21, 2011 in a Providence Journal commentary:
"This year, the Blackstone Valley Mayoral Academy became the first public school in Rhode Island history to have 100 percent of its elementary-age students proficient in reading on state assessments."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 8, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 5, 2011 in a Republican candidates' forum in South Carolina:
The Massachusetts health care plan "dealt with 8 percent of our population," far less than the "100 percent of American people" affected by President Barack Obama’s health care law.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2011
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