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Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on July 25, 2011 in an opinion column. :
"As a percentage of our gross domestic product, the defense budget remains just 3.6 percent. This figure is low by all historical standards."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • August 5, 2011
Kevin DeWine
Kevin DeWine
stated on August 22, 2011 in a speech at a GOP dinner:
Says Republican Sen. John McCain won more votes for president in Cuyahoga County in the 2008 general election than he did in seven states.
True
By Mark Naymik • August 5, 2011
Beverly Hall
Beverly Hall
stated on June 24, 2011 in a mailer:
Atlanta Public Schools’ 2011 CRCT tests were "given under the strictest security possible."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • August 5, 2011
Progress Texas
Progress Texas
stated on July 5, 2011 in a statement for Twitter:
"Rick Perry ended full-day Pre-K for 100,000 Texas children."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • August 5, 2011
Fred Clark
Fred Clark
stated on July 25, 2011 in a television ad:
Says Sen. Luther Olsen, his recall opponent, supported the sale of state-owned power plants "not to the highest bidder, but to the biggest donors" with no oversight.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 4, 2011
Nancy Nusbaum
Nancy Nusbaum
stated on July 25, 2011 in a television ad:
Says Sen. Robert Cowles, her recall opponent, supported the sale of state-owned power plants "not to the highest bidder, but to the biggest donors" with no oversight.
Pants on Fire!
By Dave Umhoefer • August 4, 2011
Raul Labrador
Raul Labrador
stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Tax increases under Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm led to state unemployment going from 6.8 percent to 15.3 percent.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2011
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"I cut more as a percentage out of government than any state in the country this past decade. And where is Michigan in terms of its economic growth? Cutting did not result in economic growth."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2011
Peggy Lehner
Peggy Lehner
stated on July 18, 2011 in a radio interview:
"There’s actually 600 abortions done after the 20th week of pregnancy every year in Ohio."
True
By Joe Guillen • August 4, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on August 1, 2011 in a news conference:
Says Democrats cut $35 million from the state budget for Information Technology improvements.
False
By Bill Wichert • August 4, 2011
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on July 24, 2011 in an appearance on Channel 6:
"There's no money in Social Security."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 4, 2011
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on August 2, 2011 in a Senate floor speech:
There was a "loss of eight million jobs during the Bush eight years."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2011
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on July 31, 2011 in on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.":
"The average Republican voter thinks there should be some revenue as part of this deal."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 3, 2011
Jim Sensenbrenner
Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on July 24, 2011 in a discussion at a town hall meeting:
"One of the biggest polluters in our country is the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District."
False
August 3, 2011
Jon Husted
Jon Husted
stated on July 18, 2011 in a tweet on Twitter:
"#Business formation is still on the rise in Ohio! So far in 2011 we’ve assisted w/ 44,443 new business filings." 
Mostly True
By Mark Naymik • August 3, 2011
Elaine Boyer
Elaine Boyer
stated on July 20, 2011 in an interview:
"[T]his breed (of pit bulls) is most often associated with aggressive behavior."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • August 3, 2011
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on July 24, 2011 in a round table discussion on Meet the Press:
Says more than eight countries lead the United States in the percentage of college graduates.  
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • August 3, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 31, 2011 in remarks from the White House:
The debt ceiling deal will result in "the lowest level of annual domestic spending since Dwight Eisenhower was president."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 2, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on July 29, 2011 in an e-mail:
"If the debt ceiling is surpassed, our nation will not go into default as some suggest."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Martha M. Hamilton • August 2, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on August 1, 2011 in a message on Twitter:
"There are no tax increases in this debt limit bill. Period."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, David G. Taylor • August 2, 2011
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