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NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
stated on June 6, 2011 in a web video.:
Virginia spends $400,000 on abstinence programs while losing $2.5 million in federal funds due to Gov. Bob McDonnell’s "political agenda."
True
By Sean Gorman • June 27, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on June 14, 2011 in a speech.:
"The tax on job creating businesses is 35 percent in the United States, second worst in the entire world."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • June 18, 2011
Scott Rigell
Scott Rigell
stated on June 3, 2011 in a newsletter.:
"The (national) debt really added up $75 trillion in 2010 and is on track to hit $99 trillion this year."
False
By Sean Gorman • June 9, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on May 26, 2011 in a news conference.:
The 2009 stimulus bill "failed to get people back to work."
False
By Sean Gorman • June 3, 2011
Ward Armstrong
Ward Armstrong
stated on May 23, 2011 in a news release.:
Under Gov. Bob McDonnell, more jobs have been lost than created in Southside and Southwest Virginia.
False
By Sean Gorman • May 28, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on May 20, 2011 in an interview.:
For more than 30 years after World War II, there was a steady reduction in U.S. debt as a percentage of gross domestic product.
True
By Sean Gorman • May 25, 2011
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on May 7, 2011 in a speech.:
"If you take the population growth here in Virginia, we are net zero on job creation since (Bob McDonnell) became governor."
True
By Sean Gorman • May 21, 2011
Jamie Radtke
Jamie Radtke
stated on May 4, 2011 in a TV interview.:
George Allen "had 40,000 earmarks" while he was a senator.
False
By Sean Gorman • May 13, 2011
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on April 21, 2011 in a TV interview.:
Virginia ranked near the bottom of the nation 50 years ago in per capita income but is in the top 10 today. It had a "very low" rate of higher education attainment but is now above the national average.
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • May 12, 2011
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on April 7, 2011 in a news release.:
"Nearly 2,000 high schools - roughly 12 percent of all secondary schools in the United States - produce about half of the nation’s dropouts."
True
By Sean Gorman • May 6, 2011
Gordon Robertson
Gordon Robertson
stated on April 23, 2011 in a TV interview.:
President Obama was "raised Muslim."
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • April 28, 2011
Kitty Boitnott
Kitty Boitnott
stated on April 20, 2011 in a radio interview.:
Salaries for Virginia’s teachers are below the national average.
True
By Sean Gorman • April 25, 2011
Republican Party of Virginia
Republican Party of Virginia
stated on April 18, 2011 in a website post.:
Tim Kaine broke a campaign promise not to raise taxes.
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • April 21, 2011
Campaign for America's Future
Campaign for America's Future
stated on April 8, 2011 in a TV ad.:
Says "Congressman Eric Cantor wants to eliminate Social Security."
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • April 14, 2011
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on February 10, 2011 in a news release.:
"Over the past decade, the big five oil companies --- BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell -- made a total profit of nearly $1 trillion."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • April 11, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on March 23, 2011 in a blog post.:
A majority of the American people opposed the health care law when it was signed and still oppose it today.  
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • April 4, 2011
Bob Goodlatte
Bob Goodlatte
stated on February 25, 2011 in a column.:
The House budget plan proposes "the largest discretionary spending cut in history."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • March 18, 2011
Virginia Lottery
Virginia Lottery
stated on March 2, 2011 in a website:
"Since 1999, all Virginia Lottery profits have been used for public education in the Commonwealth for kindergarten through 12th grade." 
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • March 9, 2011
Brian Moran
Brian Moran
stated on February 25, 2011 in a news release.:
Gov. Bob McDonnell in 2010 "did not even create enough jobs to keep pace with population growth" in Virginia. 
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • March 3, 2011
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on February 19, 2011 in a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.:
Under former President George W. Bush’s administration "while the population in that period grew by 10 percent, the number of jobs in the nation grew by 1 percent."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • February 26, 2011
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