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Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on October 19, 2014 in an interview on CNN:
"Obama, instead of nominating a health professional, he nominated someone who is an anti-gun activist (for surgeon general)."
False
By Lauren Carroll • October 23, 2014
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on October 13, 2014 in a debate:
Says Mark Pryor "votes with Obama 93 percent of the time."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • October 22, 2014
Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley
stated on October 19, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
"This (Ebola) is not as bad as SARS was in 2003."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • October 19, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate at Broward College:
"3,000 teachers lost their jobs when (Crist) was governor."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Lauren Carroll • October 16, 2014
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 12, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
"We were told there would never be a case of Ebola in the United States."
False
By Lauren Carroll • October 12, 2014
Pat Roberts
Pat Roberts
stated on October 1, 2014 in a Web video:
"20,000 Kansans lost their health insurance because of (Obamacare)."
False
By Lauren Carroll • October 9, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 2, 2014 in a speech at Northwestern University:
The cost of "health care is now the single-biggest factor driving down" the federal budget deficit.
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • October 8, 2014
Kay Hagan
Kay Hagan
stated on October 7, 2014 in a debate:
Says Thom Tillis "has cut $500 million from public education."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll, Max Fischer-Zernin • October 8, 2014
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on October 5, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
Under sequestration, the military was cut "down to the smallest Army since 1940, the smallest Navy since 1915."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • October 5, 2014
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate:
Says Bruce Braley "threatened to sue a neighbor over chickens that came onto (his) property."
False
By Lauren Carroll • October 2, 2014
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate:
Says personhood legislation she sponsored would not have restricted access to reproductive services and was "simply a statement that I support life."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • September 30, 2014
LZ Granderson
LZ Granderson
stated on September 28, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
Says President Barack Obama has launched "twice as many strikes (on) countries that are predominantly Muslim" than President George W. Bush.
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • September 28, 2014
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
stated on September 19, 2014 in an email to supporters:
"Sen. Mark Begich cast the deciding vote in favor of President Obama’s authority to issue executive amnesty to illegal aliens."
False
By Lauren Carroll • September 25, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 18, 2014 in a Facebook meme:
Congress includes 36 people accused of spousal abuse, 84 arrested for drunk driving in the past year, 71 with terrible credit and more.
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • September 24, 2014
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
stated on September 17, 2014 in a Facebook meme:
Says Sen. Mark Begich is ineffective because he has only "passed one bill, the naming of a building."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • September 22, 2014
George Will
George Will
stated on September 21, 2014 in a panel on "Fox News Sunday":
"Last week's three most-viewed television programs were Sunday Night Football, Thursday Night Football and Monday Night Football." 
True
By Lauren Carroll • September 21, 2014
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on September 18, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says "President Obama hijacked the farm bill (and) turned it into a food stamp bill."
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • September 19, 2014
Trent Franks
Trent Franks
stated on September 12, 2014 in a phone conference:
"It is true that we know that ISIS is present in Ciudad Juarez (Mexico)"
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • September 17, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on August 15, 2014 in A campaign ad:
Says Mitch McConnell voted "three times for corporate tax breaks that send Kentucky jobs overseas."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • September 12, 2014
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview on CNN:
Says President Obama "has never made a statement ... that he wanted a residual force left (in Iraq)."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • September 12, 2014
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