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Kelly Ayotte
Kelly Ayotte
stated on August 23, 2012 in a town hall meeting in Merrimack, N.H.:
"Under President Bush in eight years, we added $4.9 trillion to the debt. Under President Obama, we've added $5.3 trillion to the debt in the 3.5 years he's been in office."
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • September 5, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 18, 2012 in a speech at Windham High School in New Hampshire:
"His new running mate, Congressman Ryan, put forward a plan that would let Governor Romney pay less than 1 percent in taxes each year."
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • August 24, 2012
Friends of Democracy
Friends of Democracy
stated on August 21, 2012 in an advertisement aired in and around New Hampshire:
"Your Congressman, Charlie Bass, took over $166,000 from Big Oil."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • August 23, 2012
New Boston Republican Committee
New Boston Republican Committee
stated on July 23, 2012 in a campaign sign in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire:
Says Democrats racked up a $1 billion state deficit, while Republicans under Bill O'Brien balanced the budget.
False
By Jake Berry • July 29, 2012
Jackie Cilley
Jackie Cilley
stated on July 16, 2012 in a statement during a candidates forum at Nashua City Hall:
Says New Hampshire has the third-highest property tax in the country. 
True
By Jake Berry • July 23, 2012
New Hampshire Democratic Party
New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on July 6, 2012 in a Web advertisement titled “College vs. Smokes.”:
"Bill O'Brien's Tea Party legislature tried to repeal kindergarten and compulsory education, defund Planned Parenthood and eliminate insurance coverage for birth control."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • July 16, 2012
Ovide Lamontagne
Ovide Lamontagne
stated on July 12, 2012 in a Republican gubernatorial debate at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H.:
"There are 60,000 fewer jobs today in this state than we had in 2008."
Half-True
By Jake Berry • July 13, 2012
Ann McLane Kuster
Ann McLane Kuster
stated on June 7, 2012 in a rally outside the N.H. Statehouse.:
Says Rep. Charles Bass "supports privatizing Social Security, risking trillions more on Wall Street."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • June 29, 2012
Frank Guinta
Frank Guinta
stated on June 13, 2012 in a statement made after he filed for re-election at the N.H. Secretary of State’s office.:
"Now, in the House of Representatives, we have 40 different jobs bills that have passed and almost all of them have been bipartisan."  
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • June 22, 2012
William O'Brien
William O'Brien
stated on June 14, 2012 in a letter to The Telegraph:
"The latest evidence of Republican success is that since the beginning of the current legislative term, state unemployment has gone down almost 20% to 5% adjusted."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • June 15, 2012
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on May 31, 2012 in an interview with the editorial board of 'The Telegraph.':
"We spend in tax loopholes annually $1.1 trillion. That's more than we spend on our defense budget in a year, on Medicare or Medicaid in a year."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • June 8, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 22, 2012 in a speech at Keene State College:
Says in the last six months of the Bush administration, the U.S. lost 3.5 million jobs, including 760,000 jobs during January 2009 alone.
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • June 1, 2012
William O'Brien
William O'Brien
stated on May 7, 2012 in an interview with the Telegraph editorial board:
"There’s 400 more people working in health care today in New Hampshire than when we passed the budget."
False
By Jake Berry • May 25, 2012
Charles Bass
Charles Bass
stated on April 3, 2012 in an interview with the editorial board of the 'Telegraph.':
"The expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts ... would be the biggest tax increase in the history of the country, about $4.6 trillion over 10 years."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • May 11, 2012
New Hampshire Republican Party
New Hampshire Republican Party
stated on March 8, 2012 in a written statement.:
Says former U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter refused to host town hall meetings during her time in Congress.
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • March 23, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 2, 2012 in a Web ad:
"Santorum also voted for a teapot museum in North Carolina."
Half-True
By Jake Berry • January 3, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 20, 2011 in a conference call by a campaign spokesman with New Hampshire reporters.:
"Fifty percent of Speaker Gingrich’s tax plan goes to the top 1 percent."
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • December 28, 2011
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on December 6, 2011 in a Democratic Natonal Committee advertisement:
Says it cost Massachusetts taxpayers $100,000 when Mitt Romney and his staff purchased computer hard drives.
False
By Jake Berry • December 19, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on December 12, 2011 in a debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.:
"You look at defense … we're spending more than the rest of the world combined."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • December 13, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on November 21, 2011 in an interview with the editorial board of the 'Telegraph.':
Says he followed state law and the precedent of other Massachusetts governors when he erased electronic communications as he left office.
True
By Jake Berry • December 2, 2011
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