Latest Fact-Checks By Janie Har

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Ron Wyden
stated on April 1, 2013 in a press conference:

Says "I've authored the first bipartisan tax reform bill in a quarter-century."

Mostly True

By Janie Har • April 6, 2013

Portland Public Schools
stated on January 22, 2013 in a letter to Portlanders:

Says "PPS employees have paid their own PERS contributions for many years."

True

By Janie Har • March 26, 2013

Bruce Hanna
stated on March 6, 2013 in a floor speech:

Says, "The Democrats' proposed budget is also balanced by using more in new tax revenue than in total PERS reform or savings."

False

By Janie Har • March 23, 2013

Joseph Levy
stated on February 25, 2013 in a legislative hearing :

Says indoor workers get "less UV than outdoor workers, but they get more melanomas."

Mostly False

By Janie Har • March 16, 2013

National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on March 4, 2013 in an online ad:

Says "Kurt Schrader supports Obama’s sequester … but won’t cut $1.6 million to fund new video games."

Pants on Fire!

By Janie Har • March 10, 2013

Diane McKeel
stated on August 26, 2010 in in a guest column:

Says "Studies show the average age of entry into prostitution is 12 to 14 years old."

Half-True

By Janie Har • March 2, 2013

Tim Knopp
stated on February 12, 2013 in a press release:

Knopp says he upheld a campaign promise not to join the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).

Mostly True

By Janie Har • February 23, 2013

Peter Courtney
stated on February 6, 2013 in a press release:

Says, "Statistics indicate that one in eight children, and one in 18 adults in Oregon suffers from mental illness."

Mostly True

By Janie Har • February 16, 2013

Charlotte Lehan
stated on January 8, 2013 in in an interview:

Says Oak Grove is "one of the largest cities in Oregon" and is "the biggest city in Clackamas County and it's not a city."

Half-True

By Janie Har • January 30, 2013

John Kitzhaber
stated on January 14, 2013 in in State of the State speech:

"It costs $10,000 a year to keep a child in school; it costs $30,000 a year to keep someone in prison."

True

By Janie Har • January 18, 2013

Ginny Burdick
stated on December 12, 2012 in an email:

"Even hunters are restricted from using large capacity magazines: there is a five cartridge limit for large game hunting, and three for bird hunting."

True

By Janie Har • December 28, 2012

Dan Saltzman
stated on November 11, 2012 in a television news interview :

Says the Portland Children’s Levy holds its "administrative expenses to less than 5 percent."

True

By Janie Har • December 19, 2012

Sam Adams
stated on November 13, 2012 in a budget meeting:

Says, "In the last four years we’ve cut $36 million in ongoing revenue."

False

By Janie Har • December 15, 2012

John Charles
stated on September 21, 2012 in an online post:

"There is no reason to allocate 60 percent of bridge space to satisfy two percent of all travelers."

Half-True

By Janie Har • November 16, 2012

Democratic Party of Oregon
stated on October 24, 2012 in a campaign mailer:

Says Matt Wand has sided with anti-choice activists "to restrict access to reproductive health care services."

Half-True

By Janie Har • November 1, 2012

Bill Bradbury
stated on October 22, 2012 in a campaign fundraising letter:

"If Buehler were elected, our vote-by-mail system would be at risk."

Pants on Fire!

By Janie Har • October 26, 2012

Promote Oregon Leadership PAC (Oregon House Republicans)
stated on October 13, 2012 in a campaign mailer:

Says, "Carl proposed a 'windfall' tax on real estate development when he was a Metro Councilor."

Mostly False

By Janie Har • October 24, 2012

Oregon Senate Republicans (The Leadership Fund)
stated on October 12, 2012 in a campaign mailer:

Laurie Monnes Anderson "voted to let violent criminals out of jail early."

Mostly True

By Janie Har • October 19, 2012

Carl Hosticka
stated on September 5, 2012 in a guest column:

Says Julie Parrish "voted to divert $160 million from public schools to private for-profit schools."

Mostly False

By Janie Har • October 13, 2012

Laurie Monnes Anderson
stated on August 30, 2012 in in voters' guide:

Says she is a registered nurse.

False

By Janie Har • October 7, 2012

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