Latest Fact Checks By Sean Gorman

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Tim Kaine says Virginia’s higher education, income records have dramatically improved in past 50 years

By Sean Gorman
May 12, 2011
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…
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Rep. Scott says 12 percent of high schools produce half of nation’s dropouts

By Sean Gorman
May 6, 2011
"Nearly 2,000 high schools - roughly 12 percent of all secondary schools in the United States - produce about half of the nation’s dropouts."
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Gordon Robertson says Obama was “raised Muslim”

By Sean Gorman
April 28, 2011
President Obama was "raised Muslim."
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Education Association president says Virginia teacher salaries below national average

By Sean Gorman
April 25, 2011
Salaries for Virginia’s teachers are below the national average.
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Virginia Republicans say Tim Kaine broke campaign pledge not to raise taxes

By Sean Gorman
April 21, 2011
Tim Kaine broke a campaign promise not to raise taxes.
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Liberal group says Eric Cantor wants to eliminate Social Security

By Sean Gorman
April 14, 2011
Says "Congressman Eric Cantor wants to eliminate Social Security."
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Rep. Jim Moran says top five oil U.S. companies raked in $1 trillion profit

By Sean Gorman
April 11, 2011
"Over the past decade, the big five oil companies --- BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell -- made a total profit of nearly $1 trillion."
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George Allen says the health care bill defies the wishes of Americans

By Sean Gorman
April 4, 2011
A majority of the American people opposed the health care law when it was signed and still oppose it today.  
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Bob Goodlatte says House budget offers largest discetionary spending cut in history

By Sean Gorman
March 18, 2011
The House budget plan proposes "the largest discretionary spending cut in history."
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Virginia lottery claims all profits since 1999 have gone to education

By Sean Gorman
March 9, 2011
"Since 1999, all Virginia Lottery profits have been used for public education in the Commonwealth for kindergarten through 12th grade." 
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Virginia Democratic chairman Brian Moran says Gov. Bob McDonnell failed to create ample jobs

By Sean Gorman
March 3, 2011
Gov. Bob McDonnell in 2010 "did not even create enough jobs to keep pace with population growth" in Virginia. 
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Tim Kaine says jobs increased 1 percent under George Bush while population grew 10 percent

By Sean Gorman
February 26, 2011
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…
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