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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on November 3, 2013 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"Health insurance is more expensive in Massachusetts than anywhere else in the country."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • November 3, 2013
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on October 1, 2013 in a speech:
"We’re one of the only communities in the country that didn’t lose population in the last census."
Pants on Fire!
By Dave Umhoefer • November 3, 2013
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on October 21, 2013 in a fundraising letter.:
"Providence has more of its pension fund invested in hedge funds and is less transparent" about it than the state.
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 3, 2013
Friends of Clearwater PAC
Friends of Clearwater PAC
stated on October 21, 2013 in a flier:
Passage of a referendum on an aquarium for Clearwater means "NO future funding for our neighborhoods."
False
By Charlie Frago • November 2, 2013
Matt Rinker
Matt Rinker
stated on October 29, 2013 in a flier:
"Natalyn Archibong skipped (Atlanta) City Council meetings or was late 90% of the time. Then she voted herself a pay raise."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • November 2, 2013
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on October 28, 2013 in comments on her TV show:
"Rand Paul’s speech ... on 'Gattaca' was totally ripped off of Wikipedia."  
True
By Julie Kliegman, Steve Contorno • November 1, 2013
Suzanne Somers
Suzanne Somers
stated on November 28, 2013 in a column in the "Wall Street Journal":
"Even after Obamacare is fully implemented, there still will be tens of millions of people not covered."
True
By Louis Jacobson • November 1, 2013
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 30, 2013 in a YouTube attack ad:
As CFO, Alex Sink oversaw "a $27 billion loss in the state's pension fund."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • November 1, 2013
Kelly Ayotte
Kelly Ayotte
stated on October 24, 2013 in a town hall meeting in Hudson, N.H.:
Under President George W. Bush, "we added $4.9 trillion to the debt. Under President Obama … we’ve added $6.5 trillion to the debt."
True
By Jim Haddadin • November 1, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on October 24, 2013 in a debate.:
Terry McAuliffe "wants to raise your taxes $1,700 to pay for his infinite promises."
False
By Sean Gorman • November 1, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on October 16, 2013 in a TV ad.:
Ken Cuccinelli would "take money away from public schools to fund private schools."
Mostly False
November 1, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 24, 2013 in a news release:
"Wisconsin ranks No. 2 in economic growth", according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • November 1, 2013
Julie Parrish
Julie Parrish
stated on October 2, 2013 in a House floor speech:
"West Linn has one of the highest per capita rates of home-based businesses in the United States."
False
By Dana Tims • October 31, 2013
Democratic Governors Association
Democratic Governors Association
stated on October 24, 2013 in an email blast:
"Texas Governor Rick Perry’s voter ID law is a blatant effort to defeat Wendy Davis by disenfranchising tens of thousands of women voters."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • October 31, 2013
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on October 26, 2013 in a speech to the Florida Democratic Party:
"This is the year Florida becomes a majority minority state."
False
By Amy Sherman • October 31, 2013
Edward Lindsey
Edward Lindsey
stated on October 29, 2013 in a press release:
Most voters prefer zombies to the current U.S. Congress.  
True
By Eric Stirgus • October 31, 2013
Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
stated on October 30, 2013 in testimony before Congress:
"If I have affordable coverage in my workplace, I'm not eligible to go into the marketplace. ... It’s illegal."
Pants on Fire!
By Steve Contorno • October 30, 2013
Valerie Jarrett
Valerie Jarrett
stated on October 28, 2013 in a tweet:
"FACT: Nothing in #Obamacare forces people out of their health plans."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 30, 2013
Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
stated on October 27, 2013 in an interview on "This Week":
Says Mike Enzi is "getting about 84 percent of his campaign funds from Washington-based PACs. That's more than any senator of either party."
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • October 30, 2013
League of Women Voters of Florida
League of Women Voters of Florida
stated on October 10, 2013 in a statement:
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned that the SAVE "database is not a foolproof means of verifying (citizenship on) the voter rolls."
True
By Amy Sherman • October 30, 2013
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