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Michael Thurmond
Michael Thurmond
stated on October 3, 2013 in a community meeting:
When SACS came back to the DeKalb County School District to give a midterm review, we got straight A’s.
Mostly False
By Janel Davis • October 17, 2013
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on October 8, 2013 in in a press release:
Chris Christie "cut equal pay for women, calling it 'senseless bureaucracy.' "
Mostly False
By Julie Kliegman • October 17, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on October 15, 2013 in an email and social media posts:
Congressional lawmakers earn their salaries "FOR LIFE," which for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi would add up to "$803,700 Dollars a year for LIFE including FREE medical."
Pants on Fire!
By Becky Bowers • October 17, 2013
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on October 10, 2013 in an appearance on CNN's "Crossfire.":
"Thirteen hundred" applicants in Rhode Island signed up for insurance through Obamacare.
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 17, 2013
Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on October 9, 2013 in a column:
"No doctors who went to an American medical school will be accepting Obamacare."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 16, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 24, 2013 in speech advocating repeal of Obamacare law:
"Neville Chamberlain told the British people: ‘Accept the Nazis. Yes, they will dominate the continent of Europe, but that is not our problem. Let's appease them. Why? Because it can't be done. We cannot possibly stand against them.’"
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 16, 2013
Jennifer Horn
Jennifer Horn
stated on October 23, 2013 in remarks at a party fundraiser:
Says Jeanne Shaheen "got behind the idea of using the IRS to target American citizens for their political views."
Mostly False
By Kaitlin Mulhere • October 16, 2013
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on October 11, 2013 in an interview as quoted in a news story:
The federal government "has $3 trillion in cash flow, so we can pay our bills" and won’t default.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 16, 2013
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 9, 2013 in an advertisement:
Ann Kuster turned "a blind eye to those in need of funding" by voting "against funding for our nation’s veterans, low-income women and children, the FDA and the National Institutes of Health."
Mostly False
By Kaitlin Mulhere • October 16, 2013
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on October 14, 2013 in a robocall:
Says U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "voted to cut off Florida’s veterans and their benefits."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 16, 2013
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on October 14, 2013 in an interview with the Texas Observer:
The White House had a live video feed of the Benghazi attacks as they occurred.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • October 15, 2013
Louise Slaughter
Louise Slaughter
stated on October 9, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC:
"Eighty percent of the antibiotics in this country are fed to livestock."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • October 15, 2013
Nick Fish
Nick Fish
stated on August 13, 2013 in a statement on the Portland Water Bureau website:
Says "we are going to sell this house and use the proceeds to stabilize rates."
False
By Dana Tims • October 15, 2013
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on October 9, 2013 in a press release:
Says U.S. Rep. Steve Daines, R-Mont., "opposes a vote on his own legislation that he proposed just a few months ago."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 15, 2013
Republican Party of Georgia
Republican Party of Georgia
stated on September 19, 2013 in a press release:
"Rather than prioritize and pass ethics reform measures to restore trust in state government, (Democrats) sat on their hands and did nothing" when they were the majority.
False
By Eric Stirgus • October 15, 2013
Fact Check Florida
Fact Check Florida
stated on October 11, 2013 in a flier:
A $10 million fire fee proposal in St. Petersburg was "inspired" by Gov. Rick Scott.
Pants on Fire!
October 14, 2013
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on October 11, 2013 in as quoted in a newspaper article:
A congressional laundry closed due to the partial government shutdown.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 14, 2013
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on October 2, 2013 in a TV interview.:
"It’s been 4 and a half years since the United States Senate passed a budget."
False
October 14, 2013
Kim Guadagno
Kim Guadagno
stated on October 8, 2013 in a speech to supporters in Carlstadt:
Chris Christie "has not increased the taxes on anyone."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • October 13, 2013
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 11, 2013 in a press release:
On responding to chemical weapon use in Syria
Half Flip
By Dave Umhoefer • October 13, 2013
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