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Jennifer Parrish
stated on September 5, 2013 in a newspaper commentary:

"Six years after unionization, 20,000 fewer children in Illinois were being served by the Child Care and Development Fund program."

Mostly False

By Gregory Smith • October 13, 2013

Citizens for Fairness
stated on October 9, 2013 in in a campaign mailer:

Amanda Murphy has "two vacation homes around the world."

Mostly False

By Rich Shopes • October 12, 2013

Florida Democratic Party
stated on October 9, 2013 in a campaign mailer:

Bill Gunter would "drain millions from local public schools, and give our tax dollars to private, for-profit schools run by out-of-state corporations."

Mostly False

By Rich Shopes • October 12, 2013

Jeanne Shaheen
stated on October 9, 2013 in remarks from the Senate floor:

"Ninety six percent of employers in the Granite State are considered small businesses."

True

By Jim Haddadin • October 11, 2013

Bill Burton
stated on October 8, 2013 in an appearance on CNN's "Crossfire":

Democrats already agreed to "a deal that Republicans wanted, that Eric Cantor said would be a win."

Mostly True

By Jon Greenberg • October 11, 2013

Rick North
stated on September 24, 2013 in an opinion piece for Blue Oregon.:

Says Oregonians for Food and Shelter "proudly features board members from Monsanto and Syngenta and the (Oregon) Farm Bureau also receives funding from biotech companies."

True

By Ian K. Kullgren • October 11, 2013

Ken Cuccinelli
stated on October 2, 2013 in radio ad.:

Terry McAuliffe has "threatened to shut down Virginia’s government if his budget plan isn’t supported."

False

By Sean Gorman • October 11, 2013

Bill Powell
stated on October 8, 2013 in a flier:

Says "(t)his 12 year council 'Seat-warmer' has never chaired, vice chaired, or led a single Council committee meeting."

False

By Eric Stirgus • October 11, 2013

Gail Collins
stated on October 3, 2013 in her opinion column:

Louie Gohmert of Texas "blamed the mass shooting at a movie theater in Colorado on ‘the ongoing attacks on Judeo-Christian beliefs.'"

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • October 10, 2013

Gail Collins
stated on October 3, 2013 in her oped column:

Louie Gohmert of Texas "compared the current general-in-charge in Egypt to George Washington."

Mostly True

By W. Gardner Selby • October 10, 2013

Steve Lonegan
stated on September 23, 2013 in an interview on the John Gambling radio show:

"Violent crime is up since the last year of Sharpe James’ administration. This year it’s higher. … The unemployment rate is almost 15 percent. The high school dropout rate is over 50 percent."

Half-True

By Caryn Shinske • October 10, 2013

Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on October 7, 2013 in a web post:

Says Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke "has proven on the Madison Board of Education" that she supports raising taxes and spending.

Half-True

October 10, 2013

Chris Latvala
stated on October 9, 2013 in a tweet:

"Many don’t know that Bill Young was once the minority leader in the Florida Senate...because he was the only Republican senator."

True

October 9, 2013

Earl Blumenauer
stated on September 24, 2013 in an article on his website.:

Says "between 6 and 20 bicycles can be parked in the space required by one car."

Half-True

By Dana Tims • October 9, 2013

Dan Patrick
stated on October 7, 2013 in a video advertisement, "Fight":

I am "the only candidate for lieutenant governor to oppose in-state tuition for illegal immigrants."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • October 9, 2013

Tom Cotton
stated on October 7, 2013 in a campaign ad:

Says Sen. Mark Pryor voted for "special subsidies" for lawmakers and staff in Congress "so they’re protected from Obamacare."

False

By Jon Greenberg • October 9, 2013

Tom Cotton
stated on October 3, 2013 in an MSNBC interview:

The health care marketplaces have "no privacy protections."

False

By Julie Kliegman • October 9, 2013

Mary Burke
stated on October 7, 2013 in a video:

Says her actions as Wisconsin commerce secretary brought the state "84,000 more Wisconsin jobs than we have today."

Half-True

By Dave Umhoefer • October 9, 2013

David Pennington
stated on September 19, 2013 in a public meeting:

Any state tax law has to start in the House and the renewal of the state hospital bed tax this year started in the Senate, which is unconstitutional.

Mostly False

By Janel Davis • October 9, 2013

Dennis Ross
stated on October 7, 2013 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times:

"For the first time since the Korean War, total federal spending has gone down for two years in a row."

True

By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2013

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