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stated on September 24, 2013 in an interview:
Among the nation’s 51 largest metropolitan areas, Milwaukee is the "only one" where the poverty rate is more than "four times greater in the city than it is in the suburbs."
Half-True
October 3, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on September 25, 2013 in a debate.:
Ken Cuccinelli "tried to shut down" state government.
Pants on Fire!
October 2, 2013
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on September 25, 2013 in an MSNBC interview:
"(Texas Republicans) believe in abolishing Social Security, abolishing V.A. health care."
False
By Julie Kliegman • October 2, 2013
City of Atlanta
City of Atlanta
stated on September 23, 2013 in a press release:
The crime rate in some Atlanta neighborhoods has dropped by 35 to 51 percent.
False
By Eric Stirgus • October 2, 2013
Jeb Hensarling
Jeb Hensarling
stated on October 1, 2013 in a House floor speech:
In a "sweetheart deal … members of Congress, thanks to the Obama administration, are going to be the only people in America to get subsidies in the Obamacare exchanges."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2013
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on September 21, 2013 in a flier mailed to constituents:
"In 2010, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office found that only 6.5 percent of the U.S.-Mexico border was under full control of the Border Patrol."
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • October 1, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 26, 2013 in a speech at Largo, Md.:
"In states where the federal government helps run these (health care) marketplaces, the average American will have more than 50 different plans to choose from, with different levels of coverage."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 1, 2013
League of Women Voters of Texas Education Fund
League of Women Voters of Texas Education Fund
stated on September 23, 2013 in a press release:
"Photo ID is not required for those who vote by mail."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 1, 2013
Dan Gelber
Dan Gelber
stated on September 13, 2013 in an op-ed:
"For the last decade, Floridians’ salaries have shrunk substantially" when adjusted for inflation.
Mostly True
By Rochelle Koff • October 1, 2013
Georgia Gun Owners
Georgia Gun Owners
stated on August 10, 2013 in a flier:
Says "Nathan Deal killed pro-gun bills in 2013."  
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • October 1, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 20, 2013 in a news release:
"A strong bipartisan majority" in the House of Representatives "voted to defund Obamacare."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 27, 2013 in remarks at the White House:
"The United States Senate — Democrats and Republicans — (voted) to keep our government open."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2013
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on September 19, 2013 in a "Tampa Bay Times" op-ed:
"Many state and federal agencies have such ‘navigators’ involved in helping folks maneuver through the often complex processes associated with filing benefits claims, for example -- even buying health insurance."
True
By Amy Sherman • September 30, 2013
Steve Lonegan
Steve Lonegan
stated on September 23, 2013 in an interview on the John Gambling radio program:
"I would be the first Republican senator elected in New Jersey in 41 years."
True
By Caryn Shinske • September 29, 2013
John Scocos
John Scocos
stated on September 20, 2013 in a statement:
"There are still tens of thousands of missing service members from previous and current conflicts that our nation is working to find and repatriate."  
True
September 29, 2013
Deadspin
Deadspin
stated on August 13, 2013 in a website:
The highest paid employee of the State of Rhode Island is a basketball coach.
True
By Gregory Smith • September 29, 2013
Grover Fugate
Grover Fugate
stated on August 23, 2013 in a TV interview:
If sea levels rise six feet due to climate change, Waterplace Park in Providence and Wickford village would be swamped
True
By John Hill • September 28, 2013
NH AFL-CIO
NH AFL-CIO
stated on September 27, 2013 in a tweet:
Says Maggie Hassan is the only female governor in the country.
False
By Jim Haddadin • September 27, 2013
Saxby Chambliss
Saxby Chambliss
stated on September 25, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire":
With Obamacare, "we're fixing to get hit with the biggest entitlement program the American taxpayers have ever seen."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 27, 2013
Robert Reich
Robert Reich
stated on September 22, 2013 in a roundtable on ABC’s “This Week”:
Under economic sanctions, "now Iran is suffering 30 percent inflation, 20 percent unemployment."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • September 27, 2013
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