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Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on August 27, 2013 in an interview:
Says Gov. Scott Walker "hasn't done a public event this entire year."
Pants on Fire!
September 8, 2013
James O'Neil
James O'Neil
stated on September 1, 2013 in an appearance on "10 News Conference.":
"Wind power is the most undependable form of renewable energy."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 8, 2013
Doug Whitsett
Doug Whitsett
stated on August 16, 2013 in a guest column:
"Over the past twenty years, the number of homicides committed with a firearm in the United States has decreased by nearly 40 percent. The number of other crimes involving the use of a firearm has also plummeted, declining by nearly 70 percent."
True
By Janie Har • September 7, 2013
Frank Annunziato
Frank Annunziato
stated on August 6, 2013 in a newspaper interview:
Salaries for URI faculty are second to last among New England land grant universities and in lowest 20 percent of major U.S. research institutions
Half-True
By Gregory Smith • September 7, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on September 4, 2013 in a chain email:
An account of attacks in Benghazi written by former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers shows that the body of U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens was "dragged through the streets" and abused.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 6, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at an Americans for Prosperity Foundation conference:
"We cut business taxes so today 70 percent of our businesses don't pay a business tax."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 6, 2013
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on August 20, 2013 in an interview:
On support for Ted Cruz
Half Flip
By W. Gardner Selby • September 6, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation summit:
"We will have the highest general revenue in state history next year. Conservative pro-growth policies work in our state."
Mostly False
September 6, 2013
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
stated on July 25, 2013 in a web ad.:
"Rep. Frank Wolf voted to allow terror suspects to buy guns."
Half-True
September 6, 2013
John Carter
John Carter
stated on August 31, 2013 in a news article:
About 40 percent of U.S. illegal immigrants "came in on an airplane, with a legal visa, and just overstayed their visa and have never gone home."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 6, 2013
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on August 28, 2013 in a speech:
The number of African-American men in prison has increased fivefold since he left office.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • September 6, 2013
Sal Esquivel
Sal Esquivel
stated on August 11, 2013 in an opinion article:
Says every day of a special session costs taxpayers $40,000.
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • September 5, 2013
Jim Jordan
Jim Jordan
stated on August 8, 2013 in a news release:
Says Obama "exempted Congress and their staff from the full effect of the (health care) law."
Mostly False
By Sabrina Eaton • September 5, 2013
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on September 4, 2013 in a speech in Little Rock, Ark.:
According to a recent poll, "there are more young Republicans enrolled in their parents' (health insurance) plans than young Democrats."
True
By Louis Jacobson • September 5, 2013
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on September 2, 2013 in a CNN interview:
Says there's a "100-year-old international norm not to use chemical weapons."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • September 5, 2013
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on September 4, 2013 in a tweet:
"The average family premium has increased by 29% under Obama!"
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 4, 2013
Peter King
Peter King
stated on September 1, 2013 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"The House did vote against engagement in Kosovo, and Bill Clinton kept fighting anyway. And, then, ultimately, a vote did pass."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 4, 2013
Texas Values
Texas Values
stated on August 15, 2013 in an email blast:
A proposed San Antonio ordinance will allow men into women’s restrooms in the city.
False
By Sue Owen • September 4, 2013
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on August 14, 2013 in Twitter posts:
Americans spend more than $160 billion and 6 billion hours per year complying with the tax code.
True
By Janel Davis • September 4, 2013
Cynthia Lummis
Cynthia Lummis
stated on August 23, 2013 in a radio interview:
Under the Endangered Species Act, "only 1 percent of the species that have been listed have actually been delisted."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 3, 2013
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