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National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on August 22, 2013 in a YouTube video:
"Congressman Patrick Murphy voted to keep the scandal-ridden IRS in charge of enforcing Obamacare."  
Mostly False
By Rochelle Koff • August 28, 2013
Janet Napolitano
Janet Napolitano
stated on August 27, 2013 in a speech at the National Press Club:
The 2010 DREAM Act failed despite "strong bipartisan support."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 28, 2013
Steve Stockman
Steve Stockman
stated on August 19, 2013 in a letter forwarded to PolitiFact:
Says U.N. arms treaty will mandate a "new international gun registry."
False
By Sue Owen • August 28, 2013
Mark Harris
Mark Harris
stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview:
"I’ve got the spending down, I’ve got the debt down a little bit, I’ve got the reserves up."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 28, 2013
Doug Stoner
Doug Stoner
stated on August 3, 2013 in a speech:
"I fought hard for that (state Senate) seat. I only lost by four points. I raised over $700,000."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • August 28, 2013
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America
stated on April 15, 2013 in an ad shared on social media:
The book Little Red Riding Hood is something "that’s been banned in America," but not assault weapons.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 27, 2013
BookerFail
BookerFail
stated on August 1, 2013 in a YouTube video:
"Three years after getting the $100 million (from Mark Zuckerberg), less than two-thirds of students in Cory Booker's Newark graduate."
Mostly False
By Julie Kliegman • August 27, 2013
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on August 3, 2013 in a telephone call to the Allen, Texas, police department.:
"I am every year the No.1 pick of all of the law enforcement agencies within Texas."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 27, 2013
Rene Garcia
Rene Garcia
stated on August 20, 2013 in a Florida Cabinet meeting:
Miami-Dade County is the "No. 1 donor county in the state."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 27, 2013
Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
stated on August 1, 2013 in an interview:
Says an illegal immigrant fraudulently claimed children who actually lived in Mexico on income tax forms to collect more than $29,000.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • August 27, 2013
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on August 18, 2013 in an op-ed in the "Washington Post":
"New York is the safest big city in the nation, and our crime reductions have been steeper than any other big city’s."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 26, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on August 10, 2013 in a speech.:
Says Terry McAuliffe is "the person who invented the scheme to rent out the Lincoln Bedroom."
False
By Sean Gorman • August 26, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on August 7, 2013 in an interview:
"State law says that once the state appraises a piece of property, they can only pay it a certain amount above appraisal."  
True
By Eric Stirgus, Janel Davis • August 26, 2013
Steve Lonegan
Steve Lonegan
stated on August 15, 2013 in a radio interview on “Focal Point with Bryan Fischer”:
Says under Mayor Cory Booker, Newark has seen "violent crime up five years in a row, murder up five years in a row."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • August 25, 2013
Alberta Darling
Alberta Darling
stated on August 15, 2013 in legislative testimony:
Wisconsin’s criminal threshold for drunken-driving is "way out of line" with "states surrounding us," which "have the second offense as a felony."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 25, 2013
Steve Goreham
Steve Goreham
stated on August 5, 2013 in a commentary in The Providence Journal:
"Global surface temperatures have been flat for 16 years."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 25, 2013
Doug Whitsett
Doug Whitsett
stated on August 16, 2013 in a guest column :
Says "your Legislative Assembly was within one vote of enacting each of those bills into Oregon law."
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • August 24, 2013
Pam Stewart
Pam Stewart
stated on August 19, 2013 in a letter to the editor in the "Miami Herald":
Florida’s "high school graduation rates continue to increase at the fastest rate in the nation, with Florida leading the nation in the rate of Hispanic graduates."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 23, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 13, 2013 in a radio interview:
Says President Barack Obama could "basically" legalize all immigrants here illegally "by the sign of a pen."
Mostly False
August 22, 2013
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on August 18, 2013 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":
"There are only four countries in the world that ... legalize abortion after five months -- China, North Korea, Canada and the U.S."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • August 22, 2013
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