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Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on August 7, 2013 in an interview:
Under a new law regulating abortions, "Even if you're raped, if you don't report it in the first 30 days, the Republicans will force you to have an ultrasound."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 22, 2013
Barry Smitherman
Barry Smitherman
stated on August 5, 2013 in a campaign video:
Says he "sued Obama’s EPA seven times."
True
By Sue Owen • August 21, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 15, 2013 in blog posts:
Obamacare provision will allow "forced home inspections" by government agents.
Pants on Fire!
By Becky Bowers • August 21, 2013
Mike Lee
Mike Lee
stated on August 4, 2013 in a 'USA Today' op-ed:
Says unions call Obamacare "bad for workers."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • August 21, 2013
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on August 7, 2013 in a website posting:
"Only in Washington would politicians spend $27 million to teach Moroccans how to make pottery."
Mostly False
By Janel Davis • August 21, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 6, 2013 in a speech on homeownership:
"We now sell more products made in America to the rest of the world than ever before."
True
By Jon Greenberg • August 20, 2013
Marijuana Policy Project
Marijuana Policy Project
stated on August 15, 2013 in a TV ad:
Marijuana is "less toxic" than alcohol.
Mostly True
By Rochelle Koff • August 19, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 12, 2013 in a radio commentary.:
"According to a recent Congressional Budget Office report, under Obamacare, 7 million people will lose their employer-sponsored insurance."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 19, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on August 7, 2013 in a radio interview:
Atlanta now has as many visitors as Las Vegas, San Diego and Los Angeles. Orlando, Fla., and New York City still have more visitors.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • August 19, 2013
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on August 2, 2013 in a floor speech.:
Under Obamacare, "The IRS will have access to the American people’s protected health care information."
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • August 19, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 29, 2013 in a campaign press statement:
Says that in his first two years, "Wisconsin has seen its best two-year job growth in a decade."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 19, 2013
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
stated on August 12, 2013 in an opinion column on NJ.com:
"Polls show that 96 percent of New Jerseyans – and 95 percent of gun households in the state – support expanding background checks to keep guns away from those who shouldn’t have them."
True
By Caryn Shinske • August 18, 2013
Ron Kind
Ron Kind
stated on August 2, 2013 in a speech:
"Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, U.S. health care spending grew at 3.9 percent for the last three years, the lowest growth rate in over 50 years."  
Half-True
August 18, 2013
James Langevin
James Langevin
stated on August 12, 2013 in an interview on WPRO-AM:
Under Obamacare, members of Congress are required to purchase their health insurance from the new exchanges.
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 18, 2013
Jim Francesconi
Jim Francesconi
stated on August 7, 2013 in an opinion article:
Says "nearly half of Oregon's children are poor."
Half-True
By Ian K. Kullgren • August 16, 2013
George P. Bush
George P. Bush
stated on July 2, 2013 in a Twitter post:
"60 percent of Texas 8th graders are not proficient in math. Only 26% have a teacher with a undergraduate major in math."  
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 16, 2013
Organizing for Action
Organizing for Action
stated on August 9, 2013 in an email to Obama supporters in Florida:
Sen. Marco Rubio "refuses to accept the basic science" on climate change and is "a climate change denier."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 16, 2013
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on August 12, 2013 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show":
Many uninsured Americans are "young."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 16, 2013
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on August 8, 2013 in an opinion column.:
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 71.2 percent of Hispanic registered voters in Texas and over 86 percent of African American registered voters participated in the 2012 elections.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 16, 2013
Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
stated on August 12, 2013 in a speech:
Medicaid spending declined by 1.9 percent in 2012, the second such decline in 47 years.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • August 16, 2013
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