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Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on June 18, 2013 in a video.:
"Women still earn about 77 cents for every dollar a man earns for working the same job."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • July 15, 2013
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on June 26, 2013 in an op-ed:
The Hispanic population in Gwinnett and Henry counties has increased by 153 percent and 339 percent, respectively, since 2000 while Republican presidential candidates are getting a smaller percentage of the vote in those counties.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • July 15, 2013
Barbara Buono
Barbara Buono
stated on July 9, 2013 in an online gubernatorial campaign ad:
"Guess what, governor? There’s no fried butter in Newark. Just 13 percent unemployment."
True
By Caryn Shinske • July 14, 2013
Patricia Morgan
Patricia Morgan
stated on July 2, 2013 in a speech on the House floor.:
In Rhode Island, 9 percent of workers use the state's temporary disability insurance program each year while in New Jersey, the rate is only 3 percent.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 14, 2013
Jeff Kruse
Jeff Kruse
stated on July 8, 2013 in a Senate floor speech:
Says that in Curry County, "if you make a 911 call you’re likely to wait for an hour for a response."
Half-True
By Janie Har • July 13, 2013
Judicial Watch
Judicial Watch
stated on July 10, 2013 in a press release:
"A little-known unit of the Department of Justice, the Community Relations Service, was deployed to Sanford, FL, following the Trayvon Martin shooting to help organize and manage rallies and protests against George Zimmerman."
Mostly False
July 12, 2013
Gilberto Hinojosa
Gilberto Hinojosa
stated on July 3, 2013 in an email blast:
Says if Texas abortion measure passes, "someone living in El Paso would have to drive 550 miles each way to San Antonio for something as simple as cervical cancer screening."
Pants on Fire!
By Sue Owen • July 12, 2013
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on July 7, 2013 in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press”:
Says Obama administration delay of health care law's employer mandate affects about 1 percent of the American workforce.
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • July 12, 2013
Dave Schwartz
Dave Schwartz
stated on June 17, 2013 in a speech.:
"Twenty-four percent of doctors in Virginia currently don’t accept new Medicaid patients because the reimbursement rates are so low."
Mostly True
July 12, 2013
Larry Elder
Larry Elder
stated on June 28, 2013 in an online op-ed:
Paula Deen supported and campaigned for Barack Obama.
False
By Janel Davis • July 12, 2013
Rachel Campos-Duffy
Rachel Campos-Duffy
stated on June 12, 2013 in an interview:
"Upwards of 90 percent" of women seeking an abortion decide not to have an abortion after seeing an ultrasound.
False
July 12, 2013
Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County
stated on July 9, 2013 in a county budget document:
Miami-Dade has "the nation’s highest-rated tap water."
False
By Amy Sherman • July 12, 2013
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on July 14, 2013 in an emailed statement:
Says proposed anti-abortion legislation "would force women facing the most personal of health decisions to endure a transvaginal ultrasound."
Half-True
By Brandon Blackwell • July 12, 2013
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on July 8, 2013 in a Fox News interview:
"There was a Gallup poll in Egypt last year, and 70 percent of Egyptians don't want our money."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 11, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on June 27, 2013 in :
Says a growing number of extremely premature babies survive into healthy childhood.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 11, 2013
Jonathan Stickland
Jonathan Stickland
stated on July 9, 2013 in a tweet:
Says Texas has more than 80,000 abortions each year.
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • July 10, 2013
Allen West
Allen West
stated on July 8, 2013 in a tweet:
"More Americans receive food aid than work in (the) private sector."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2013
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on June 30, 2013 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed:
Says "Canada has one-tenth of our population—yet it issues far more high-skilled visas (more than 150,000) yearly than we do (65,000)."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on June 11, 2013 in a news conference.:
"I’m the only candidate for governor who’s rolled out any policies so far."
False
July 10, 2013
Bill Johnson
Bill Johnson
stated on June 27, 2013 in a news release:
Most Americans want "traditional marriage," as defined by the Defense of Marriage Act.
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • July 10, 2013
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