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Charlene Lima
Charlene Lima
stated on June 26, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House:
Economic Development Commission Executive Director Keith Stokes "sent me a letter and he said the taxpayers will never be on the hook for these bonds" for 38 Studios.
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 10, 2013
Americans for Prosperity Georgia chapter
Americans for Prosperity Georgia chapter
stated on July 1, 2013 in an email:
Electricity rates are 40 percent higher in states that have required utility companies to use a certain amount of renewable energy such as solar power.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • July 10, 2013
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on June 28, 2013 in On “The Rachel Maddow Show,” broadcast on MSNBC:
Says Ohio budget item later signed into law by Gov. John Kasich requires women seeking an abortion to undergo a  "mandatory vaginal probe."
Pants on Fire!
By Henry J. Gomez • July 9, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 7, 2013 in a long-running chain email:
Obamacare "will provide insurance to all non-U.S. residents, even if they are here illegally."
Pants on Fire!
July 9, 2013
Dan Stein
Dan Stein
stated on July 7, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
The Senate immigration bill "unleashes a massive increase in overall immigration. … We're talking about a population increase under the Senate bill of over 70 million people in 20 years."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2013
Phil Burress
Phil Burress
stated on June 26, 2013 in news story:
"Every major religion is opposed to same-sex marriage."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • July 9, 2013
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on June 28, 2013 in women's conference session:
Women in the United States are paid about 70 percent of what men earn for the same work.
Mostly False
By Janel Davis • July 9, 2013
Tony Perkins
Tony Perkins
stated on June 30, 2013 in a TV interview:
"We're already seeing bakers and florists and photographers forced to participate in same-sex marriages under the threat of law and in some cases even jail."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 8, 2013
Luis Gutierrez
Luis Gutierrez
stated on June 29, 2013 in an interview with CNN:
Says under the Senate immigration bill, newly legalized immigrants will "pay every tax possible, but you don’t get a single benefit" for 10 years.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 8, 2013
Gabrielle Giffords
Gabrielle Giffords
stated on July 1, 2013 in an op-ed in USA Today:
"In New Hampshire, 93 percent of Democrats, 79 percent of Republicans, 82 percent of gun owners and 60 percent of NRA households support background checks."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • July 8, 2013
Paul Begala
Paul Begala
stated on June 27, 2013 in a fundraising letter.:
Says Ken Cuccinelli "attacked churches for helping the poor."
False
By Sean Gorman • July 8, 2013
Lynn Westmoreland
Lynn Westmoreland
stated on June 20, 2013 in an article:
"It is against the law for the NSA to record or monitor Americans’ phone calls without getting a specific FISA warrant to do so."
True
By Eric Stirgus • July 8, 2013
Barbara Buono
Barbara Buono
stated on June 26, 2013 in a state Senate budget hearing:
Says spending in the fiscal 2009 budget was lower than spending in the fiscal 2014 budget
True
By Caryn Shinske • July 7, 2013
Jim Sensenbrenner
Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on July 1, 2013 in an op-ed article:
"Currently, it takes up to 25 years to obtain U.S. citizenship legally" but the Senate bill "would allow immigrants who came to the United States illegally to obtain citizenship in just 13 years."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • July 7, 2013
Joseph McNamara
Joseph McNamara
stated on June 28, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House of Representatives:
Rhode Island's graduated driving license "has saved hundreds of lives."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 7, 2013
United Florida Horsemen
United Florida Horsemen
stated on June 21, 2013 in an ad campaign:
Says Florida "rubber-stamped phony horse racing."
Half-True
July 5, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on July 1, 2013 in a radio interview.:
"Abortion is the second-most conducted surgical procedure in this country."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • July 5, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on June 26, 2013 in a news conference:
"About 95 percent of (Ohio’s) electricity comes from burning coal."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • July 5, 2013
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview:
Says President Obama has cracked down "on employers who are attracting undocumented immigrants and hiring them more than any previous president."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 3, 2013
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 28, 2013 in an interview with Fox News:
In South Florida, "we've had nine inches of sea-level rise since the 1920s."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 3, 2013
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