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Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on May 28, 2013 in news conference.:
On restoring voting rights to non-violent felons.
Full Flop
By Sean Gorman • June 3, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on May 22, 2013 in a campaign statement.:
On oil drilling off Virginia's coast.
Full Flop
June 3, 2013
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
stated on April 24, 2013 in a campaign speech:
Cuyahoga County "passed a program to guarantee a college savings account for every single child who enters kindergarten in this county -- the first county in the United States to do so."
True
By Tom Feran • June 3, 2013
Mike Tate
Mike Tate
stated on May 14, 2013 in a radio interview:
"A bag of Cheetos costs less to buy than an apple," and in some Milwaukee neighborhoods "good luck trying to find an apple or a banana or some sort of healthy option"
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 3, 2013
Dale Kooyenga
Dale Kooyenga
stated on May 27, 2013 in an opinion piece:
Wisconsin has "one of the most progressive tax codes in the country."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 2, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on May 22, 2013 in A gubernatorial campaign television ad:
"Jon Corzine, elected governor. Teams up with Barbara Buono. $1.2  billion sales tax increase? Passed. Most spending in state history? Passed. After Buono named budget chair, taxes and fees increase 23 times in just two years. State debt? Up $13.4 billion. Unemployment? Doubled."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • June 2, 2013
Frank Caprio
Frank Caprio
stated on May 19, 2013 in an appearance on "10 News Conference":
Since Gina Raimondo took office, investment fees on the state's pension portfolio "have gone up from about $12 million annually to about $50 million."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 2, 2013
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on May 23, 2013 in a press release:
Says  "With nearly 75 percent of Americans supportive of the construction of the pipeline, Schrader needs to explain to Oregon families why he voted against this needed project."  
Mostly True
By Janie Har • June 1, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on May 17, 2013 in a press release:
Says 13 Texas universities "have announced or implemented a $10,000 degree."
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • May 31, 2013
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on May 21, 2013 in a news release:
A bill to advance the Keystone XL Pipeline "is an earmark" under House rules.
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 31, 2013
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on May 23, 2013 in Conference call with reporters:
The Obama administration has put out "more of these major rules than the Clinton administration or the Bush administration during comparable times."
True
By Stephen Koff • May 31, 2013
Oregon PTA
Oregon PTA
stated on May 17, 2013 in a newsletter:
Says, "Oregon has the third largest class size in the nation."
True
By Christian Gaston • May 31, 2013
Peter Nightingale
Peter Nightingale
stated on May 8, 2013 in a web commentary:
"The UK has an unarmed police force and a firearm fatality rate that is 40 times lower per capita than in the U.S."
Mostly True
By Michael McKinney • May 31, 2013
Charlie Smith
Charlie Smith
stated on May 6, 2013 in a newspaper article:
The federal government could save $500 million annually by circulating $1 coins instead of $1 bills.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • May 31, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on May 29, 2013 in a chain email:
Says the word "Dhimmitude" is on page 107 of the health care law and means "Muslims are specifically exempted from the government mandate to purchase insurance."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 30, 2013
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on May 28, 2013 in a Web ad:
"Two weeks after signing a taxpayer protection pledge, (Charlie Crist) breaks it."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • May 30, 2013
Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar
stated on May 22, 2013 in a telephone conference call with reporters.:
Says El Paso is the "safest city of our size in the nation."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 30, 2013
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on May 13, 2013 in a speech:
"Nothing in the Constitution explicitly guarantees our right to vote."
True
May 30, 2013
Steve King
Steve King
stated on May 23, 2013 in a House floor speech:
"Ronald Reagan’s signature on the 1986 amnesty act" gave Barack Obama about 15 million additional Hispanic votes in 2012.
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 29, 2013
Bryan Long
Bryan Long
stated on April 24, 2013 in a panel discussion:
Fewer Democrats were on the Georgia general election ballot in 2012 than in more than 100 years.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • May 29, 2013
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