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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 9, 2013 in a speech in Manor, Texas.:
Says that according to a report, "the tech sector now drives more than one-quarter of Austin’s economy."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 17, 2013
John DePetro
John DePetro
stated on May 10, 2013 in a comment on WPRO radio.:
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried "not far" from President Kennedy’s grave.
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 17, 2013
Ken Lanci
Ken Lanci
stated on May 1, 2013 in news release, website:
Ken Lanci is a lifelong Clevelander
Half-True
By Tom Feran • May 16, 2013
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on May 13, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC:
"The Affordable Care Act is bringing the cost of health care in our country down."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • May 16, 2013
Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on May 9, 2013 in an op-ed:
"Expanding Medicaid would require borrowing more money, drastically expanding our deficit."
Half-True
May 16, 2013
One New Jersey
One New Jersey
stated on May 3, 2013 in A radio ad:
"Under Republican Governor Chris Christie, tolls cost more. Train and bus rides cost more. College tuition goes up. But Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • May 16, 2013
Jeff Wagner
Jeff Wagner
stated on May 8, 2013 in a radio show:
"The State of Wisconsin thinks you should have to" wash your hands "at least 28 times to make one peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich."
Half-True
May 16, 2013
Lee Leffingwell
Lee Leffingwell
stated on May 5, 2013 in an opinion column.:
Says nearly 1 million people are "coming to town" in the next 20 years.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 16, 2013
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on April 11, 2013 in House of Representatives floor speech :
"The Social Security trust fund is sound. Without anything being done, it would function well into 2038; and even after that time with no changes, we could pay 80 percent of the benefits that people have earned."
Half-True
By Sabrina Eaton • May 15, 2013
Reclaim America PAC
Reclaim America PAC
stated on May 14, 2013 in a TV ad:
Says Kelly Ayotte voted to "fix background checks."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • May 15, 2013
Jason Chaffetz
Jason Chaffetz
stated on May 6, 2013 in an interview on Fox News:
"We had people that were getting killed (in Benghazi), we had people who are willing to risk their lives to go save them, and somebody told them to stand down."
False
By Becky Bowers • May 14, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 13, 2013 in a press availability:
"Over the last several months, there was a review board headed by two distinguished Americans, Mike Mullen and Tom Pickering, who investigated every element of" the Benghazi incident.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 14, 2013
Georgia Lottery
Georgia Lottery
stated on May 3, 2013 in television advertisement:
The Georgia Lottery paid out $2.3 billion in prizes during the last fiscal year.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • May 14, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 4, 2013 in his weekly radio address.:
Says "we" have put more boots on the U.S.-Mexico border "than at any time in our history, and illegal crossings are down by nearly 80 percent from their peak in 2000."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 13, 2013
Jay Carney
Jay Carney
stated on May 10, 2013 in a White House press briefing:
When Susan Rice spoke about Benghazi on Sunday news shows, she said "that al-Qaida might be involved, or other al-Qaida affiliates might be involved, or non-al-Qaida Libyan extremists, which I think demonstrates that there was no effort to play that down."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 13, 2013
Kathy Castor
Kathy Castor
stated on May 6, 2013 in a TV interview:
"70,000 three-year-olds and four-year-olds across America will lose access to the preschool Head Start program. ... 2,000 in the state of Florida alone."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • May 13, 2013
Ron Meyer
Ron Meyer
stated on April 29, 2013 in a TV interview.:
"Only three in 10 young Americans under 30 -- 30 percent under 30 -- have full-time work."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • May 13, 2013
Mike Foley
Mike Foley
stated on April 23, 2013 in news release:
Ohio’s lost more jobs in March than any other state in the nation.
Mostly True
By Robert Higgs • May 13, 2013
Cokie Roberts
Cokie Roberts
stated on May 5, 2013 in television interview:
Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost every U.S. family $45,000.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • May 13, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on May 1, 2013 in a TV ad:
"Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • May 12, 2013
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