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Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on April 11, 2013 in a congressional hearing.:
The U.S. Army had a training program that put "evangelical Christians, Catholics and Mormons in the same category of religious extremism as we do al-Qaida."
Mostly False
May 3, 2013
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
stated on April 24, 2013 in a campaign speech:
"Just about everyone everywhere is spending more hours on the job, less time with their families, bringing home smaller and smaller paychecks, while they're paying more and more at the gas pump and the grocery stores."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • May 3, 2013
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on February 14, 2013 in a Senate hearing:
South Carolina has a labor shortage, specifically in the meatpacking industry.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • May 3, 2013
Dustin Inman Society
Dustin Inman Society
stated on April 15, 2013 in a billboard advertisement:
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says South Carolina "has a labor shortage and wants more immigration."
Mostly False
By Janel Davis • May 3, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 30, 2013 in a White House news conference:
For people with insurance, the only impact of the health care law "is that their insurance is stronger, better and more secure than it was before. Full stop. That's it. They don't have to worry about anything else."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • May 2, 2013
Wayne Smith
Wayne Smith
stated on April 17, 2013 in an interview.:
"Science has not shown greenhouse gases to be a problem."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • May 2, 2013
Leonard Lance
Leonard Lance
stated on April 15, 2013 in a press release:
"The Internal Revenue code has ballooned to a 5,600-page, 4 million-word complicated mess that is seven times as long as the Bible with none of the good news."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • May 2, 2013
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
stated on April 19, 2013 in an email announcing his gubernatorial campaign kickoff:
"Ohioans want an end to pay-to-play politics."
False
By Henry J. Gomez • May 2, 2013
Oregon Health Authority
Oregon Health Authority
stated on April 24, 2013 in a draft report:
Says that in 2007, "Oregon ranked 25th -- or 7th from the bottom -- in percentage of children with untreated decay compared to 32 other states with similar data."
False
By Janie Har • May 2, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 29, 2013 in a Facebook post:
"Every Florida teacher gets a pay raise."
Half-True
May 1, 2013
Friends of Miami First
Friends of Miami First
stated on April 23, 2013 in a mailer:
The Dolphins stadium renovation will "create more than 4,000 new local jobs."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • May 1, 2013
Jack Ohman
Jack Ohman
stated on April 25, 2013 in a column on an editorial cartoon.:
Says the fertilizer plant that exploded in West, Texas,"had not been inspected by the state of Texas since 2006."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 1, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 30, 2013 in a press conference:
Long-term federal investment in U.S. airports is urgent because "there was a recent survey of the top airports … in the world, and there was not a single U.S. airport that came in the top 25."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 1, 2013
Marina Dimitrijevic
Marina Dimitrijevic
stated on April 25, 2013 in a news release:
The Milwaukee County Board approved a reform package by a 15-3 vote, "meaning Board Supervisors’ salaries will be cut by 20 percent" and "the Board’s budget will be cut by 50 percent."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • May 1, 2013
Bob Goodlatte
Bob Goodlatte
stated on April 14, 2013 in a TV appearance.:
Federal prosecutions for lying on background checks to buy guns are "down 40 percent" under President Barack Obama.
Half-True
May 1, 2013
Renee Unterman
Renee Unterman
stated on March 26, 2013 in a speech:
Says state Senate leaders have accepted $142,400 in campaign contributions from dentists and pharmacists during the past two years.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • May 1, 2013
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on April 24, 2013 in a news release reacting to FitzGerald's run for governor:
Accuses Ed FitzGerald of "pay-to-play and corruption politics."
Pants on Fire!
By Henry J. Gomez • April 30, 2013
Ted Poe
Ted Poe
stated on April 25, 2013 in an interview on Fox Business Network:
Says new Medicare billing guidelines "have nine codes for (injuries by) turkeys."
True
By Becky Bowers • April 30, 2013
John McCain
John McCain
stated on April 26, 2013 in a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce:
"Over half" of science, technology, engineering and mathematics students "receiving advanced degrees are not citizens of the United States of America."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 30, 2013
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on April 23, 2013 in a ZPolitics op-ed:
"Despite having their budget increased by over 40 percent since 2009 … pending claims for benefits with the (Department of Veterans Affairs) have increased from 391,000 to 890,000 under the Obama Administration."
True
By Willoughby Mariano • April 30, 2013
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