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Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC:
"We have a federal government that thinks they have the authority to regulate our toilet seats."
True
By Becky Bowers • March 21, 2013
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on March 19, 2013 in a Senate floor speech:
"In the last two years, we have reduced the deficit by $2.5 trillion."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 21, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 22, 2013 in remarks at a Washington, D.C. event.:
Says Houston is "home to more doctors, more nurses, more researchers than any other place in the world."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 21, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on March 6, 2013 in a keynote speech to a commercial real estate group:
Said the year before he took office, the state lost 119,000 private-sector jobs, labeling them "Corzine jobs losses of 2009."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • March 21, 2013
Drew Springer
Drew Springer
stated on March 5, 2013 in a press release:
Says bag litter increased after San Francisco banned single-use shopping bags.
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • March 20, 2013
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC:
"Scientists tell us that we could have a cure in 10 years for Alzheimer's" were it not for "overzealous regulators, excessive taxation and greedy litigators."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • March 20, 2013
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC:
"Seven of the 10 highest-income counties in the country ring the city" of Washington D.C.
True
By Molly Moorhead • March 20, 2013
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on March 4, 2013 in a news release:
Wall Street megabanks that received bailouts in 2009 now get taxpayer-funded advantages not available to community banks in Ohio.
Half-True
By Tom Feran • March 20, 2013
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on February 27, 2013 in House debate:
Says Virginia, Florida and Georgia are the three states that are the principal source for gun trafficking.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • March 20, 2013
Gene McIntyre
Gene McIntyre
stated on February 22, 2013 in a guest column:
Says we will pay the new chancellor "a basic salary of nearly $300,000 a year ... an amount that does not include the costs of this public employee’s benefits, perks and living expenses for a lavish house, an upscale car, a spending allowance, and fine dining almost every day on the taxpayer dollar."
Half-True
By Yuxing Zheng • March 20, 2013
Frank Keating
Frank Keating
stated on March 17, 2013 in an appearance on NBC's 'Meet the Press':
"In the United States, 50 percent of social services are provided by the Catholic church."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2013
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at the conservative CPAC conference:
Of every "three dollars in food stamps for the needy, seven dollars in salaries and pensions (go to) the bureaucrats who are supposed to be taking care of the poor."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2013
Doug Holder
Doug Holder
stated on March 13, 2013 in a committee hearing on HB 13:
"Nearly 25 percent of all automobile accidents are caused by texting while driving."
Mostly False
March 19, 2013
National Association for Gun Rights
National Association for Gun Rights
stated on February 27, 2013 in a TV ad.:
U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell "wants gun owners in a federal registration system."
Pants on Fire!
March 18, 2013
Julian Bond
Julian Bond
stated on March 6, 2013 in an interview:
"The incidents of threats against (President Barack Obama) are greater than for any other president in modern times."
False
By Eric Stirgus • March 18, 2013
Gary Kelly
Gary Kelly
stated on February 1, 2013 in a column:
"Taxes and fees amount to about 20 percent of a typical $300 round-trip domestic ticket. That’s higher than taxes on products like alcohol, tobacco and firearms."
Mostly True
March 17, 2013
Jeff Tittel
Jeff Tittel
stated on March 2, 2013 in an op-ed column on NJ.com:
"DEP has 2,812 employees, the lowest level since the mid-’80s."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • March 17, 2013
SEIU
SEIU
stated on March 5, 2013 in a lawsuit:
"There is no clinical evidence that vaccinating healthcare workers protects patients."
False
By Michael McKinney • March 17, 2013
Joseph Levy
Joseph Levy
stated on February 25, 2013 in a legislative hearing :
Says indoor workers get "less UV than outdoor workers, but they get more melanomas."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • March 16, 2013
Robert Kando
Robert Kando
stated on March 7, 2013 in testimony before the R.I. House Oversight Committee:
Rhode Island is the last state still using the Optech III P voting machines and they don’t meet suggested federal standards.
Half-True
By Tom Mooney • March 16, 2013
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