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Diane McKeel
Diane McKeel
stated on August 26, 2010 in in a guest column:
Says "Studies show the average age of entry into prostitution is 12 to 14 years old."
Half-True
By Janie Har • March 2, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 1, 2013 in a press briefing at the White House:
Says a majority of Americans -- and Republicans -- support his approach for deficit reduction.
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • March 1, 2013
Trey Martinez Fischer
Trey Martinez Fischer
stated on February 25, 2013 in press conference in the Texas House Speaker’s Committee Room.:
Says that since 1975, redistricting by Texas lawmakers has always been found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 1, 2013
Ami Bera
Ami Bera
stated on February 26, 2013 in a House floor speech:
Due to the sequester, "people are going to be unsafe. Homes are going to burn."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 1, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on January 29, 2013 in a radio interview.:
Virginia is "the only state" that has a tradition of attorneys general resigning if they run for governor.
True
By Warren Fiske • March 1, 2013
Arne Duncan
Arne Duncan
stated on February 24, 2013 in an appearance on "Face the Nation.":
"There are literally teachers now who are getting pink slips" because of sequestration.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • March 1, 2013
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 12, 2013 in a Twitter post.:
Says the "last non-partisan commission to improve the voting experience in America concluded that #VoterID was necessary."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 1, 2013
Duriya Farooqui
Duriya Farooqui
stated on February 13, 2013 in a presentation:
"Of the 18 stadiums built from 2004 to 2013, 47 percent of the total cost came from public sources."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • March 1, 2013
Nancy Denuccio
Nancy Denuccio
stated on February 20, 2013 in A news release:
In annual surveys of Rhode Island communities that receive Drug Free community grants, many report that more than 50 percent of youth surveyed do not think daily marijuana use poses any serious risk of harm.
Mostly True
By Michael McKinney • March 1, 2013
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on February 25, 2013 in an interview on Fox News:
Says the federal government is earning more tax revenue now "than any other time."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • February 28, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on February 26, 2013 in a budget speech to the state Legislature:
"Property taxes had increased 70 percent in the previous 10 years."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • February 28, 2013
Joseph Testa
Joseph Testa
stated on February 4, 2013 in a news conference:
"About two-thirds of all consumption is services. . . It was just the opposite" when the sales tax was enacted in the '30s.
Mostly True
By Robert Higgs • February 27, 2013
Raymond LaHood
Raymond LaHood
stated on February 25, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC:
"There's going to be a slowdown and delays in flights" as a result of the sequester.
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • February 27, 2013
Greg Walden
Greg Walden
stated on January 29, 2013 in a Tweet:
Says "Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?"
Mostly False
By Charles Pope • February 27, 2013
Mallard Fillmore
Mallard Fillmore
stated on February 9, 2013 in a syndicated cartoon:
Comic strip says government study shows Head Start "has little or no impact on the children it’s supposed to help."
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • February 26, 2013
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on February 21, 2013 in an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan:
"When I ran against incumbent President Gerald Ford, you know how much money we raised? None."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 26, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on February 13, 2013 in a speech:
Felony crimes in the city of Atlanta are the lowest they have been since 1969.
True
By Eric Stirgus • February 26, 2013
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on February 21, 2013 in an interview on Central Florida News 13:
In a budget deal struck in 2011 "a trillion dollars of cuts went into effect immediately, and then a special committee was set up ... to get agreement on another $3 trillion of cuts."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • February 25, 2013
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on February 13, 2013 in a fundraiser letter:
Says that except for foreign policy, Ron Paul’s voting record and his voting record are virtually identical.
True
By Janel Davis • February 25, 2013
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on February 19, 2013 in an interview:
"You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there."
Mostly True
February 24, 2013
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