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Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
stated on February 6, 2013 in an editorial.:
Says Texas ranks last in the percentage of residents with high school diplomas.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 8, 2013
Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on January 30, 2013 in a news conference:
Florida has "the second-lowest (campaign) contribution limit in the entire country."
False
February 8, 2013
Kelly Ayotte
Kelly Ayotte
stated on February 3, 2013 in a guest commentary:
"When total Sandy spending is added up, it's more than the annual budget for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. And it's more than twice the annual budget of the U.S. Energy Department."
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • February 8, 2013
Joyce Beatty
Joyce Beatty
stated on January 14, 2013 in a floor speech in the House of Representatives:
Says each year approximately 30,000 people in the United States die as a result of gunfire, and about 80,000 people are wounded.  
Mostly True
By Sabrina Eaton • February 8, 2013
Dan Becker
Dan Becker
stated on January 14, 2013 in a news release:
"This is the first time since Roe was decided in 1973 that a court has granted personhood status to the preborn."
False
By Janel Davis • February 8, 2013
Janet Freedman
Janet Freedman
stated on January 13, 2013 in an interview on 10 News Conference:
Tide gauges measuring sea level in Rhode Island since 1930 have risen "maybe about 10 inches since that time."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 8, 2013
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 27, 2013 in an interview:
"We’re taxing our small businesses now at rates higher than corporations."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 7, 2013
Barbara Buono
Barbara Buono
stated on January 29, 2013 in an interview on Fox 5’s Good Day New York:
Says the pension and health benefits reform "eliminated collective bargaining for health benefits."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • February 7, 2013
Chris Redfern
Chris Redfern
stated on January 23, 2013 in a press statement:
Says Gov. John Kasich can remove the president of the State Board of Education.
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • February 7, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 6, 2013 in on the Internet:
"Washington, D.C., now has greater population than Wyoming and Vermont, more active duty military than 29 states, more tax revenue than 29 states (and) a larger domestic product than 27 states."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 31, 2013 in a news conference:
Says his budget provides "the highest state funding level in history" for education.
Half-True
February 6, 2013
Leon Young
Leon Young
stated on January 19, 2013 in a news article:
Wisconsin state lawmakers worked seven days in 2012 but got "paid for a whole year."
Pants on Fire!
February 6, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on February 4, 2013 in an interview on the “Late Show with David Letterman”:
Says "in Katrina, they approved $60 billion within 10 days of the storm on a voice vote."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • February 6, 2013
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on January 24, 2013 in a news release:
Says out-of-state abortion clinics "have marketed their services to minors" in states with parental consent laws.
True
By Stephen Koff • February 6, 2013
TriMet
TriMet
stated on January 29, 2013 in an advertisement:
Says "MAX carries 30 percent of evening rush-hour commuters traveling from Downtown on the Sunset and Banfield freeways."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • February 5, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 16, 2013 in in a speech:
"A majority of Americans agree with" a ban on assault weapons. "And by the way, so did Ronald Reagan."  
True
By Janel Davis • February 5, 2013
Richard Saslaw
Richard Saslaw
stated on January 9, 2013 in an interview:
"One-third of the gasoline is purchased by out-of-state people" in Virginia
False
February 5, 2013
stated on January 29, 2013 in an interview:
40 percent of U.S. gun sales "are occurring outside of" licensed gun dealers.  
Half-True
February 4, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 30, 2013 in a U.S. Senate committee hearing.:
Says the claim that 40 percent of guns are sold without background checks traces to information gathered before background checks were even required.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 4, 2013
Keith Faber
Keith Faber
stated on January 7, 2013 in a newspaper interview:
"Ohio is doing better right now than the national average on all the (economic) numbers."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • February 4, 2013
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