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Americans for a Strong Defense
Americans for a Strong Defense
stated on January 21, 2013 in a television ad:
Says Chuck Hagel has called for "an end to our nuclear program."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 30, 2013
Steve Henson
Steve Henson
stated on January 15, 2013 in a press release:
"State revenue projections have missed the mark month after month."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • January 30, 2013
Marcia Fudge
Marcia Fudge
stated on January 17, 2013 in a panel discussion on poverty:
"When George Bush became president of the United States, 17 million people were in poverty. When he left, 30 million people were in poverty."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • January 30, 2013
Charlotte Lehan
Charlotte Lehan
stated on January 8, 2013 in in an interview:
Says Oak Grove is "one of the largest cities in Oregon" and is "the biggest city in Clackamas County and it's not a city."
Half-True
By Janie Har • January 30, 2013
Peter Palumbo
Peter Palumbo
stated on January 22, 2013 in a news release:
Driving with a dog in your lap is dangerous, in part, because it could fly forward in a crash. "An 80-pound dog at only 30 mph packs a 2,400-pound punch."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 30, 2013
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein
stated on January 27, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
"One out of every five law enforcement officers that's killed is killed with an assault weapon."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2013
Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda
Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda
stated on January 24, 2013 in a newspaper interview:
Says state workers have not had across-the-board raises in six years.
True
January 29, 2013
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 17, 2013 in a twitter post:
"Since last year’s address, more than 10,000 jobs created -- many on the high end of the employment scale."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • January 29, 2013
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 17, 2013 in a twitter post:
"Spending of government money is 17 percent less than it was a decade ago."
True
By Eric Stirgus • January 29, 2013
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 17, 2013 in a speech:
Since taking office in January 2011, "the ‘rainy day’ fund has increased by 226 percent."
True
By Eric Stirgus • January 29, 2013
Internet commenters
Internet commenters
stated on January 21, 2013 in website comments:
A Paul Ryan-Scott Walker (or Scott Walker-Paul Ryan) ticket for the White House in 2016 would be unconstitutional because both men live in Wisconsin.  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • January 28, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 17, 2013 in an interview on Fox News:
"Washington, D.C., had some of the strictest gun laws in the country. And when they passed them, violence skyrocketed."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • January 28, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 10, 2013 in a news conference:
"We just had someone last week in Neenah near a school kill someone with a bow and arrow."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • January 28, 2013
J.D. Van Brink
J.D. Van Brink
stated on December 10, 2012 in in a tea party meeting:
The federal government owns 30 percent of the land in the 50 states, or about 650 million acres.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • January 28, 2013
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on January 15, 2013 in a speech:
A Republican-sponsored Wisconsin mining bill "will take at least seven years to create jobs."  
Mostly False
January 27, 2013
Stephen Sweeney
Stephen Sweeney
stated on January 8, 2013 in a radio interview:
Says Chris Christie "vetoed" a "jobs package" of "30 bills."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • January 27, 2013
National Organization for Marriage
National Organization for Marriage
stated on January 17, 2013 in a newspaper ad:
"Religious groups like Knights of Columbus have been forced to allow same-sex marriage ceremonies in their facilities, against their beliefs."
Pants on Fire!
By Michael McKinney • January 27, 2013
Gayle Atteberry
Gayle Atteberry
stated on December 26, 2012 in in an online post :
Says "Abortion clinics in Oregon, as in most states, have no state oversight and are not held to basic health or safety standards."
Mostly False
January 26, 2013
Mike Ryan
Mike Ryan
stated on January 14, 2013 in a column in a political blog:
People committed involuntarily for 72 hours under the Baker Act will get their guns back "automatically and immediately upon discharge....and their commitment is never entered into a background check database."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 25, 2013
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on January 20, 2013 in his Fox News show:
Under President Barack Obama, "8.3 (million) fewer Americans are working today than there were four years ago."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2013
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