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James Bennett
James Bennett
stated on January 1, 2013 in a Gov. Lincoln Chafee YouTube video:
"Our numbers are going up at the airport."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 10, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on December 14, 2012 in a TV interview:
"In the four years before I became governor, we increased state debt $5.2 billion. We've paid it down $2 billion."
Half-True
January 10, 2013
Pardeep Kaleka
Pardeep Kaleka
stated on December 17, 2012 in an online video:
"Every day, 34 Americans are murdered with guns."
Mostly True
January 9, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 8, 2013 in a State of the State address:
Says in fiscal year 2011, the state had "a projected $11 billion deficit."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • January 9, 2013
Bill Seitz
Bill Seitz
stated on January 10, 2013 in an interview with the Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio's judges, "compared to other similar states, are being woefully underpaid."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • January 9, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on December 11, 2012 in :
On same-sex marriage
Full Flop
By Willoughby Mariano • January 9, 2013
Emergency Committee for Israel
Emergency Committee for Israel
stated on December 19, 2012 in an ad:
"While President Obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear Iran, Hagel says military action is not a viable, feasible, responsible option."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 8, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 7, 2013 in a press conference:
Says a federal plan to expand Medicaid would cost Florida taxpayers $26 billion over 10 years.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • January 8, 2013
Texas Medical Association
Texas Medical Association
stated on December 7, 2012 in a Twitter post.:
Says 31 percent of Texas physicians accept all new Medicaid patients, down from 67 percent in 2000.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 8, 2013
Amy Kremer
Amy Kremer
stated on January 3, 2013 in an interview:
U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss votes more with Democrats than with conservatives.
False
By Eric Stirgus • January 8, 2013
Kenneth Block
Kenneth Block
stated on December 16, 2012 in a newspaper commentary:
"Eleven states complete their [legislative] sessions within three calendar months, and another five only meet biennially."
Mostly True
By John Hill • January 8, 2013
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on November 29, 2012 in a news conference:
Says "Detroit dumping a bunch of sewage" in Lake Erie "causes big problems" for Ohio.
Half-True
By Aaron Marshall • January 7, 2013
Patrick Wales
Patrick Wales
stated on December 6, 2012 in a symposium.:
There is "over 20 times more energy" in a proposed Southside uranium mining site than "there is in all the oil that’s estimated to be off Virginia’s coast"
True
January 7, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on November 16, 2012 in a speech:
"Our pension system is the only one in the country that’s 100 percent funded."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 6, 2013
Environment New Jersey
Environment New Jersey
stated on December 18, 2012 in an online post about global warming:
"Hurricane Sandy, the most destructive Atlantic storm ever."
Mostly False
By Caryn Shinske • January 6, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 16, 2012 in a Facebook posting:
"Switzerland (where the government) issues every household a gun . . . has the lowest gun related crime rate of any civilized country in the world!!!"
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 6, 2013
Sam Adams
Sam Adams
stated on December 20, 2012 in a term review document.:
Says "last year the graduation rate for our combined six-district footprint jumped 5.5 percent."
Half-True
By Ian K. Kullgren • January 4, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on December 30, 2012 in in a tweet:
"Report that #GOP insisting on changes to Social Security as part of #fiscalcliff false. BTW those changes are supported by @barackobama."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 4, 2013
Lois Kolkhorst
Lois Kolkhorst
stated on September 23, 2012 in a breakfast at the Texas Tribune Festival.:
Says that according to "many reports and even our own data," the state of Texas spent more through Medicaid on orthodontia than all other states combined.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 4, 2013
Marcia Fudge
Marcia Fudge
stated on January 1, 2013 in a news release:
The so-called doc fix in the fiscal cliff deal will cut payments "for treating illnesses disproportionately impacting minorities, including end stage renal disease and diabetes."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • January 4, 2013
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