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Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on November 29, 2012 in a television interview:
Taxpayers are "on the hook ... for less than a third" of the proposed new Atlanta Falcons stadium, and those funds are "repaid from money that comes from outsiders."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • January 4, 2013
Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
stated on December 16, 2012 in an interview on ‘Fox News Sunday’:
Says George Washington said a free people should be armed to guard against government tyranny.
False
By Sue Owen • January 3, 2013
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on December 27, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor:
Says "10 days after Hurricane Katrina, this chamber passed two separate bills amounting to $60 billion. It has been nearly two months since we had Superstorm Sandy, and nothing has passed."
True
By Bill Wichert • January 3, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on November 9, 2012 in a news conference:
"The problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest Americans is that more than half of them are small business owners."
False
By Tom Feran • January 3, 2013
American International Group
American International Group
stated on January 1, 2013 in a TV ad:
AIG has fully repaid the federal government "plus a profit of more than $22 billion."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • January 2, 2013
Don Pridemore
Don Pridemore
stated on December 3, 2012 in a news conference:
Among Milwaukee Public Schools students, "86 percent are behind in reading and 80 percent are behind in math."  
True
January 2, 2013
Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
stated on December 18, 2012 in :
"Connecticut has the fifth toughest gun control laws in the country, including an assault weapons ban that bans 35 different weapons."
True
By Willoughby Mariano • January 2, 2013
Terry Russell
Terry Russell
stated on December 6, 2012 in in an interview:
"Individuals with mental illnesses die an average of 25 years earlier than those without a mental illness."
True
By Tom Feran • January 2, 2013
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on November 29, 2012 in remarks to the Dallas Regional Chamber:
Says that under Texas law, it takes six years to close a failing school.
False
By Sue Owen • January 1, 2013
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on December 4, 2012 in a speech:
"Over $1 trillion" was spent on anti-poverty programs in 2011, enough to "give every single poor American a check for $22,000."
Half-True
December 30, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on December 19, 2012 in a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5’s “Ask the Governor”:
Says "our economy in New Jersey gets $38 billion from the businesses at the Shore."
False
By Bill Wichert • December 30, 2012
Deepwater Wind
Deepwater Wind
stated on December 12, 2012 in a Tweet:
"Did U know? Block Island Wind Farm would mean 40% est. drop in BI electric rates."
True
By John Hill • December 29, 2012
Ginny Burdick
Ginny Burdick
stated on December 12, 2012 in an email:
"Even hunters are restricted from using large capacity magazines: there is a five cartridge limit for large game hunting, and three for bird hunting."
True
By Janie Har • December 28, 2012
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on December 23, 2012 in a roundtable discussion on ABC’s "This Week with George Stephanopoulos":
"You see 34 people (are) murdered every single day" by gunfire in America.
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • December 27, 2012
Kevin Reilly
Kevin Reilly
stated on December 7, 2012 in public remarks:
"Faculty salaries at UW System institutions have now fallen more than 18 percent below the national average."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • December 26, 2012
Jimmy Barrett
Jimmy Barrett
stated on December 6, 2012 in an interview.:
Says Virginia is the biggest state that does not have a major league sports team.    
True
December 26, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on December 6, 2012 in a news conference.:
 "The average kid comes out of Virginia colleges with about $25,000-plus in debt."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • December 24, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on December 4, 2012 in a speech:
"One out of every four students fails to earn a high school diploma. In our major cities across America, half of our kids don’t graduate."
Mostly True
December 23, 2012
Steve Lonegan
Steve Lonegan
stated on December 18, 2012 in a news release:
"The price tag amounted to nearly $4,200 for every man, woman and child in the state."
Mostly False
By Caryn Shinske • December 23, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 15, 2012 in an internet message:
"Last year, handguns killed 48 people in Japan, 8 in Great Britain, 34 in Switzerland, 52 in Canada, 58 in Israel, 21 in Sweden, 42 in West Germany and 10,728 in the United States."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 23, 2012
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