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Christopher Plante

Christopher Plante

Mostly True

But a constitutional amendment isn't the issue

"The governor does not have any power to veto a referendum [on same-sex marriage] that would be a constitutional amendment."

Protect Families First

Protect Families First

False

They admit they were wrong

"The average age of first marijuana use is 12."

Club for Growth

Club for Growth

False

No evidence of that much fraud

"In Minnesota, well over 6,200 election-day registrations from 2008 proved fraudulent."

Vince Megna

Vince Megna

False

Assumes facts not in evidence

"200 consumer laws were destroyed" in 2011 when Gov. Scott Walker signed Act 92.  

Allen West

Allen West

True

Yes, by a 398-1 vote

"This week the House of Representatives voted to remove the word ‘lunatic’ from federal law."

Sherry Sylvester

Sherry Sylvester

Mostly True

Mild exaggeration, if it please the court

Says personal-injury trial lawyers "have provided over 80 percent of the funding for the Texas Democratic Party for over a decade."

Texas Values

Texas Values

Mostly False

It's a parent!

Says legislation supported by gay rights activists would strip "mother" and "father" from future Texas birth certificates.

People's Majority

People's Majority

Pants on Fire!

Super PAC has zero evidence

"Sheldon Whitehouse [got] a secret closed-door briefing, warning of the [2008 economic] crash."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

False

A widely spread misquote

Says Mitt Romney "called the Arizona law a model for the nation."

Jon Husted

Jon Husted

False

Laws already on the books would intervene

A member of the redistricting commission proposed in Issue 2 "could accept a bribe from somebody" and "couldn’t be removed from this commission."

Government is Not God PAC

Government is Not God PAC

False

A real stretch

"Barack Hussein Obama will ... force Christian schools to hire non-Christian teachers."

Brendan Doherty

Brendan Doherty

Mostly True

Update: New ruling after additional evidence on loan repayment

"The Providence Economic Development Partnership . . .which you [Cicilline] chaired, loaned $103,000 in taxpayer funds to one of your campaign workers. The worker never paid back the loan."

Paul Summers

Paul Summers

Mostly True

A judgment call

Tennessee's appeals court judges "were selected by a handful of party officials in Nashville" before the system of "merit selection" was put into effect.

David Cicilline

David Cicilline

Mostly False

Access delayed, access denied.

"The auditor [for the city of Providence] was not locked out" of access to the city's finances.

Gregory Costantino

Gregory Costantino

Mostly True

Record shows he voted

Rep. Peter Petrarca "voted on two pieces of legislation that helped auto body shops … and at that point I think there is a conflict of interest."

UltraViolet

UltraViolet

Half-True

Bill he co-sponsored could hamper IVF, but not "outlaw" it

Paul Ryan would "outlaw in vitro fertilization."

NARAL Pro-Choice America

NARAL Pro-Choice America

True

Gemma acknowledges change

"In 2010, Mr. [Anthony] Gemma described himself as a 'pro-life' candidate. Now, he claims to be pro-choice."

Eric Holder

Eric Holder

Mostly True

A 2006 survey, mostly unchallenged

Says recent studies indicate that nationally, only 8 percent of white voting-age citizens but 25 percent of African-American voting-age citizens lack government-issued photo IDs.

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

Mostly True

Some legal scholars find fault, but for the layperson, it's close

The Supreme Court said the individual mandate "is a tax. So it's a tax."

David Dewhurst

David Dewhurst

Half-True

Takes the Senate plus the House

Says he "passed" eight measures, including ones to prevent groping at airport security checks and to bar "sanctuary" cities in Texas.  

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