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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

stated on January 5, 2012 in a press release.:

Congressman Scott DesJarlais "is spending his one year anniversary on vacation -- only working 6 days in all of January."

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By Michael Collins February 2, 2012

DCCC says Republican freshman Scott DesJarlais vacationed from Congress all but six days in January

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Democratic Campaign Congressional Committee, "Year One: DesJarlais Chooses Extremism and Ultra Wealthy Over Middle Class and Creating Jobs," Jan. 5, 2012

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, House calendar, January 2012

Robert Jameson, spokesman for U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, interview on Jan. 31, 2012

Robert Jameson, spokesman for U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, email on Jan. 31, 2012

Christian Science Monitor, "Will the 112th Congress work hard -- or hardly work?," Jan. 4, 2011

PolitiFact Ohio, "DCCC says Bob Gibbs is vacationing from Congress all but six days in January," Jan. 16, 2012.

stated on April 3, 2012 in in a press release.:

"The average age of members of the House of Representatives is 57 years old."

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stated on April 6, 2012 in a statement on his campaign website.:

Adding ethanol to gas "raises food costs."

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stated on December 1, 2011 in Washington Report newsletter to constituents.:

"Fewer than 10 percent of those in the House are what anyone would classify as wealthy."

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stated on September 22, 2012 in in a press release.:

"We haven’t passed a budget in more than three years and not a single appropriations bill has been brought to the floor this year."

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stated on September 4, 2012 in Tennessee Republican Party web site posting:

President Obama campaign surrogate Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley "acknowledged that we are not better off than we were four years ago."

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stated on July 23, 2012 in column in the Huffington Post:

"After one year, Tennessee’s students made their biggest single-year jump in achievement ever recorded in the state."

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Chuck Fleischmann

stated on July 17, 2012 in in a blog post on his campaign website.:

Says that President Obama said that "Small Businesses Succeed Because of Government."

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Lou Ann Zelenik

stated on July 26, 2012 in in an ongoing radio commercial.:

"Diane Black voted to fund Obamacare."

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stated on June 23, 2012 in an email to constituents:

"If you have ever visited Nashville or Washington D.C. you will see MANY names and initials carved into ... desks."

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stated on June 27, 2012 in Posted by Ciparro's website:

"In the last 10 years, only one piece of legislation has been cosponsored and passed by" John Duncan Jr.

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stated on June 1, 2012 in a press release.:

The United States has experienced "40 straight months of unemployment at 8 percent or higher."

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Tennessee Democratic Party

stated on April 25, 2012 in a blog post on the party’s web site on April 25, 2012:

Says U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher "breaks earmark pledge."

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stated on May 7, 2012 in an interview about WTVF-TV’s “ghost voting” story.:

Says in U.S. Congress, members "don’t even have to be on the floor for debates or votes."

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Scott DesJarlais

stated on April 24, 2012 in a blog post on his website.:

"The United States already has the highest corporate tax rate in the world."

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stated on March 20, 2012 in an op-ed published in The Hill.:

"Congress as a whole is less popular than it’s been since polling was invented."

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stated on April 3, 2012 in in a press release.:

"The average age of members of the House of Representatives is 57 years old."

true

true

stated on April 6, 2012 in a statement on his campaign website.:

Adding ethanol to gas "raises food costs."

mostly-true

mostly-true

stated on December 1, 2011 in Washington Report newsletter to constituents.:

"Fewer than 10 percent of those in the House are what anyone would classify as wealthy."

false

false

stated on September 22, 2012 in in a press release.:

"We haven’t passed a budget in more than three years and not a single appropriations bill has been brought to the floor this year."

true

true

stated on September 4, 2012 in Tennessee Republican Party web site posting:

President Obama campaign surrogate Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley "acknowledged that we are not better off than we were four years ago."

half-true

half-true

stated on July 23, 2012 in column in the Huffington Post:

"After one year, Tennessee’s students made their biggest single-year jump in achievement ever recorded in the state."

mostly-true

mostly-true

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stated on June 12, 2025 in an image:

Says Karoline Leavitt said, “America cannot function if President Trump has to deal with co-equal branches of government having the ability to check his power.”

By Ella Moore • June 13, 2025
Social Media
stated on June 10, 2025 in an ad on Craigslist:

Companies called “T-Mellon Events” and “Fight Fite Fight LLC” are offering to pay “seat fillers” in Washington, D.C, on June 14.

By Gabrielle Lazor • June 13, 2025
Instagram posts
stated on June 6, 2025 in a video:

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided Los Angeles' Gratts Learning Academy during a June graduation ceremony.

By Ella Moore • June 13, 2025
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stated on June 9, 2025 in X post:

Video shows woman exiting her car during the 2025 Los Angeles protests, shouting, “I have babies in the car!”

By Ella Moore • June 12, 2025
TikTok posts
stated on June 9, 2025 in a video:

Craigslist ad was “recruiting people for LA ‘protests.’”

By Maria Briceño • June 12, 2025
TikTok posts
stated on June 9, 2025 in a video:

Video shows Los Angeles protesters chanting “We are Los Angeles” in June 2025.

By Ella Moore • June 11, 2025
Donald Trump
stated on June 5, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

If the “Big, Beautiful” tax and spending bill doesn’t pass, “there will be a 68% tax increase.”

By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2025
Social Media
stated on June 9, 2025 in social media posts:

California Gov. Gavin Newsom shared images taken in 2021 and said they showed National Guard troops sleeping on the floor in June 2025.

By Loreben Tuquero • June 10, 2025
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stated on June 8, 2025 in an X post:

Video shows “Marines have arrived in Los Angeles” June 8 to respond to immigration protests.

By Loreben Tuquero • June 9, 2025
Facebook posts
stated on June 8, 2025 in a Facebook post:

“BREAKING: Rep. Maxine Waters calls for the United States to grant citizenship to every undocumented protester in Los Angeles” 2025 protests.

By Maria Briceño • June 9, 2025

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