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Cantor earns Pants on Fire for World of Warcraft

National

Eric Cantor says the federal government spent $1.2 million paying seniors to play World of Warcraft. PolitiFact Virginia rated that Pants on Fire.

By Sean Gorman February 22, 2013

House Majority Leader Cantor says Washington’s spending habits are so bad that they’ve entered the realm of fantasy.

"The National Science Foundation spent $1.2 million paying seniors to play World of Warcraft to study the impact it had on their brain," Cantor, R-7th, claimed in a Feb. 19 news release identifying examples of what he said are wasteful spending.

PolitiFact Virginia plunged into the depths of Azeroth to investigate his claim and found his backpack was empty. Pants on Fire!

See Truth-O-Meter item.

stated on December 4, 2016 in a radio interview.:

"If you’re a single mom, and you’ve two kids in the city of Richmond, you can almost make $50,000 a year on the public dole."

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stated on November 27, 2016 in a tweet.:

There was "serious voter fraud" in Virginia.

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stated on November 9, 2016 in an interview.:

Ed Gillespie "would not mention (Donald Trump’s) name unless he was condemning him."

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stated on October 17, 2016 in a debate.:

"The Declaration of Independence was written on paper made out of hemp."

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stated on October 11, 2016 in a radio ad.:

Joe Morrissey "has been a delegate in the General Assembly for eight years with no laws passed to help our black community with education or workforce."

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stated on October 17, 2016 in a debate.:

The city of Richmond "built the second richest team in the NFL a $14 million stadium."

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stated on October 4, 2016 in a debate.:

Donald Trump says "that NATO is obsolete and that we need to get rid of NATO..."

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stated on October 4, 2016 in a debate:

"Richard Nixon released tax returns when he was under audit."

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stated on September 27, 2016 in a web video.:

"The Virginia population increased by just 8 percent from 2005 to 2015, but the per capita spending in the budget increased by a whopping 38 percent."

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stated on September 15, 2016 in a debate.:

In Richmond, Va., there’s "more moving vans coming in than going out."

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stated on September 6, 2016 in a speech:

"When Moammar Gadhafi was set to visit the United Nations, and no one would let him stay in New York, Trump allowed Gadhafi to set up an elaborate tent at his Westchester County (New York) estate."

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stated on September 6, 2016 in a rally.:

Barack Obama has "doubled our national debt. Doubled it. It's going to be close to $20 trillion when he leaves."

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stated on August 29, 2016 in an interview.:

"Undocumented workers crossing the border right now is at a 12-year low."

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stated on August 13, 2016:

On drilling off the Atlantic coast

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stated on August 20, 2016 in a rally:

As governor, Tim Kaine "oversaw a huge increase in illegal immigration, a tremendous increase."

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stated on August 27, 2024 in an Instagram post:

California S.B. 1174 eliminates the requirement for voter ID at polling places.

By Sofia Ahmed • August 30, 2024
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stated on August 29, 2024 in X posts:

President Joe Biden “did a campaign ad at the graves in Arlington in 2020.”

By Loreben Tuquero • August 30, 2024
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stated on August 16, 2024 in a video:

Video shows “Kamala Harris describing how she can ruin lives with the 'swipe of a pen.’"

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • August 30, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on August 25, 2024 in a post:

Kamala Harris’ “plan to tax unrecognized Capital Gains mean(s) if your house goes up in value you will have to pay that Tax Even if you don’t sell your House!”

By Sara Swann • August 30, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on August 25, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“There’s no such thing as menopause.”

By Madison Czopek • August 30, 2024
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stated on August 27, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“Hollywood actor Kurt Russell just said: ‘It is now proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt that Kamala Harris and Joe Biden CHEATED in the 2020 election with mail-in ballots.’”

By Caleb McCullough • August 30, 2024
Kamala Harris
stated on August 22, 2024 in her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention:

Former President Donald Trump "intends to enact what, in effect, is a national sales tax ... that would raise prices on middle-class families by almost $4,000 a year."

By Louis Jacobson • August 30, 2024
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stated on August 27, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Kurt Russell forms a new non-woke actors alliance with Roseanne Barr and Tim Allen.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 30, 2024
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stated on August 23, 2024 in an X post:

Photo of former President Donald Trump after an assassination attempt was generated by artificial intelligence.

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 30, 2024
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stated on August 28, 2024 in an X post:

C-SPAN captions for a JD Vance speech said, “Single person clapping.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 30, 2024