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GOP opponent says Mark Begich took campaign money from Koch brothers

By Julie Kliegman

May 19, 2014

Says Mark Begich "has taken campaign cash from the Kochs" while Dan Sullivan hasn’t.

Jerry Brown says ‘virtually no Republican’ in Washington accepts climate change science

By Julie Kliegman

May 18, 2014

"Virtually no Republican" in Washington accepts climate change science.

Marco Rubio says humans are not causing climate change

By Julie Kliegman

May 13, 2014

Human activity is not "causing these dramatic changes to our climate."

Rick Santorum: Minimum wage increase would cost 500,000 jobs

By Julie Kliegman

May 11, 2014

The CBO says that if you raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, "half a million people would lose their jobs."

Hillary Clinton says people don’t like health care law, but like its individual components

By Julie Kliegman

May 7, 2014

"A small majority of Americans don’t think they like the Affordable Care Act, but a large majority of Americans don’t want to do away with…

Tom Coburn: Death penalty deters violent criminals

By Julie Kliegman

May 6, 2014

The death penalty "is a deterrent that does affect and impact people."

Cokie Roberts: Susan Rice didn’t put the whole Benghazi attack ‘on the video’

By Julie Kliegman

May 4, 2014

In discussing the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, "Ms. Rice did say 'a terrorist attack.' It’s not that she put the whole thing…

Senate Majority PAC says Scott Brown got $400K in ‘big oil’ contributions

By Julie Kliegman

May 1, 2014

Says "Scott Brown’s carrying some big oil baggage" because he "collected over $400,000 in campaign contributions."

Senate Majority PAC says Scott Brown voted to give oil companies tax breaks

By Julie Kliegman

April 30, 2014

Says Scott Brown "voted to give oil companies big tax breaks."

Menendez: ‘White family is likely to have 6 times as much wealth as a black or Hispanic family coming out of the recession’

By Julie Kliegman

April 27, 2014

"A white family is likely to have about six times as much wealth than a black or Hispanic family coming out of the recession."

Thom Tillis, Senate Majority PAC disagree on disgraced staffers

By Julie Kliegman

April 25, 2014

Says a pro-Democratic ad is "false" for saying that he allowed two disgraced staffers in 2012 to "resign."

GOP challenger says Al Franken voted to exempt himself from health care law

By Julie Kliegman

April 24, 2014

Says Al Franken "voted to exempt himself and Congress from enrolling in (the Affordable Care Act marketplaces)."

Latest Fact Checks By Julie Kliegman

GOP opponent says Mark Begich took campaign money from Koch brothers

Jerry Brown says ‘virtually no Republican’ in Washington accepts climate change science

Marco Rubio says humans are not causing climate change

Rick Santorum: Minimum wage increase would cost 500,000 jobs

Hillary Clinton says people don’t like health care law, but like its individual components

Tom Coburn: Death penalty deters violent criminals

Cokie Roberts: Susan Rice didn’t put the whole Benghazi attack ‘on the video’

Senate Majority PAC says Scott Brown got $400K in ‘big oil’ contributions

Senate Majority PAC says Scott Brown voted to give oil companies tax breaks

Menendez: ‘White family is likely to have 6 times as much wealth as a black or Hispanic family coming out of the recession’

Thom Tillis, Senate Majority PAC disagree on disgraced staffers

GOP challenger says Al Franken voted to exempt himself from health care law