Latest Fact-Checks In Message Machine 2010

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National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 23, 2010 in a campaign commerical:
Blames Mike McIntyre and Nancy Pelosi for the second straight year of no cost-of-living increases for Social Security beneficiaries.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2010
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on October 6, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
"Michael Bennet cast the deciding vote" for the stimulus and the health care bill.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2010
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on October 22, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:
"In Congress Tom Barrett voted to allow abortions through the ninth month, just moments before the baby is born."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 26, 2010
Scott Rigell
Scott Rigell
stated on October 4, 2010 in a TV ad:
Says Glenn Nye voted "in lock step with Nancy Pelosi" 83 percent of the time.
Mostly False
By Wes Hester • October 25, 2010
Glenn Nye
Glenn Nye
stated on August 12, 2010 in a TV ad:
 Says he "voted no on the Wall Street bailouts."
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • October 25, 2010
Jim Sullivan
Jim Sullivan
stated on October 22, 2010 in campaign literature distributed to district residents:
Says he "stood up to his own party by voting against the budget to stop runaway government spending."
Mostly False
October 23, 2010
Alexi Giannoulias
Alexi Giannoulias
stated on October 15, 2010 in a TV ad:
"Mark Kirk: Lied about going to war. Opposed middle class tax cuts. And said unemployment’s not that big an issue."
Mostly False
October 19, 2010
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 10, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:
Says Russ Feingold supported a stimulus plan that allowed a company to create 3,000 jobs in China.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 19, 2010
Dan Gelber
Dan Gelber
stated on October 8, 2010 in a TV campaign ad:
"Pam Bondi told a group of lobbyists she’ll side with corporate special interests as attorney general."
Mostly False
By Laura Figueroa • October 18, 2010
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood
stated on October 15, 2010 in a direct mail campaign piece:
Says "Scott Walker tried to pass a law to allow pharmacists to block women’s access to birth control."
Mostly False
October 18, 2010
Jason Isaac
Jason Isaac
stated on October 7, 2010 in a video ad.:
Says state Rep. Patrick Rose votes 90 percent with liberals, backed the state's largest tax increase, proposed nearly $15 billion in government spending and supported "Obama-style government-run health care system for Texas."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 15, 2010
Christine O'Donnell
Christine O'Donnell
stated on October 11, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
Delaware Democratic Senate candidate Chris Coons "thought that a 911 call should be taxed."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 13, 2010
Julie Lassa
Julie Lassa
stated on September 21, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:
Says "Sean Duffy was a no-show" as Ashland County District Attorney while he was on the campaign trail
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • October 13, 2010
Patrick Rose
Patrick Rose
stated on September 24, 2010 in a TV ad.:
Says Republican opponent Jason Isaac is peddling a plan meaning Texans "would pay the highest sales taxes in America, up to 14.5 percent."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 9, 2010
Sharron Angle
Sharron Angle
stated on October 7, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
Harry Reid "voted to use taxpayer dollars to pay for Viagra for convicted child molesters and sex offenders."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2010
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 7, 2010 in campaign literature mailed to state residents:
Says "Russ Feingold cut Medicare by $523 billion."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 8, 2010
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 4, 2010 in a television election ad:
Says that "93 percent of the time John Boccieri voted with Nancy Pelosi."
Mostly False
By Sabrina Eaton • October 8, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on October 6, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
Daniel Webster "is an advocate for a group that teaches that mothers should not work outside the home."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman, Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 27, 2010 in a TV ad.:
"Alex Sink funneled three quarters of a million dollars in no-bid contracts to Bank of America."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 5, 2010
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on August 25, 2010 in a television ad:
"Barbara Boxer voted to cut spending on Medicare benefits by $500 billion, cuts so costly to hospitals and nursing homes that they could stop taking Medicare altogether."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 4, 2010
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