Latest Fact-Checks In Message Machine 2010

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Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on July 7, 2011 in a television commercial:
Since President Obama took office, "2 million jobs. Gone."
Mostly True
By Mark Naymik • July 13, 2011
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
stated on March 2, 2011 in a television ad:
Under Gov. Scott Walker’s proposals, "Money is being taken away from workers, and the tax breaks given to major corporations. "  
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 4, 2011
Kevin Rader
Kevin Rader
stated on October 29, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:
Lizbeth Benacquisto's supporters "would make (abortion) illegal in all cases, including rape, incest, even to save a woman's life."
Mostly True
By Rachel Revehl • October 29, 2010
Jeff Brandes
Jeff Brandes
stated on October 12, 2010 in a campaign video:
Bill Heller "raises taxes. Property taxes. Small business taxes. He even wants to tax the Internet. Mr. Heller said no to balancing the federal budget, that puts more debt on our kids."
Mostly True
By David DeCamp • October 28, 2010
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 28, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:
"There are 100 members of the U.S. Senate. Fifty-seven of them, including Russ Feingold, are lawyers. There are zero manufacturers and one accountant."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 22, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on October 4, 2010 in a TV ad:
"Rick Perry has become a millionaire on the public payroll."
Mostly True
October 22, 2010
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
stated on October 15, 2010 in a campaign ad:
"Carly Fiorina, she's against banning assault weapons."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 21, 2010
Dino Rossi
Dino Rossi
stated on October 12, 2010 in a campaign ad:
The Seattle Times called Patty Murray "a 'prolific sponsor of earmarks.' Patty even defended the 'Bridge to Nowhere.' "
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 20, 2010
Jack Conway
Jack Conway
stated on October 15, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
Rand Paul wants "to end all federal faith-based initiatives, and even end the deduction for religious charities."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2010
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on October 7, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
"Sharron Angle voted to protect sex offenders."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2010
stated on October 12, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:
Says Scott Walker "eliminated his own office of economic development in the middle of this recession."
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • October 15, 2010
Betty Sutton
Betty Sutton
stated on September 21, 2010 in a television campaign ad:
Says Tom Ganley has been "sued over 400 times, for fraud, discrimination and more," and "a judge called Tom Ganley's business practices "deceptive and unconscionable."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • October 15, 2010
Christine O'Donnell
Christine O'Donnell
stated on October 11, 2010 in a campaign video:
"One man (New Castle, Del., County Executive, Chris Coons) thought property taxes should be hiked almost 50 percent."
Mostly True
October 13, 2010
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on October 10, 2010 in a TV ad.:
Says Rick Scott gave a deposition in which he invoked the Fifth Amendment 75 times about his dealings as head of Columbia/HCA hospital chain
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • October 12, 2010
Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on October 9, 2010 in a campaign brochure distributed door-to-door:
"For the first time in history, Wisconsin has more government jobs than manufacturing jobs."
Mostly True
October 11, 2010
Jack Conway
Jack Conway
stated on September 28, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
Rand Paul "wants us to pay $2,000 just to get Medicare."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on October 6, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
Dan Webster "would force victims of rape and incest to bear their attacker's child."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman, Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2010
Commonsense Ten
Commonsense Ten
stated on September 15, 2010 in a TV ad:
 Says Roy Blunt "secretly inserts language to benefit tobacco giant Philip Morris" into a national security bill while "Blunt's girlfriend and son are lobbyists for the cigarette company, and just days earlier, 26 Philip Morris executives wrote checks to Blunt totaling $23,000."
Mostly True
October 5, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on September 17, 2010 in a TV ad:
When Tallahassee politicians and bureaucrats tried to run our schools, "I've stood up to them to protect local control."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 30, 2010
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
stated on September 15, 2010 in a political ad:
"As the CEO of HP, Carly Fiorina laid off 30,000 workers."
Mostly True
September 17, 2010
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