Latest Fact-Checks In Message Machine 2010

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Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on March 3, 2011 in a speech in the Senate:
"Hitler didn't want unions. Stalin didn't want unions. Mubarak didn't want independent unions. These autocrats in history don't want independent unions."
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By Tom Feran • March 8, 2011
Sharron Angle
Sharron Angle
stated on October 25, 2010 in a TV ad:
Sen. Harry Reid voted "against declaring English our national language, twice."
True
October 29, 2010
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on September 22, 2010 in a campaign ad:
"Decorated Marine, two-tour Iraq war vet."
True
By Joe Guillen • October 29, 2010
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on October 21, 2010 in a TV ad:
As CEO of WWE, Linda McMahon "was caught tipping off a ringside physician" about a federal investigation into illegally distributing steroids to wrestlers.
True
October 27, 2010
stated on October 21, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:
Says "Scott Walker wants to make abortion illegal, even in cases of rape, incest or to protect the life of the mother."
True
October 26, 2010
Donna Campbell
Donna Campbell
stated on October 19, 2010 in an ad:
Says Lloyd Doggett voted for the health care, stimulus and cap-and-trade bills.
True
October 26, 2010
Kevin Rader
Kevin Rader
stated on October 20, 2010 in a TV campaign ad:
Lizbeth Benacquisto "broke election law 105 times, hiding special interest contributors."
True
By Pat Gillespie • October 24, 2010
Michael Bennet
Michael Bennet
stated on October 15, 2010 in a campaign ad:
Ken Buck wants to "outlaw abortion, even in cases of rape or incest."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 18, 2010
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on October 8, 2010 in a campaign ad:
John Raese's wife "is registered to vote in Florida so she can't even vote for him."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 14, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on October 6, 2010 in a television campaign ad:
Since the stimulus package was passed, "Ohio’s lost over 100,000 more jobs."
True
By Stephen Koff • October 11, 2010
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on October 4, 2010 in a TV ad:
"I said no to these big bank bailouts."
True
October 7, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on October 6, 2010 in a TV ad.:
"Webster sponsored a bill to create a form of marriage that would trap women in abusive relationships."
True
By Aaron Sharockman, Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2010
Tom Ganley
Tom Ganley
stated on September 16, 2010 in a campaign video:
"An organized crime syndicate was extorting money from his (Tom Ganley’s) business, threatening his family, but he fought back and won the FBI's highest civilian award"
True
By Tom Feran • September 30, 2010
Dave Yost
Dave Yost
stated on August 10, 2010 in a campaign video:
"Pepper ... kicked off a jock tax, imposing a levy on the sports and entertainment industry."
True
By Joe Guillen • September 29, 2010
Todd Staples
Todd Staples
stated on September 16, 2010 in a radio interview.:
Says the U.S. Constitution provides for just compensation when land is taken under eminent domain.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 28, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 12, 2010 in a TV ad:
"We've created more than 850,000 jobs, more than all the other states combined."
True
September 23, 2010
Citizens for the Republic
Citizens for the Republic
stated on September 21, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
Children born today will carry a $30,000 share of the national debt.
True
By Louis Jacobson • September 23, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on September 3, 2010 in a TV ad.:
Ed Schultz said Alan Grayson is "what it's all about."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 16, 2010
John Dennis
John Dennis
stated on September 14, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
Taxpayers pay $18,000 a month for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's district office in downtown San Francisco. 
True
September 15, 2010
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on August 23, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
Sharron Angle "would eliminate the Department of Education."
True
By Louis Jacobson • September 1, 2010
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