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Latest Fact-Checks In Message Machine 2014

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Jack Trammell
Jack Trammell
stated on October 20, 2014 a TV ad.
Dave Brat said "the best way to fix Social Security would be to give seniors back what they paid in and no more."
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • November 2, 2014
Allan Fung
Allan Fung
stated on October 9, 2014 a TV commercial
Gina Raimondo "paid 70 million in taxpayer dollars to millionaire hedge fund managers."
Mostly False
By Alex Kuffner • October 31, 2014
Color of Change
Color of Change
stated on October 29, 2014 an Arkansas flyer
Republicans are "trying to impeach our president."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno • October 30, 2014
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on October 7, 2014 in television commercial
"I fought 38 Studios from the beginning."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 30, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on September 16, 2014 a TV ad
Says Rick Scott cut education by over a billion dollars, meaning thousands of teachers "lost their jobs" and "class sizes went up."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 22, 2014
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on September 16, 2014 a campaign ad
Says Tom Steyer is a "California billionaire who stands to profit by blocking Keystone" and "is spending big to help" Bruce Braley.  
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • September 19, 2014
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on August 19, 2014 a commercial
Says Gina Raimondo's "venture capital firm secured a secret no-bid contract funded by taxpayers."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 14, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on August 15, 2014 A campaign ad
Says Mitch McConnell voted "three times for corporate tax breaks that send Kentucky jobs overseas."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • September 12, 2014
Cory Gardner
Cory Gardner
stated on September 2, 2014 a campaign ad
Says on contraception, his plan is "cheaper and easier for you" than Sen. Mark Udall’s
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • September 8, 2014
Ending Spending Action Fund
Ending Spending Action Fund
stated on August 25, 2014 a campaign ad
Says Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s "wealth has surged while in public office."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • September 2, 2014
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on August 22, 2014 a campaign ad
Says Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Terri Lynn Land "said guaranteeing equal pay for women who do the same job as men is not a good idea."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • September 2, 2014
Mark Pryor
Mark Pryor
stated on August 25, 2014 a campaign ad
Says Tom Cotton "voted against preparing America for pandemics like Ebola."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • August 28, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on August 15, 2014 a campaign ad
Says of Mitch McConnell, "What can happen in 30 years? A senator can become a multi-millionaire in public office."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • August 25, 2014
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on August 19, 2014 a campaign ad
While "Arkansas seniors depend on Social Security and Medicare," Sen. Mark Pryor supports an overhaul so they "couldn’t get Social Security until they turn 68 or 69."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 20, 2014
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on August 5, 2014 a campaign ad
Says he "voted for even stronger protections (in the Violence Against Women Act) than Obama's agenda will allow."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • August 13, 2014
Dawson Hodgson
Dawson Hodgson
stated on May 27, 2014 a radio commercial
Peter Kilmartin voted for the 38 Studios loan guarantee and his State House job was to "twist [legislator’s] arms to vote for deals like this."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 30, 2014
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on March 26, 2014 a news release.
In 2007, Ed Gillespie "was paid $300,000 to be the frontman for a coalition that made the individual mandate the centerpiece of its health reform plan."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • May 23, 2014