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Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on July 17, 2010 an online column
"Attorney General Eric Holder is involved in the dismissal of the criminal charges" against the New Black Panther Party for voter intimidation  
False
July 23, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on June 21, 2010 a statement posted to his website
"Since 1904, the Ohio victor has won the presidency 25 out of 27 times "
True
By Robert Higgs • July 23, 2010
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on July 9, 2010 a Talking Points Memo article
"There have been 30 published polls in this election cycle and Harry Reid's been trailing in every single one."
False
July 17, 2010
Vincent Fort
Vincent Fort
stated on July 6, 2010 mailer
Says Democratic opponent is "too Republican to stand up for us."
Mostly False
By Jim Tharpe • July 14, 2010
Anthony Gemma
Anthony Gemma
stated on June 28, 2010 a speech at the state Democratic convention
Rhode Island voters are moving away from the Democratic party to non-affiliation
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 12, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on June 17, 2010 a press conference.
Says Gov. Rick Perry is "by far and away the highest-paid state employee on an hourly basis."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • July 12, 2010
Mary Norwood
Mary Norwood
stated on June 29, 2010 a television interview
"Georgia has the most restrictive ballot access laws in the country."
True
By Eric Stirgus • July 2, 2010
John Faulk
John Faulk
stated on June 12, 2010 a speech
Says Houston’s 18th congressional district has been "gentrified" and is home to "more Anglos than African Americans."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 30, 2010
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on June 28, 2010 the Kagan confirmation hearing
"In her first appellate argument, Ms. Kagan told the court that the speech and press guarantees in the First Amendment would allow the federal government to ban the publication of pamphlets discussing political issues before an election."
Half-True
June 29, 2010
Fair Districts Florida
Fair Districts Florida
stated on June 23, 2010 on the Fair Districts Florida website
"In the last 6 years, there have been 420 elections for State Senator and State Representative. Only three incumbents have been defeated!"
True
June 24, 2010
Libertarian Party of Texas
Libertarian Party of Texas
stated on June 7, 2010 a press release
"The Republican Party lost 1.1 million registered voters since 2008. The Democratic Party lost 1.2 million registered voters… (while) voter registration in the Libertarian Party rose 8 percent."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 19, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on June 6, 2010 an interview with CNN's Candy Crowley.
"BP is setting up claims offices throughout the state."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • June 15, 2010
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on June 14, 2010 a statement on ABC News' 'This Week.'
Ninety percent of the people in Arkansas still love Bill Clinton.
Half-True
By Alex Holt • June 15, 2010
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on May 20, 2010 a campaign commercial for Bill McCollum
Bill McCollum has "recovered $200 million in Medicaid fraud."
True
By Laura Figueroa • June 14, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 9, 2010 a chain e-mail
"In 20 years there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the president by themselves."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2010
Tom Mechler
Tom Mechler
stated on May 27, 2010 a press release
"The Democrats have over 20 field agents to our zero."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 4, 2010
Michael Steele
Michael Steele
stated on May 23, 2010 an interview on ABC's This Week
The Republican Party "fought very hard in the '60s to get the civil rights bill passed, as well as the voting rights bill."
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 25, 2010
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on May 23, 2010 an interview on ABC's 'This Week.'
The primary election results show Democrats are strong in Kentucky because the Democratic candidates "both got more votes than Rand Paul did."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • May 23, 2010
Michael Steele
Michael Steele
stated on May 23, 2010 an interview on ABC's 'This Week.'
In Hawaii, "they don't have a history of throwing incumbents out of office."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • May 23, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on May 19, 2010 a Facebook post
"In three days last week, (Gov. Rick) Perry flew to five cities at taxpayers’ expense, holding press conferences, delivering $2,325,000 in checks."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2010
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