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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
Meg Whitman
Meg Whitman
stated on April 16, 2010 a campaign commerical:
Steve Poizner "increased his department's budget nearly 14 percent."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2010
Steve Poizner
Steve Poizner
stated on April 10, 2010 a campaign commercial:
California Republican gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman "contributed to, and campaigned, for" Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on May 12, 2010 statements to the press:
On returning Republican campaign contributions.
Full Flop
By Laura Figueroa • May 19, 2010
Steve Poizner
Steve Poizner
stated on April 10, 2010 a campaign commercial:
"Taxpayer-funded benefits to illegals" in California are "a skyrocketing cost under Obamacare."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 19, 2010
Meg Whitman
Meg Whitman
stated on May 14, 2010 a campaign commercial:
California gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner, a Republican, "gave $10,000 to Al Gore's recount" effort in 2000.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 18, 2010
Lone Star Project
Lone Star Project
stated on April 29, 2010 an e-mail blast.:
Says state's expected "increase in federal political clout is almost entirely due to the growth of the African American and Hispanic populations in Texas in virtually every region of the state."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 17, 2010
Allen Boyd
Allen Boyd
stated on April 23, 2010 a TV ad:
Says that when he first ran for office in the late 1980s, "there were still folks who didn't have phone service. Soon I'd helped ensure that everyone in North Florida could access a dial tone."
Mostly True
By Laura Figueroa • May 14, 2010
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on May 4, 2010 a campaign statement.:
Scott Maddox is a "lobbyist."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • May 6, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on April 29, 2010 various comments over the past few months:
On whether to run for the U.S. Senate as an independent.
Full Flop
By Aaron Sharockman • April 29, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 28, 2010 a campaign memo.:
"By registration fewer than 20 percent of Florida voters are Independents."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 29, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on April 22, 2010 a statement.:
"Daniel Webster said he's out. Now he says he's in."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 27, 2010
Chet Edwards
Chet Edwards
stated on April 21, 2010 a campaign video:
Republican challenger Bill Flores "has never once voted in a general election in our district."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 27, 2010
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