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Future PAC (Oregon House Democrats)
Future PAC (Oregon House Democrats)
stated on October 9, 2010 a campaign mailer
Say Matt Wand cut Troutdale police, created a slush fund for himself.
Pants on Fire!
By Janie Har • October 11, 2010
Bill Flores
Bill Flores
stated on September 28, 2010 a TV ad.
PolitiFact Texas says "Congressman Edwards' attacks on Bill Flores are false."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 2, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 28, 2010 a speech in Madison, Wisc.
The Republican election platform "was actually written with the help of a former lobbyist for AIG and a former lobbyist for Exxon-Mobil."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 30, 2010
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on September 17, 2010 a speech to the Values Voter Summit
"Speaker Pelosi ... has been busy sticking the taxpayer with her $100,000 bar tab for alcohol on the military jets that she's flying."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 25, 2010 an e-mail
After Hurricane Katrina, "Dallas and San Antonio took in 5,000 to 10,000 refugees each, but (Bill) White brought in 250,000 and put them up in his 'buddies' empty apartment buildings and let the federal government pay their rents for over two years. They did not return to New Orleans, most of them are on welfare."
False
September 19, 2010
Peter Kilmartin
Peter Kilmartin
stated on September 1, 2010 a campaign commercial
"When the mayor of Providence's brother wrote over 100 grand in bad checks to the city, Joe Fernandez didn't have the guts to prosecute him. He let him off the hook."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 10, 2010
Joseph Fernandez
Joseph Fernandez
stated on August 25, 2010 a candidate mailing
I "kicked crooked cops and government officials off the public pension rolls."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 10, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on August 27, 2010 an ad.
"When career politician Daniel Webster became speaker of the House, he wasted $32,000 of our money on a spiral staircase for his office."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • August 31, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on August 14, 2010 a speech
Says most of Perry's chiefs of staff have been lobbyists.
True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • August 30, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 17, 2010 a TV ad.
Bill McCollum "backed Jim Greer's effort to hide financial irregularities."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • August 18, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on July 19, 2010 a Perry website
Says Bill White "profiteered in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • August 9, 2010
Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene
stated on August 3, 2010 comments to the media.
Jeff Greene on why he went Cuba.
Full Flop
By Aaron Sharockman • August 4, 2010
Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene
stated on July 31, 2010 a campaign mail piece.
"Kendrick Meek was named one of the two most corrupt Democrats in Congress by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • August 3, 2010
Susana Martinez
Susana Martinez
stated on July 22, 2010 a campaign commercial
In New Mexico, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish "spent federal stimulus funds on campaign Christmas cards."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2010
Let's Get To Work
Let's Get To Work
stated on July 14, 2010 in a TV ad.
Bill McCollum "diverted a state plane to his home 53 times. A state auditor called it: likely a misuse of state resources."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • July 16, 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
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on June 28, 2010 a campaign mailer
"John Oxendine is under a state ethics investigation because he illegally funneled more than $120,000 to his campaign from shady insurance political action committees in Alabama."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 12, 2010
J.D. Hayworth
J.D. Hayworth
stated on June 14, 2010 a campaign commerical
John McCain "began his career in Washington as a lobbyist when he was appointed in 1976 as the Navy's liaison to the United States Senate."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2010
Gail Buckner
Gail Buckner
stated on June 27, 2010 political debate
"I have filed every disclosure that has ever been required."
True
By Jim Tharpe • July 5, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on June 17, 2010 a press conference
Gov. Rick Perry broke his promise that he would not accept a $40,000 pay increase.
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • June 27, 2010
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