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Alexi Giannoulias
Alexi Giannoulias
stated on July 8, 2010 a campaign commercial
"He (Kirk) did violate Pentagon rules, twice actually, for improperly mingling politics with his military service."
True
July 8, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on June 26, 2010 an interview on "Fox & Friends"
"We are picking up oil with shovels and paper and plastic bags."
True
By Laura Figueroa • July 7, 2010
Al Hunt
Al Hunt
stated on July 4, 2010 an appearance on ABC's "This Week."
"Crime is down in Arizona."
True
By Alex Holt • July 7, 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
Democratic Governors Association
Democratic Governors Association
stated on July 23, 2010 Democratic Governors Association website
Democrats say Chafee wants to tax equipment that enables amputee veterans to drive
True
By Cynthia Needham • July 5, 2010
Carol Morgan
Carol Morgan
stated on June 25, 2010 a speech at the Texas Democratic convention
"We’re No. 1 in child hunger."
True
July 3, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on July 1, 2010 a speech at the Florida Association of Counties conference
"I have spent virtually every weekend since Memorial Day in the Panhandle."
True
July 2, 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
DuBose Porter
DuBose Porter
stated on June 10, 2010 for DuBose Porter's gubernatorial campaign
Says he "fought against $3 billion in cuts to public education since 2003."
True
By Willoughby Mariano • June 28, 2010
Mark S. Zaccaria
Mark S. Zaccaria
stated on June 2, 2010 a posting on his website
Langevin votes "the party line about 98 percent of the time."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 27, 2010
Jeff Chapman
Jeff Chapman
stated on June 17, 2010 Jekyll Island gubernatorial debate
Georgia has "more illegal aliens than the state of Arizona."
True
By Jim Tharpe • June 25, 2010
Vern Buchanan
Vern Buchanan
stated on June 24, 2010 a tweet
The national debt "has gone up by $1,729,000,000 during the Isner v. Mahut match."
True
By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 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
Bill McCollum
Bill McCollum
stated on June 15, 2010 a press release
Rick Scott "has heavily invested in a company that is geared to helping illegal aliens transfer money to family and friends out of the country."
True
By Amy Sherman • June 21, 2010
Snooki
Snooki
stated on June 7, 2010 a video promo for "Jersey Shore"
"Obama put a 10 percent tax on tanning."
True
June 21, 2010
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 7, 2010 a campaign commercial
After J.D. Hayworth "was voted out of Congress, he became a registered lobbyist" who was "paid thousands by a Florida corporation to lobby the very committee he used to serve on."
True
By Louis Jacobson • June 15, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on June 13, 2010 an interview on ABC's "This Week''
"The House has never failed to pass a budget in the modern era."
True
By Louis Jacobson • June 14, 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
John Oxendine
John Oxendine
stated on June 4, 2010 a campaign video on his website
Georgia has "a dropout rate that’s higher" than Alabama's.
True
By Willoughby Mariano • June 14, 2010
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
stated on June 7, 2010 a video on his campaign website
California's credit rating is "the worst in the country."
True
By Alex Holt • June 11, 2010
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