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Ralph Peters
Ralph Peters
stated on September 24, 2014 an interview on "America's Newsroom"
Says President Barack Obama attacked potential terrorist targets in Syria in the middle of the night "to minimize terrorist casualties."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • September 25, 2014
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on March 27, 2012 her book "Drift"
"Not even old Gen. Eisenhower … saluted military personnel" as president.
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • September 24, 2014
Steve Southerland
Steve Southerland
stated on September 10, 2014 a campaign commercial
Says Gwen Graham "was a Washington lobbyist."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • September 23, 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
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 10, 2014 an interview
Says Scott Walker's jobs agency gives financial incentives that lead "Wisconsin companies to look at shipping jobs elsewhere. ... A company got $4.6 million in taxpayer money and actually reduced its jobs by 300 people."  
Mostly False
September 19, 2014
Michelle Nunn
Michelle Nunn
stated on September 13, 2014 a fundraiser invitation
Michelle Nunn "spent most of her childhood" in Perry, Ga.
Mostly False
By April Hunt • September 19, 2014
Trent Franks
Trent Franks
stated on September 12, 2014 a phone conference
"It is true that we know that ISIS is present in Ciudad Juarez (Mexico)"
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • September 17, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on September 15, 2014 a TV ad
Greg Abbott did "nothing" to pursue reports of the sexual abuse of boys at a West Texas state-run school.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 16, 2014
Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews
stated on September 10, 2014 a broadcast on MSNBC
Says Dick Cheney "de-Ba’athisized the Iraqi government and created ISIS."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 15, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on September 8, 2014 a campaign ad
Says "John Barrow voted with Obama 85 percent of the time."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 15, 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
Matt Mackowiak
Matt Mackowiak
stated on September 8, 2014 an opinion column
In Texas public schools, "we spend an average of $12,000 per pupil per year."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 12, 2014
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 4, 2014 a campaign ad
Says cuts to Medicare affect people who have already "paid in. We paid for it."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 9, 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
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on August 25, 2014 a campaign email.
Obamacare "cuts seniors’ Medicare."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • 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
Tom DeLay
Tom DeLay
stated on August 31, 2014 an interview on "State of the Union"
The prosecutor who brought the indictment of Texas Gov. Rick Perry "has ties to Obama. He has ties to the Democrats."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • August 31, 2014
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