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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
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
stated on August 31, 2014 a direct-mail piece:
"Scott Walker has given a $10,000 tax deduction to millionaires who send their kids to exclusive private schools."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 31, 2014
Lon Burnam
Lon Burnam
stated on August 22, 2014 telephone press conference:
"Russia has more diversity in its governmental representation than we do in Texas."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 29, 2014
Drug Free America
Drug Free America
stated on August 20, 2014 a "Tampa Bay Times" editorial meeting:
Under a proposed medical marijuana amendment in Florida, "you don't get refills -- you get it forever."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • August 28, 2014
Mark Pryor
Mark Pryor
stated on August 25, 2014 a campaign ad:
Says Tom Cotton "voted against preparing America for pandemics like Ebola."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • August 28, 2014
Truth in Accounting
Truth in Accounting
stated on August 4, 2014 a recent report:
Each Georgia taxpayer would have to send $5,000 to the treasury to cover the state’s debt.
Mostly False
By April Hunt • August 27, 2014
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on August 11, 2014 comments on Fox News Business:
"Over the last 40 years, real wage growth has been flatlined because of the policies of the Federal Reserve ... It was all driven by the Federal Reserve."  
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • August 26, 2014
Michelle Nunn
Michelle Nunn
stated on August 7, 2014 television ad:
Points of Light is  "the world’s largest volunteer organization."
Mostly False
By Nancy Badertscher • August 26, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on August 15, 2014 a campaign ad:
Says of Mitch McConnell, "What can happen in 30 years? A senator can become a multi-millionaire in public office."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • August 25, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 2, 2014 a Saturday broadcast address:
Congress is on "vacation."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 22, 2014
Henry Cuellar
Henry Cuellar
stated on July 16, 2014:
Says drug cartels are using social media to offer rebates so more children from Central America get smuggled to the United States.
Mostly False
By Nicole Chavez, W. Gardner Selby • August 22, 2014
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