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Ralph Peters
Ralph Peters
stated on September 24, 2014 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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
By Tom Kertscher • September 19, 2014
Michelle Nunn
Michelle Nunn
stated on September 13, 2014 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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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