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YG Action Fund
YG Action Fund
stated on September 28, 2012 a television ad:
Says Lois Frankel "took a 40 percent pay raise" as mayor while West Palm Beach "lost jobs."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 28, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on September 23, 2012 an interview:
Says "you cannot implement Paul Ryan’s plan without allowing for any increases in revenue."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 28, 2012
Yes on 82 and 83 campaign
Yes on 82 and 83 campaign
stated on September 20, 2012 a campaign ad:
Says Measures 82 and 83 authorize just one more casino.  
Half-True
By Janie Har • September 27, 2012
Paul Sadler
Paul Sadler
stated on September 26, 2012 a press release.:
Says Ted Cruz "has pledged to eliminate" the U.S. Department of Education, which would end federal aid to college students.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 27, 2012
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on September 4, 2012 a TV ad:
Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "supports massive tax cuts for corporations that outsource Wisconsin jobs."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 26, 2012
John Sharp
John Sharp
stated on June 18, 2012 a speech in Austin:
Says scientists predict "sometime in the future, an event that will kill … somewhere between 80 and 90 million people."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • September 25, 2012
Chris Devaney
Chris Devaney
stated on September 4, 2012 Tennessee Republican Party web site posting:
President Obama campaign surrogate Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley "acknowledged that we are not better off than we were four years ago."
Half-True
By Michael Collins • September 21, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 21, 2012 a campaign ad:
Says President Barack Obama is responsible for pending defense cuts.
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 21, 2012
William O'Brien
William O'Brien
stated on August 15, 2012 a campaign mailer sent to New Boston residents in August 2012:
Says when Republicans took over the state legislature in 2010, New Hampshire’s tax rate for employers was 50th in the nation, and unemployment had more than doubled under Democrats.
Half-True
By Maryalice Gill • September 21, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on September 10, 2012 a website post.:
"Tim Kaine doubled down in his support of devastating defense cuts, saying the ‘the deal was the right thing to do.’"
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • September 20, 2012
Americans For Tax Reform
Americans For Tax Reform
stated on September 19, 2012 an election flier :
"Since President Obama took office, over 88,000 Ohio workers have lost their jobs."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • September 20, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 13, 2012 in a TV ad:
 "Seven times Obama could have stopped China's cheating. Seven times, he refused."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • September 19, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 17, 2012 a campaign ad:
"Under Obama, families have lost over $4,000 a year in income."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • September 19, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 11, 2012 a campaign ad:
Says Romney and Ryan "both backed proposals that would outlaw abortions even in cases of rape or incest."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 19, 2012
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on September 18, 2012 a web post:
Says U.S. Rep. John Barrow "left taxpayers on the hook for $950k study on genetic makeup of ants."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 18, 2012
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on September 5, 2012 an interview on The Daily Rundown:
Says when Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation
Half-True
By Maryalice Gill • September 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 12, 2012 a campaign commercial:
Says he "will protect your guaranteed benefits" in Medicare while "Mitt Romney would take away Medicare as guaranteed benefits."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 10, 2012 a Facebook post:
Says that under Mitt Romney, 89 million Americans could be denied coverage if they have a pre-existing condition.
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • September 14, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 20, 2012 a television ad:
After hearing "the frustrations parents and teachers have with the FCAT," next year "we begin improving our testing system."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • September 14, 2012
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
stated on September 6, 2012 a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
"With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 14, 2012
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