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Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on October 16, 2012 in Republican Governor's Association says NH candidate for governor Maggie Hassan pays no taxes:
Says Maggie Hassan pays zero property taxes on her $500,000 home.
Mostly False
By Kevin Landrigan • October 29, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 18, 2012 in debate comments:
Says when he was governor, "most of the Democrats" voted for his billion-dollar property-tax cuts, but U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin "voted against it."  
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 26, 2012
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 24, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says U.S. Senate opponent Tommy Thompson "personally made over $3 million" from a federal contract granted to his healthcare company, but left  9/11 first responders "without the care they were promised."  
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 26, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 23, 2012 in a television ad:
Says "Tammy Baldwin had the opportunity to vote to honor the victims of 9/11 and she voted against it."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • October 26, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate:
"The sequester is not something that I've proposed. It is something that Congress has proposed."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • October 24, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 8, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin supports a "tax increase that President Obama says" would cost middle-class families $3,000 per year.  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 24, 2012
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on October 15, 2012 in an interview on NJToday:
Says Chris Christie was "behind" in the polls against Jon Corzine during the 2009 governor's race.
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • October 24, 2012
Promote Oregon Leadership PAC (Oregon House Republicans)
Promote Oregon Leadership PAC (Oregon House Republicans)
stated on October 13, 2012 in a campaign mailer:
Says, "Carl proposed a 'windfall' tax on real estate development when he was a Metro Councilor."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • October 24, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 22, 2012 in a foreign policy debate:
Says Barack Obama was silent on Iran "when the students took to the streets in Tehran and the people there protested, (and) the Green Revolution occurred."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 23, 2012
Shirley Anderson
Shirley Anderson
stated on October 17, 2012 in a campaign flyer:
Elizabeth Townsend runs the elections office that omitted a school board race on a ballot and gave a School Board candidate "faulty advice."
Mostly False
By Danny Valentine • October 23, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 in the final debate:
Says Mitt Romney was clear that he "would not provide government assistance to the U.S. auto companies, even if they went through bankruptcy."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 23, 2012
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on September 28, 2012 in a news release:
Says Tammy Baldwin introduced a bill that would require doctors and other health care workers to ask patients, "including young children, whether they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or if they know their gender identity."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 23, 2012
Ann McLane Kuster
Ann McLane Kuster
stated on September 6, 2012 in an ad, “Janice,” released September 6, 2012:
Says U.S. Rep. Charles Bass wants to privatize Social Security.
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • October 22, 2012
Charles Bass
Charles Bass
stated on September 26, 2012 in an ad “Dancing,” released September 26, 2012.:
Ann McLane Kuster is "for a government takeover of health care more radical than Obamacare. And she supports a $700 billion cut to Medicare for current retirees."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • October 22, 2012
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on October 1, 2012 in a television ad:
"Women who have miscarriages could be investigated by police" under legislation supported by Republican state Senate candidate Rick Gudex.
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • October 22, 2012
Gerald Daugherty
Gerald Daugherty
stated on May 10, 2012 in a mailed campaign flier:
Says he "is the reason we do not pay a toll every time we pass over the bridge at MoPac and William Cannon."
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • October 19, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on October 15, 2012 in an ad, “Regular,” :
Frank Guinta voted to make middle class taxpayers pay over a $1,000 more a year in taxes.
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • October 18, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on October 9, 2012 in a television ad:
"Sherrod Brown supported President Obama's $453 billion tax increase."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • October 18, 2012
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on October 17, 2012 in in a debate in Davie, Fla.:
Says Connie Mack takes two homestead exemptions, "directly contrary to Florida’s Constitution."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • October 18, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on October 17, 2012 in the Florida U.S. Senate debate:
Says Bill Nelson voted to cut $700 billion out of Medicare to pay for Obamacare.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 18, 2012
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