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Pam Davidson
Pam Davidson
stated on May 18, 2012 a statement:
Georgia Public Service Commission member Stan Wise "has received about 95 percent of his campaign money from the utilities he is supposed to be regulating."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • June 5, 2012
Tim Lee
Tim Lee
stated on April 10, 2012 an interview:
Candidate Bill Byrne used campaign funds for work on his "personal car."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • June 1, 2012
American Future Fund
American Future Fund
stated on February 27, 2012 a television ad:
"Obama’s flush with cash, returning to Wall Street for even more money. … Wall Street sure supports President Obama."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 24, 2012
John Matson
John Matson
stated on April 26, 2012 an interview on State of the State:
"Jimmy Langevin is having a fundraiser . . . to retire the debt from his campaign for secretary of state, which was 12 years ago."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 20, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 27, 2012 a Facebook post:
Says Mitt Romney’s top five donors are Wall Street firms, while Barack Obama’s top five are technology companies and universities.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2012
Luis Garcia
Luis Garcia
stated on February 15, 2012 a campaign press release:
Says David Rivera "received a $5,000 campaign contribution from Congressman Spencer Bachus, who is currently under House Ethics investigation for insider trading."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 16, 2012
Paul Sadler
Paul Sadler
stated on March 1, 2012 a Travis County Democratic Party candidate forum:
Says there are four super PACs on the Republican side of the Texas U.S. Senate race.
True
By Sue Owen • March 13, 2012
Hank Johnson
Hank Johnson
stated on February 24, 2012 an op-ed in the Huffington Post:
"In the last two years, super PACs raised more than $180 million -- with roughly half of it coming from fewer than 200 super-rich people and roughly 20 percent from corporations."
True
By Willoughby Mariano • March 13, 2012
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 31, 2012 a TV interview:
"No candidate has run more negative ads in American history than Barack Obama did in 2008, especially in the general.’’
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 6, 2012
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on January 31, 2012 a press release:
Says Mitt Romney’s campaign "has already spent more on negative ads than John McCain did during his entire presidential run."
False
By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 29, 2012 an interview:
In 1992, Mitt Romney "gave money to Democrats for Congress."
True
By Amy Sherman • January 31, 2012
William Perry
William Perry
stated on January 4, 2012 an interview:
"Eleven states have enacted these pay-to-play reforms."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • January 23, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on January 3, 2012 a meeting:
"Five members of [the Common Cause Georgia] board accepted maximum campaign contributions."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • January 12, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 28, 2011 a fundraising appeal:
"We don't take a dime from D.C. lobbyists or special-interest PACs -- never have and never will."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 4, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 15, 2011 a debate in Iowa:
"I never lobbied under any circumstance" for Freddie Mac.
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 16, 2011
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on November 2, 2011 a TV ad:
"(President Barack Obama gave) half a billion in taxpayer money to help his friends at Solyndra, a business the White House knew was on the path to bankruptcy."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • November 15, 2011
Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street
stated on October 5, 2011 a sign at an Occupy Wall Street protest:
"94 percent of winning candidates in 2010 had more money than their opponents."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2011
Mike McCabe
Mike McCabe
stated on September 17, 2011 a speech:
Wisconsin's new state budget includes "a 15 percent increase for road construction and yet we’ve got local towns tearing up" paved roads and replacing them with gravel.
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 2, 2011
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on September 1, 2011 a television interview:
"The majority last quarter of Sherrod Brown's campaign contributions came from outside of the state of Ohio."
False
By Stephen Koff • September 15, 2011
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on August 18, 2011 a television interview:
Public-employee unions spent $30 million in Wisconsin unsuccessfully trying to flip the state Senate to Democratic control.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 28, 2011
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