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Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on November 5, 2010 in a news release:
Says Governor-elect Scott Walker’s choice as transition team leader "killed the release of a damaging report on Walker’s record in the days leading up to the election."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • November 14, 2010
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference:
Experts say the property tax "is the most harmful to economic growth and . . . the sales tax is least harmful."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 14, 2010
Richard Saslaw
Richard Saslaw
stated on November 9, 2010 in a statement to Alexandria City Council :
$65 million from ABC privatization will not pay for "even an overpass in Tysons Corner."
Mostly False
By Wes Hester • November 14, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on November 7, 2010 in a prepared speech:
Grocery prices "have risen significantly over the past year or so."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 10, 2010
Friends of Voter Owned Elections
Friends of Voter Owned Elections
stated on November 3, 2010 in a statement:
It’s hard to get people in Portland to vote yes on ballot measures, especially when there’s opposition.
Mostly False
By Janie Har • November 10, 2010
Jim Doyle
Jim Doyle
stated on October 15, 2010 in an interview with the BBC NewsHour:
About 1 in 10 public school teachers in Wisconsin would have been laid off without federal stimulus funds.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • November 8, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on November 2, 2010 in a book.:
Says Washington's reach extends to "even telling us what kind of light bulb we can use."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 8, 2010
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on November 2, 2010 in an election-night interview :
"Discretionary spending went up 84 percent in the last two years"
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • November 7, 2010
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 24, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.":
When Obama took office "the economy of the United States was actually shrinking for the first time in about 70 years."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 5, 2010
Sierra Club
Sierra Club
stated on October 13, 2010 in a TV ad:
Robert Hurt supported a bill that helped the uranium industry after taking contributions from the industry and because his father had a stake in it.
Mostly False
By Michael Martz • November 1, 2010
Matt Wand
Matt Wand
stated on October 24, 2010 in a campaign mailer:
Says Nick Kahl made it harder for many families to cover basic health care expenses.
Mostly False
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 31, 2010
Robert Healey
Robert Healey
stated on October 18, 2010 in a commentary in The Providence Journal:
"Of the states that have a lieutenant governor, many are currently discussing the need for such an obsolete office."
Mostly False
By Karen Lee Ziner, Cynthia Needham • October 30, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2010 in a debate:
"The Recovery Act saved 60,000 jobs among law enforcement officials, firefighters in the state of Florida, plus another 20,000 educators."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • October 29, 2010
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 23, 2010 in a campaign commerical:
Blames Mike McIntyre and Nancy Pelosi for the second straight year of no cost-of-living increases for Social Security beneficiaries.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on October 15, 2010 in an interview:
"Of those 850,000 (new Texas) jobs, most were public-sector jobs and minimum-wage jobs."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 29, 2010
Rick Boucher
Rick Boucher
stated on October 25, 2010 in a TV ad:
"Morgan Griffith fought for a plan that would have taken money away from our schools and given it to Northern Virginia schools instead." 
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • October 28, 2010
Americans for Common Sense Solutions
Americans for Common Sense Solutions
stated on October 21, 2010 in a radio ad:
"As a state representative, David Cicilline argued against Megan's Law and voted against mandatory registration of sex offenders."
Mostly False
By Cynthia Needham • October 27, 2010
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on October 15, 2010 in a press release:
Roy Barnes voted against a bill in the state Senate that would have made it easier to convict child abusers.
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 27, 2010
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on October 6, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
"Michael Bennet cast the deciding vote" for the stimulus and the health care bill.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2010
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on October 22, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:
"In Congress Tom Barrett voted to allow abortions through the ninth month, just moments before the baby is born."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 26, 2010
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