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Mark Kirk
Mark Kirk
stated on 2010-06-30 a campaign video:
"At his father's bank, Alexi made tens of millions in risky loans to convicted mobsters. Then, the bank collapsed."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • July 8, 2010
Jan Brewer
Jan Brewer
stated on 2010-07-01 a Fox News interview with Greta Van Susteren:
"Law enforcement in the state of Arizona supports" the state's new immigration law.
Half-True
By Martha M. Hamilton • July 8, 2010
Bud Chiles
Bud Chiles
stated on 2010-07-07 a statement on his campaign website:
"Today, Florida is in 50th place in spending on education."
Half-True
By Cristina Silva • July 7, 2010
Andrew Napolitano
Andrew Napolitano
stated on 2010-06-28 comments on the 'Glenn Beck' show:
"There are mechanisms in place to shut down the Internet privately."
Half-True
By Lukas Pleva • July 6, 2010
David Barton
David Barton
stated on 2010-06-12 an open letter:
Texas state Reps. Dan Branch and Jim Pitts, lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus, "are helping Democrat Ellen Cohen against her Republican challenger, doing events with her in her district."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 5, 2010
J.D. Hayworth
J.D. Hayworth
stated on 2010-06-14 a campaign commerical:
John McCain "began his career in Washington as a lobbyist when he was appointed in 1976 as the Navy's liaison to the United States Senate."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2010
Judson Hill
Judson Hill
stated on 2010-06-21 a campaing mailer:
He "stood up to Barack Obama by passing legislation that prevents you from being forced to join government health plans or buy health insurance against your will."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 1, 2010
Elena Kagan
Elena Kagan
stated on 2010-06-29 the Kagan confirmation hearing:
During the year Kagan barred military recruiters from Harvard Law School's Office of Career Services, "military recruiting actually went up."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • June 30, 2010
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on 2010-06-28 the Kagan confirmation hearing:
"In her first appellate argument, Ms. Kagan told the court that the speech and press guarantees in the First Amendment would allow the federal government to ban the publication of pamphlets discussing political issues before an election."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • June 29, 2010
Steve Scalise
Steve Scalise
stated on 2010-06-15 an interview on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News:
It was President Obama's "inaction that caused over three weeks to go by before he even approved the governor's plan to protect our marsh."
Half-True
By Alex Holt • June 29, 2010
Jon Kyl
Jon Kyl
stated on 2010-06-28 a hearing on the Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan:
"The ABA's own criteria for a judicial nominee call for, among other things, at least 12 years' experience in the practice of law, and they mean actual practice of law."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 28, 2010
Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene
stated on 2010-06-22 a public debate in West Palm Beach:
"My opponent here has accepted money from Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae (and) hosted subprime mortgage seminars."  
Half-True
By Trenton Daniel • June 25, 2010
Florida Conservation Alliance
Florida Conservation Alliance
stated on 2010-06-19 a television commercial:
"Sen. George LeMieux voted to let oil companies off the hook and overturn pollution rules."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 25, 2010
Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change
stated on 2010-06-11 a TV commercial:
"Every day, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. ... Even with disaster on our coast..., Richard Burr voted to let big oil off the hook."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 25, 2010
Frank Caprio
Frank Caprio
stated on 2010-06-10 speeches and on his campaign website:
"If every small business in our state, on average, was able to create one new job we would cut our unemployment rate in half."
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • June 25, 2010
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on 2010-06-12 a campaign commercial:
"Sharron Angle wants to wipe out Social Security."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 24, 2010
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on 2010-06-12 a political ad:
Sharron Angle supported "a Scientology plan to give massages to prisoners."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • June 24, 2010
Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson
stated on 2010-06-07:
"In fact, oil spills from tankers are far more common than the very rare leaks from rigs or pipelines."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • June 24, 2010
Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene
stated on 2010-06-22 a debate:
The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 23, 2010
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
stated on 2010-06-20 ABC's "This Week":
"If the Republicans were the majority, (Rep. Barton) would have actually the gavel and the chairmanship."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • June 23, 2010
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