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Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on June 28, 2010 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
June 29, 2010
Tom Mechler
Tom Mechler
stated on May 27, 2010 a press release
"The Democrats have over 20 field agents to our zero."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 4, 2010
Dale Peterson
Dale Peterson
stated on May 25, 2010 a campaign commercial
Says his opponent Dorman Grace brags on his Facebook page about receiving illegal campaign contributions.  
Half-True
May 26, 2010
Steve Poizner
Steve Poizner
stated on April 10, 2010 a campaign commercial
California Republican gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman "contributed to, and campaigned, for" Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on May 12, 2010 statements to the press
On returning Republican campaign contributions.
Full Flop
By Laura Figueroa • May 19, 2010
Lainey Melnick
Lainey Melnick
stated on April 23, 2010 an e-mail blast
Says U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith supported the $700 billion Wall Street bailout in 2008, "but now he is standing in the way of reforms that would assure these bailouts would never happen again."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 19, 2010
Meg Whitman
Meg Whitman
stated on May 14, 2010 a campaign commercial
California gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner, a Republican, "gave $10,000 to Al Gore's recount" effort in 2000.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 18, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on May 13, 2010 a meeting with the St. Petersburg Times editorial board.
"I got a letter from 20 people who said they wanted their money back, 14 never gave me a penny."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • May 17, 2010
Michael Savage
Michael Savage
stated on May 10, 2010 his website
"She (Kagan) took money from Goldman Sachs just like her boss, Obama."
Half-True
May 14, 2010
Ed Schultz
Ed Schultz
stated on May 5, 2010 a broadcast of the Ed Show
"Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu received almost $1.8 million from BP over the last decade."
Pants on Fire!
By Catharine Richert • May 14, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on April 26, 2010 an email
The more than $800,000 raised by the Alan Grayson campaign last quarter was "#1 among all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives." 
False
By Amy Sherman • April 29, 2010
Charlie Justice
Charlie Justice
stated on April 14, 2010 a Web ad
"Bill Young uses his campaign money for, among other things, a luxury car."
True
By Lukas Pleva • April 26, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 21, 2010 an interview with CNBC's John Harwood
"The vast majority of the money I got was from small donors all across the country.''
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 22, 2010
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