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Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
stated on April 29, 2014 a radio ad:
Says Mark Begich "has taken campaign cash from the Kochs" while Dan Sullivan hasn’t.
Mostly False
By Julie Kliegman • May 19, 2014
Russ Fulcher
Russ Fulcher
stated on May 14, 2014 a gubernatorial debate:
"Idaho was the only Republican-led state in the nation that chose to partner with President Obama" by creating a state-based marketplace under the Affordable Care Act.
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 19, 2014
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
stated on May 18, 2014 comments on ABC's "This Week":
"Virtually no Republican" in Washington accepts climate change science.
Mostly True
By Julie Kliegman • May 18, 2014
Trey Gowdy
Trey Gowdy
stated on May 11, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"We were the last flag flying in Benghazi."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on May 14, 2014 a chain email:
"No Republicans voted for" recent hikes in the income tax, payroll tax, capital gains tax, dividend tax and estate tax. "These taxes were all passed under … Obamacare."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • May 14, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on May 11, 2014 an interview on ABC's "This Week":
Human activity is not "causing these dramatic changes to our climate."
False
By Julie Kliegman • May 13, 2014
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on May 6, 2014 a news conference:
Congress used earmarks "for more than 200 years."
Mostly True
By Tim Ryan • May 13, 2014
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on May 8, 2014 an article published by Politico:
Says Rep. Justin Amash "votes more with the Democrats than with the Republicans."
False
By Steve Contorno • May 13, 2014
John Garamendi
John Garamendi
stated on May 5, 2014 an interview on MSNBC's "The Ed Show":
"During the George W. Bush period, there were 13 attacks on various embassies and consulates around the world. Sixty people died."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 12, 2014
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on May 5, 2014 an interview on MSNBC:
If you work 40 hours a week at the proposed minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, "you get out of poverty."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 8, 2014
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 6, 2014 a keynote speech:
"A small majority of Americans don’t think they like the Affordable Care Act, but a large majority of Americans don’t want to do away with the protections that are in the Affordable Care Act."
Mostly True
By Julie Kliegman • May 7, 2014
Madison Action Fund
Madison Action Fund
stated on April 30, 2014 a campaign ad in Idaho:
Idaho Republican Rep. Mike Simpson is a "liberal" who voted with Nancy Pelosi to "fund sex study programs of San Francisco prostitutes" and "to regulate the sale of firearms."  
Pants on Fire!
By Steve Contorno • May 7, 2014
Defending Main Street
Defending Main Street
stated on April 17, 2014 a campaign ad in Idaho:
Says the Club for Growth tries to defeat Republicans, and that its president called Nancy Pelosi "the person I respect the most in Washington."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • May 7, 2014
Tom Coburn
Tom Coburn
stated on May 1, 2014 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
The death penalty "is a deterrent that does affect and impact people."
Mostly False
By Julie Kliegman • May 6, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 1, 2014 a meme shared on social media:
"Every single one of the 41 Republican senators who just blocked a raise in the minimum wage will receive a $2,800 cost-of-living adjustment on January 1, 2015."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 6, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on May 2, 2014 a newsletter:
"For every Kentuckian that has enrolled in Obamacare, 40 have been dropped from their coverage."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • May 5, 2014
Tom Corbett
Tom Corbett
stated on April 30, 2014 a radio ad:
"On (Tom) Wolf’s watch, taxes were high, killing 100,000 PA jobs."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 2, 2014
Matt Bevin
Matt Bevin
stated on April 3, 2014 a radio interview:
"Many" of the founding fathers were "very actively involved" in cockfighting.
False
By Tim Ryan • May 1, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 26, 2014 a weekly address:
"The average minimum wage worker is 35 years old."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2014
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on April 15, 2014 a TV ad:
Says a pro-Democratic ad is "false" for saying that he allowed two disgraced staffers in 2012 to "resign."
Mostly False
By Julie Kliegman • April 25, 2014
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