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Latest Fact-Checks In Financial Regulation

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Rick Allen
Rick Allen
stated on January 10, 2014 a tweet
U.S. Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., does not want to audit the Federal Reserve.
False
By Eric Stirgus • January 28, 2014
Michael Doherty
Michael Doherty
stated on December 9, 2011 a news release
"Following the catastrophic, cascading collapse of major investment banks on Wall Street in 2007.....Nobody was prosecuted, no hearings were held and no reforms were implemented."
False
By Bill Wichert • December 19, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on November 11, 2011 remarks at Mandester, N.H. campaign headquarters
"Community banks … are being destroyed by Dodd-Frank."
False
By Jon Greenberg • November 21, 2011
Occupy Providence
Occupy Providence
stated on October 19, 2011 a protest sign
"Minimum wage = $16,000/year CEO-Goldman Sachs (Lloyd Blankfein) $16,000/Hour."
False
By Lynn Arditi • October 26, 2011
James Langevin
James Langevin
stated on September 21, 2011 a speech
"Foster children are disproportionately victims of identity theft."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 20, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 11, 2011 an interview with Panama City radio station WFLA 94.5
"Our credit rating went up since I've been in office."
False
By Aaron Sharockman, Becky Bowers • August 17, 2011
Ash Williams
Ash Williams
stated on August 2, 2011 response to a question from Gov. Rick Scott
"The (State Board of Administration) transparency issue got a great airing the last legislative session."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • August 2, 2011
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on November 23, 2010 an MSNBC interview
"Six institutions in our country now control two thirds of the capital."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • January 28, 2011
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on November 13, 2010 a newspaper article
The payday loan industry "does not exist in a state like Minnesota."
False
November 28, 2010
Kurt Schrader
Kurt Schrader
stated on October 10, 2010 a radio show
Says more Republicans than Democrats voted for the Wall Street bailouts.
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 18, 2010
Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on September 25, 2010 a CNN interview
The federal government can tell General Motors what to charge for its automobiles.
False
By Eric Stirgus • October 4, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on July 26, 2010 a television ad
"Warren Buffett called (Jeff) Greene's scheme 'financial weapons of mass destruction.' "
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 30, 2010
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
stated on June 20, 2010 an interview on "This Week."
"In the case of General Motors, the (Bush) administration wrote a check without asking for any conditions of change."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 21, 2010
Meg Whitman
Meg Whitman
stated on April 16, 2010 a campaign commerical
Steve Poizner "increased his department's budget nearly 14 percent."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2010
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on April 14, 2010 a press conference
New financial regulation "actually guarantees future bailouts of Wall Street banks."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson • April 20, 2010
Richard Shelby
Richard Shelby
stated on March 25, 2010 a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner
"The bill reported out of committee sets up a $50 billion slush fund that, while intended for resolving failing firms, is available for virtually any purpose that the treasury secretary sees fit."
False
By Catharine Richert • April 16, 2010
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