Latest Fact-Checks In New Hampshire

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Ann McLane Kuster
Ann McLane Kuster
stated on January 6, 2015 an interview with the Concord Monitor at her Concord office
Says she has opposed measures to weaken the Dodd-Frank Wall Street regulatory bill and campaign-finance legislation when they were offered as stand-alone bills.
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By Nick Reid • February 26, 2015
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on October 21, 2014 a debate
Says Scott Brown "voted to reward" companies "to ship jobs overseas."
Half-True
By Jonathan Van Fleet • October 31, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on September 15, 2014 a campaign ad
"New Hampshire has lost more jobs to China than any other state."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2014
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on August 27, 2014 an ad
"Big Oil gave Scott Brown $454,260."
Half-True
By Jonathan Van Fleet • September 5, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on April 27, 2014 a TV ad
Says "Scott Brown’s carrying some big oil baggage" because he "collected over $400,000 in campaign contributions."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • May 1, 2014
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
stated on October 28, 2013 speech to the Nashua Rotary Club
"I’m ninth generation from New Hampshire."
Half-True
By Jim Haddadin • December 20, 2013
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on November 18, 2013 comments on “The Mike Huckabee Show”
"You've got more people wanting to go moose hunting in New Hampshire than want Obamacare."    
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By Jim Haddadin • November 22, 2013
New Hampshire Democratic Party
New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on March 26, 2013 in a press release
Preventive care coverage under the Affordable Care Act has already "helped Granite Staters save money and live healthier lives." 
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • April 5, 2013
Carol Shea-Porter
Carol Shea-Porter
stated on January 16, 2013 a press release
New Hampshire is currently the only state in the nation that does not have a full-service veterans hospital or equivalent access.
Half-True
By Maryalice Gill • March 4, 2013
Maggie Hassan
Maggie Hassan
stated on November 7, 2012 an interview on the Daily Rundown on MSNBC.
Says New Hampshire had the fourth-lowest unemployment rate in the country during Maggie Hassan’s time in the state Senate.
Half-True
By Jake Berry • November 16, 2012
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on October 24, 2012 an ad titled “Hiding”
Gubernatorial candidate Maggie Hassan supported 33 tax and fee increases as Senate Majority Leader.
Half-True
By Jake Berry • November 3, 2012
Ovide Lamontagne
Ovide Lamontagne
stated on September 27, 2012 a debate at Rivier University
Under Maggie Hassan's leadership, "we increased state spending in the middle of the great recession by 24 percent leading up to and following it."
Half-True
By Kevin Landrigan • October 12, 2012
Ann McLane Kuster
Ann McLane Kuster
stated on September 19, 2012 a press release Sept. 19, 2012
Says Rep. Charlie Bass, R-NH voted to "raise his own pay" eight times
Half-True
By Maryalice Gill • September 28, 2012
William O'Brien
William O'Brien
stated on August 15, 2012 a campaign mailer sent to New Boston residents in August 2012
Says when Republicans took over the state legislature in 2010, New Hampshire’s tax rate for employers was 50th in the nation, and unemployment had more than doubled under Democrats.
Half-True
By Maryalice Gill • September 21, 2012
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on September 5, 2012 an interview on The Daily Rundown
Says when Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation
Half-True
By Maryalice Gill • September 17, 2012
Ovide Lamontagne
Ovide Lamontagne
stated on July 12, 2012 a Republican gubernatorial debate at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H.
"There are 60,000 fewer jobs today in this state than we had in 2008."
Half-True
By Jake Berry • July 13, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 4, 2012 campaign ad “We’ve heard it all before,” airing in New Hampshire and around the U.S
When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average, and fell to 47th in job creation, fourth from the bottom.  
Half-True
By Maryalice Gill • June 14, 2012
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