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Latest Fact-Checks In Oregon

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Chuck Riley
Chuck Riley
stated on October 20, 2010 a television ad
Says Bruce Starr broke the law by letting lobbyists wine and dine him in Maui.
False
By Janie Har • October 21, 2010
Bob Stacey
Bob Stacey
stated on October 19, 2010 a television ad
Says Tom Hughes supports paving over thousands of acres with over-development and sprawl.
False
By Janie Har • October 20, 2010
Scott Bruun
Scott Bruun
stated on October 8, 2010 an e-mail
Says Kurt Schrader "cast the deciding vote that failed to extend tax cuts for Oregon’s middle-class families and small businesses."
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 19, 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
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on October 12, 2010 a campaign mailer
John Kitzhaber created 128,000 new jobs while governor.
Half-True
By Janie Har • October 16, 2010
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on October 14, 2010 a television ad
Says Chris Dudley thinks Oregon’s minimum wage is too high.
Half-True
By Janie Har • October 15, 2010
Rob Cornilles
Rob Cornilles
stated on October 12, 2010 The Oregonian's Voter Guide
Says David Wu has presided over "137 months" in which "Oregon's unemployment rate has been above the national average."
Half-True
By Dana Tims • October 14, 2010
Planned Parenthood PAC
Planned Parenthood PAC
stated on October 6, 2010 a campaign mailer
John Kitzhaber is the only pro-choice candidate in the race for governor. 
Mostly False
By Janie Har • October 13, 2010
Doug Ainge
Doug Ainge
stated on September 21, 2010 a television ad
On implementing a sales tax.
Full Flop
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 12, 2010
Future PAC (Oregon House Democrats)
Future PAC (Oregon House Democrats)
stated on October 9, 2010 a campaign mailer
Say Matt Wand cut Troutdale police, created a slush fund for himself.
Pants on Fire!
By Janie Har • October 11, 2010
Scott Bruun
Scott Bruun
stated on September 22, 2010 a candidate forum
On a cap-and-trade plan.
Full Flop
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 9, 2010
Blue Oregon
Blue Oregon
stated on September 30, 2010 a website posting
Says "Rep. Jim Weidner proposed a bill taking away health care for 80,000 of Oregon's children."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 8, 2010
Chris Dudley
Chris Dudley
stated on September 30, 2010 the KGW/The Oregonian debate
Says Oregon ranks 43rd in education.
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 7, 2010
Lynn Howe
Lynn Howe
stated on October 5, 2010 a campaign mailer
Says Sal Esquivel wants a 5 percent state sales tax on groceries.
Pants on Fire!
By Janie Har • October 6, 2010
Promote Oregon Leadership PAC (Oregon House Republicans)
Promote Oregon Leadership PAC (Oregon House Republicans)
stated on September 27, 2010 an e-mail
Says Will Rasmussen supported a sales tax as recently as last spring.
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 5, 2010
Kurt Schrader
Kurt Schrader
stated on September 15, 2010 a radio interview
Says Scott Bruun supports "cutting the Department of Commerce and eliminating NOAA."
Half-True
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 4, 2010
Kurt Schrader
Kurt Schrader
stated on September 11, 2010 a debate at the Salem City Club
Says Scott Bruun "still believes in the same old direction that George Bush had before, which is to privatize Social Security."
Half-True
By Charles Pope • October 2, 2010
Scott Bruun
Scott Bruun
stated on September 30, 2010 a television ad
Says Kurt Schrader voted to cut $500 billion from Medicare, threatening "thousands of Oregon seniors and their access to their current coverage."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • October 2, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on September 30, 2010 in a chain e-mail
Peter DeFazio "will sneak in a 1 percent tax on all banking transactions."
Pants on Fire!
By Janie Har • October 1, 2010
Jim Huffman
Jim Huffman
stated on September 2, 2010 a press release
"Twice as much (federal) money is going back to Hawaii, Virginia and Alaska than is coming home to Oregon."
Mostly True
By Janie Har • September 30, 2010
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