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Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on November 7, 2010 an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
"The interest on the debt now is going to approach in the next couple of years ... what we spend in the national defense budget."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • November 8, 2010
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 24, 2010 an interview on "This Week."
When Obama took office "the economy of the United States was actually shrinking for the first time in about 70 years."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 5, 2010
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on November 3, 2010 a CNN interview
"The president of the United States will be taking a trip over to India that is expected to cost the taxpayers $200 million a day."
False
By Robert Farley • November 4, 2010
Mike Prendergast
Mike Prendergast
stated on October 29, 2010 a campaign mailer
"Congresswoman Kathy Castor voted to spend $2.6 million to teach prostitutes in China to drink responsibly."
Pants on Fire!
By Robert Farley • November 1, 2010
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on October 21, 2010 a campaign Web ad
Says John Raese said he wants "1,000 laser systems put in the sky, and we need it right now."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 31, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on October 30, 2010 a Saturday address
Members of Congress did not have three days to read the bill "when the stimulus was rushed into law."
True
By Louis Jacobson • October 31, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 30, 2010 his weekly address
"The Republican leader of the Senate said his main goal after this election is simply to win the next one."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • October 30, 2010
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on October 25, 2010 a campaign commerical
"North Dakota's economy is reeling."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2010
Sharron Angle
Sharron Angle
stated on October 25, 2010 a TV ad
Sen. Harry Reid voted "against declaring English our national language, twice."
True
By Robert Farley • October 29, 2010
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 23, 2010 a campaign commerical
Blames Mike McIntyre and Nancy Pelosi for the second straight year of no cost-of-living increases for Social Security beneficiaries.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 27, 2010 an interview on Comedy Central's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
"We have empowered state insurance commissioners to review the rate hikes that are taking place in states. And in some states like North Carolina, they have already used it and rolled back premium increases by 25 percent."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • October 28, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 27, 2010 an interview on "The Daily Show."
"Before we even passed health care, 4 millions kids got health insurance that didn't have it before, through the Children's Health Insurance Program."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 28, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 27, 2010 an interview on Comedy Central's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
Stabilizing the recent financial crisis "will cost less than 1 percent of GDP," which is less than the 2.5 percent to fix the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 28, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 27, 2010 an interview on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
"Most of the jobs that we lost were lost before the economic policies we put in place had any effect."
True
By Martha M. Hamilton • October 28, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 27, 2010 an appearance on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show"
The health care bill "cuts the deficit by over $1 trillion dollars."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Robert Farley • October 28, 2010
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on October 21, 2010 a TV ad
As CEO of WWE, Linda McMahon "was caught tipping off a ringside physician" about a federal investigation into illegally distributing steroids to wrestlers.
True
By Robert Farley • October 27, 2010
Robert Dold
Robert Dold
stated on October 26, 2010 a campaign commercial
Dan Seals has been running for office "since before there were, like, iPods."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 27, 2010
American Action Network
American Action Network
stated on October 21, 2010 a campaign ad
Ed Perlmutter voted for "Viagra for rapists" paid for with tax dollars.
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 26, 2010
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on October 6, 2010 a campaign commercial
"Michael Bennet cast the deciding vote" for the stimulus and the health care bill.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2010
Michael Steele
Michael Steele
stated on October 24, 2010 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"When President, then candidate, Obama was asked to disclose some of his donors because there was suspicion of their being the foreign source of money into his campaign, they refused to do it."
False
By Robert Farley • October 26, 2010
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