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Latest Fact-Checks In Candidate Biography

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Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on June 17, 2014 in a TV ad:
When Rick Scott "was deposed in lawsuits about his company, he took the Fifth 75 times."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 17, 2014
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on June 15, 2014 in interview on "Face the Nation.":
Says Hillary Clinton’s approval rating went from 70 percent to 52 percent in 18 months.
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • June 15, 2014
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 9, 2014 in an interview on ABC:
"We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 10, 2014
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on May 12, 2014 in a fundraising letter:
I turned "a $110 million deficit into a $1.6 million surplus for our city."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 25, 2014
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
stated on May 18, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
"Virtually no Republican" in Washington accepts climate change science.
Mostly True
By Julie Kliegman • May 18, 2014
Brit Hume
Brit Hume
stated on May 18, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
The media "widely overlooked" comments made by former President Bill Clinton that Hillary Clinton had a terrible concussion that took six months to recover from.  
False
By Jon Greenberg • May 18, 2014
Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton
stated on May 11, 2014 in a news story:
Dan Branch "once lobbied for the AFL-CIO."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 15, 2014
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on May 7, 2014 in a roundtable debate with state Sen. Dan Patrick:
Wendy Davis "was just doing a fund-raiser in Chicago with the international socialists organization."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • May 9, 2014
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on May 6, 2014 in a press release:
Wendy Davis raised money for a U.S. House Democrat who is a member of a Democratic socialists group.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • May 9, 2014
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on April 28, 2014 in a mailer to voters:
"PolitiFact Texas gave" a David Dewhurst TV ad "a ‘Pants-on-Fire’ rating as an outrageous lie."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 1, 2014
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 16, 2014 in a video ad:
Dan Patrick "got caught not paying his taxes" and "pocketed his employees’ payroll taxes."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 28, 2014
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on April 22, 2014 in a TV ad.:
Dave Brat "worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaine’s Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion."
Mostly True
By Nancy Madsen • April 28, 2014
Young Conservatives of Texas
Young Conservatives of Texas
stated on March 13, 2014 in a press release:
Ryan Sitton’s company "accepted over $650,000 in Obama stimulus dollars."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 25, 2014
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on April 15, 2014 in 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
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on April 16, 2014 in a press release:
"David Dewhurst currently owes more than $1 million to vendors for services provided to his 2012 U.S. Senate campaign."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 18, 2014
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 16, 2014 in a video ad:
Dan Patrick "changed his name from Danny Goeb to hide from" his "debts."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • April 18, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on March 28, 2014 in a TV ad:
"Before Congress, (Tom) Cotton got paid handsomely working for insurance companies and corporate interests."
False
By Julie Kliegman • April 9, 2014
Kesha Rogers
Kesha Rogers
stated on March 27, 2014 in an interview:
David Alameel "is giving thousands of dollars to support the Republican Party candidates" including John Cornyn and Greg Abbott.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 3, 2014
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on March 30, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"No one" claims the report vindicating New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in the bridge scandal is "conclusive."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • March 30, 2014
Gilberto Hinojosa
Gilberto Hinojosa
stated on February 25, 2014 in an email blast:
"Kesha Rogers is not a Democrat."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 28, 2014
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