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Latest Fact-Checks In Candidate Biography

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Now or Never PAC
Now or Never PAC
stated on March 20, 2014 a campaign ad
Says Ralph Hall is "the oldest member in Congress ever."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 20, 2014
ChangeAustin.org
ChangeAustin.org
stated on February 26, 2014 an email blast
Sarah Eckhardt "refused to take her own pay increases repeatedly."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 6, 2014
Larry Pressler
Larry Pressler
stated on February 28, 2014 a campaign ad
"American Hustle shows the FBI making real-life bribes to Washington politicians. I know, because as your U.S. senator, I turned them down."
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 4, 2014
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on February 25, 2014 a press release
Says Rick Scott "oversaw the largest Medicare fraud in the nation’s history."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 3, 2014
Ted Nugent
Ted Nugent
stated on February 24, 2014 comments on CNN
"I've been a cop in Lake County, Michigan, since 1982 thereabout. I conduct federal raids with the DEA and ATF and U.S. Marshals and the FBI and Texas Rangers."  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • February 27, 2014
Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton
stated on January 24, 2014 a radio interview
Barry Smitherman "doesn’t have enough legal experience to apply for most of the jobs at the attorney general’s office."
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • February 26, 2014
Clay Pell
Clay Pell
stated on February 2, 2014 an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers."
"The budget I managed at the Department of Education was more than $60 million."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 23, 2014
Dan Branch
Dan Branch
stated on February 4, 2014 a video ad
"Worked with Ronald Reagan and helped re-elect him."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 21, 2014
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on February 4, 2014 a news release
"The only time over the last 25 years when the state’s unemployment rate exceeded the U.S. average was when (Mary) Burke was commerce secretary."  
Mostly True
February 14, 2014
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on February 5, 2014 a video
Dollar General "added 2,500 stores and 20,000 jobs" during his four-year tenure as CEO.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • February 14, 2014
Hugh Fitzsimons
Hugh Fitzsimons
stated on January 19, 2014 a blog post on campaign website
Female buffalo lead the herd.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • February 11, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on February 5, 2014 various statements
On abortion
Half Flip
By Amy Sherman • February 7, 2014
Todd Staples
Todd Staples
stated on January 27, 2014 the Texas Debate hosted by KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas
David Dewhurst is "the first lieutenant governor in history to have a personal security detail."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 31, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on January 28, 2014 a speech
"I never gave up custody of my children. I never lost custody of my children."  
Mostly True
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • January 30, 2014
Steve Stockman
Steve Stockman
stated on January 24, 2014 a Stockman campaign web page
"John Cornyn backed his pal David Dewhurst" for the U.S. Senate over Ted Cruz.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 28, 2014
Scott Turner
Scott Turner
stated on January 8, 2014 a speech
"I started the whole year" as a senior on the University of Illinois football team and "led the team in interceptions and tackles from defensive back."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 15, 2014
David Jolly
David Jolly
stated on January 6, 2014 comments at a public form
"I have never lobbied for offshore oil drilling."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • January 10, 2014
Kathleen Peters
Kathleen Peters
stated on December 19, 2013 comments during a press conference
Says David Jolly lobbied "for government-run health care just last year."
False
By Joshua Gillin • January 6, 2014
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on November 19, 2013 a web posting
Says Gov. Scott Walker dropped out or was kicked out of college short of a degree "not long after" he was "kicked out of student elections at Marquette University."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 21, 2013
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
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