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Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on March 28, 2014 a TV ad
"Before Congress, (Tom) Cotton got paid handsomely working for insurance companies and corporate interests."
False
By Julie Kliegman • April 9, 2014
Charles Koch
Charles Koch
stated on April 3, 2014 a "Wall Street Journal" op-ed
Says he has engaged in the political process "only in the past decade."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 3, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 31, 2013 a YouTube video
Says Alex Sink "failed Florida homeowners by using predatory lending practices."
False
By Joshua Gillin • January 22, 2014
Chris Kapenga
Chris Kapenga
stated on August 23, 2013 a newsletter
"The amount of interest" paid on the federal debt exceeds "total tax revenue."
False
September 15, 2013
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on October 16, 2012 a debate
"There are more oil rigs in operation in the United States than the rest of the world combined."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 22, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 the first presidential debate in Denver
"In one year, (President Obama) provided $90 billion in breaks to the green energy world … into solar and wind, to Solyndra and Fisker and Tesla and Ener1."
False
By Becky Bowers • October 5, 2012
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 8, 2012 a speech
"The Koch brothers alone gave twice as much money to Scott Walker as the total amount of money raised by Tom Barrett."
False
June 20, 2012
We Are Wisconsin
We Are Wisconsin
stated on May 25, 2012 campaign mail
Says Gov. Scott Walker "took away $1.6 billion from schools and handed it off as over $2 billion in tax breaks to the rich."
False
May 31, 2012
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on April 26, 2012 a TV ad
Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as "half a billion to an electric car company that created hundreds of jobs in Finland."
False
By Becky Bowers • May 3, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 1, 2012 a “Face the Nation” interview
"General Motors is the largest corporation in the world again."
False
By Becky Bowers • April 9, 2012
Stephen Laffey
Stephen Laffey
stated on March 2, 2012 a radio interview
Giant companies like Toyota will not locate in a state that has not passed a right-to-work law
False
By Edward Fitzpatrick • March 11, 2012
Occupy Providence
Occupy Providence
stated on October 19, 2011 a protest sign
"Minimum wage = $16,000/year CEO-Goldman Sachs (Lloyd Blankfein) $16,000/Hour."
False
By Lynn Arditi • October 26, 2011
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 10, 2011 postings on Facebook, blogs, and social-media sites
Say the ratio of CEO pay to average worker pay in the U.S. is 475 to 1.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2011
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on August 6, 2011 a television interview
Says that in 2009 ExxonMobil "paid no federal income taxes, received a $156 million rebate."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • September 1, 2011
Jeff Tittel
Jeff Tittel
stated on June 13, 2011 testimony to the General Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities committee
"One of the reasons that Budweiser stayed in New Jersey is the money they got from RGGI to put solar on their roof to save on their energy costs."
False
By Erin O'Neill • July 4, 2011
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 30, 2010 a Senate floor speech
"Last year, ExxonMobil made $19 billion in profit. Guess what. They paid zero in taxes. They got a $156 million refund from the IRS."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 10, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 20, 2010 a town hall meeting
The Bush administration had been "giving (auto companies) billions of dollars and just asking nothing in return."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 22, 2010
Ron Klein
Ron Klein
stated on June 28, 2010 a fundraising e-mail
"West has raised $2 million from those that would leave our beaches in ruins, end Social Security and Medicare, and give corporations free reign."
False
By Amy Sherman • July 1, 2010
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
stated on June 20, 2010 an interview on "This Week."
"In the case of General Motors, the (Bush) administration wrote a check without asking for any conditions of change."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 21, 2010
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on June 9, 2010 a Senate floor speech
"A major part" of the climate change bill sponsored by Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman "was essentially written by BP."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 14, 2010
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