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Latest Fact-Checks In Stimulus

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Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on November 5, 2013 an interview on MSNBC
Says Rick Scott "cut education by $1.3 billion" in his first year, then "in his second year he decreases funding by $300 million to our state universities."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 11, 2013
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on October 17, 2012 a debate in Davie, Fla.
Says Connie Mack "wrote a letter to the Department of Transportation in order to get $29 million in stimulus for his congressional district."
True
By Brittany Alana Davis • November 2, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on October 11, 2012 the vice-presidential debate
Says the Obama administration spent taxpayer dollars on electric cars in Finland (and) windmills in China.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 12, 2012
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on October 2, 2012 a TV ad
"This is what President Obama said the jobless rate would be if we passed the stimulus: 5.6 percent."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • October 9, 2012
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on September 27, 2012 a campaign commercial
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse "rewarded Wall Street executives with millions in bonuses."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 7, 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
Americans For Tax Reform
Americans For Tax Reform
stated on September 28, 2012 a mailer to voters
The Obama administration’s "green" stimulus program "funneled close to $2 billion dollars to overseas firms," creating thousands of jobs in China.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 1, 2012
Americans For Tax Reform
Americans For Tax Reform
stated on September 21, 2012 a mailer to voters
Says Obama sent $450 million to China to build a wind farm in Texas.
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • September 25, 2012
Americans For Tax Reform
Americans For Tax Reform
stated on September 19, 2012 an election flier
"Since President Obama took office, over 88,000 Ohio workers have lost their jobs."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • September 20, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on September 4, 2012 a news release
"The president went on a stimulus-fueled spending binge that stuck every American man, woman and child with a $50,000 share of this $16 trillion debt."
False
By Tom Feran • September 19, 2012
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on September 18, 2012 a web post
Says U.S. Rep. John Barrow "left taxpayers on the hook for $950k study on genetic makeup of ants."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 18, 2012
Jon Bramnick
Jon Bramnick
stated on September 7, 2012 an interview on NJToday
"The president promised that if he spent money on a stimulus program that unemployment would go to 5.7 percent or 6 percent. Those were his words."
Mostly False
By Erin O'Neill • September 13, 2012
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on September 5, 2012 his Democratic National Convention speech
The stimulus program "cut taxes for 95 percent of the American people."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Katie Sanders • September 6, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on August 15, 2012 a television ad
Says U.S. Senate hopeful Tammy Baldwin voted for a $1 trillion stimulus bill that included a wasteful "$800,000 to replace light bulbs."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 23, 2012
American Future Fund
American Future Fund
stated on August 9, 2012 an advertisement
Says U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich "spent a trillion of our tax dollars on a stimulus for failed companies here and jobs overseas."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 14, 2012
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on May 23, 2012 a television ad
Sherrod Brown "sent billions of our tax dollars to foreign countries."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Feran • August 13, 2012
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on July 17, 2012 a TV ad
Says U.S. Senate opponent Eric Hovde "supported billions in stimulus for high-speed rail"  and "billions more to bail out banks."
Half-True
August 3, 2012
John Mica
John Mica
stated on July 25, 2012 a mailer
Says Barack Obama "counted on Sandy Adams" to approve stimulus spending.
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • July 25, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 18, 2012 a campaign commercial
Stimulus dollars paid for "windmills from China."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • July 23, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 10, 2012 a town hall in Grand Junction, Colo.
The Obama administration "has been outsourcing" by sending money to "solar and wind energy companies that end up making their products outside the United States."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 20, 2012
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