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Latest Fact-Checks In Candidate Biography

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Scott Brown
Scott Brown
stated on October 28, 2013 in speech to the Nashua Rotary Club :
"I’m ninth generation from New Hampshire."
Half-True
By Jim Haddadin • December 20, 2013
Eugene Yu
Eugene Yu
stated on December 9, 2013 in a website:
Says "Harry Reid has a better voting attendance record than these three Congressmen!"
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • December 17, 2013
Sam Houston
Sam Houston
stated on December 13, 2013 in a campaign web page:
Says he would have "almost twice the actual experience practicing law" Greg Abbott did on becoming attorney general of Texas.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • December 16, 2013
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on October 1, 2013 in a blog post on his campaign website:
"I have cut taxes 63 times, including a 2006 property tax reduction that ranks as the largest in state history."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 8, 2013
Miriam Martinez
Miriam Martinez
stated on November 11, 2013 in her campaign website:
I am "the first Latina to run for governor of Texas."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 13, 2013
Matt Rinker
Matt Rinker
stated on October 29, 2013 in a flier:
"Natalyn Archibong skipped (Atlanta) City Council meetings or was late 90% of the time. Then she voted herself a pay raise."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • November 2, 2013
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on October 28, 2013 in comments on her TV show:
"Rand Paul’s speech ... on 'Gattaca' was totally ripped off of Wikipedia."  
True
By Julie Kliegman, Steve Contorno • November 1, 2013
Citizens for Fairness
Citizens for Fairness
stated on October 9, 2013 in in a campaign mailer:
Amanda Murphy has "two vacation homes around the world."
Mostly False
By Rich Shopes • October 12, 2013
Bill Powell
Bill Powell
stated on October 8, 2013 in a flier:
Says "(t)his 12 year council 'Seat-warmer' has never chaired, vice chaired, or led a single Council committee meeting."  
False
By Eric Stirgus • October 11, 2013
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on September 16, 2013 in a Republican lieutenant governor candidate forum:
"I’ve been reducing the number of Democratic" Texas Senate committee "chairs since I came in" as lieutenant governor.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 26, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on September 6, 2013 in a TV ad.:
"Terry McAuliffe cashed in, walking away with millions" from the demise of Global Crossing.
False
By Nancy Madsen, Warren Fiske • September 23, 2013
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on August 19, 2013 in an interview on “Conexión Texas”:
"Soy ... el único official estatal quién es un hombre de negocios."
False
By Sue Owen • September 16, 2013
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on August 20, 2013 in an interview:
On support for Ted Cruz
Half Flip
By W. Gardner Selby • September 6, 2013
Doug Stoner
Doug Stoner
stated on August 3, 2013 in a speech:
"I fought hard for that (state Senate) seat. I only lost by four points. I raised over $700,000."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • August 28, 2013
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on August 3, 2013 in a telephone call to the Allen, Texas, police department.:
"I am every year the No.1 pick of all of the law enforcement agencies within Texas."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 27, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on June 27, 2013 in a speech at National Right to Life convention, Grapevine, Texas.:
Says Wendy Davis, "born into difficult circumstances," was the daughter of a single mother and a teenage mother herself.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 28, 2013
Dana Rohrabacher
Dana Rohrabacher
stated on June 16, 2013 in an interview on WND Radio:
On immigration reform, Marco Rubio "all along has been saying, 'We have to have border security first' " and then "he gets on Spanish TV, he ends up saying, 'No, no. That will never get in the way.' "
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • June 20, 2013
Frank Caprio
Frank Caprio
stated on May 19, 2013 in an appearance on "10 News Conference":
Since Gina Raimondo took office, investment fees on the state's pension portfolio "have gone up from about $12 million annually to about $50 million."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 2, 2013
Ken Lanci
Ken Lanci
stated on May 1, 2013 in news release, website:
Ken Lanci is a lifelong Clevelander
Half-True
By Tom Feran • May 16, 2013
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on April 24, 2013 in a news release reacting to FitzGerald's run for governor:
Accuses Ed FitzGerald of "pay-to-play and corruption politics."
Pants on Fire!
By Henry J. Gomez • April 30, 2013
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