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Shelley Adler
Shelley Adler
stated on October 10, 2012 in a campaign event:
Says Rep. Jon Runyan "voted to redefine rape."
False
By Erin O'Neill • October 18, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on October 17, 2012 in in a debate in Davie, Fla.:
"Bill Nelson voted for higher taxes 150 times."
False
By Amy Sherman • October 18, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate:
Says Mitt Romney "called the Arizona law a model for the nation."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2012
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on October 10, 2012 in a debate on New Jersey 101.5-FM:
Says "when I voted against [an increase in the minimum wage], it was in the 80s."
False
By Erin O'Neill • October 15, 2012
Senior Citizens League
Senior Citizens League
stated on September 3, 2012 in mailer:
" … if the Agreement goes into effect, the millions of Mexican citizens who will become eligible for Social Security benefits may have a far stronger claim to benefits and protection against cuts than U.S. citizens!"
False
By Janel Davis • October 15, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on October 1, 2012 in in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.:
Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs.
False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • October 15, 2012
Phil Roe
Phil Roe
stated on October 1, 2012 in in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.:
Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs.
False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • October 15, 2012
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on October 10, 2012 in a debate on New Jersey 101.5-FM:
Says the U.S. Senate has passed "a budget" over the last three years "called the Budget Control Act."
False
By Bill Wichert • October 14, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on October 11, 2012 in in a debate:
Says Obama was in New York City the same day as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but went on a TV show instead of meeting with him.
False
By Amy Sherman • October 12, 2012
Jon Husted
Jon Husted
stated on August 15, 2012 in an interview with reporters:
A member of the redistricting commission proposed in Issue 2 "could accept a bribe from somebody" and "couldn’t be removed from this commission."
False
By Joe Guillen • October 11, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on October 8, 2012 in a debate.:
"Repealing and replacing Obamacare – that’s going to save $1 trillion over a 10-year period."
False
By Nancy Madsen • October 11, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on September 27, 2012 in an interview:
Says Tammy Baldwin supports a law "in which government will take over your decisions on medicine, on doctors and on hospitals."
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 10, 2012
Patriot Majority USA
Patriot Majority USA
stated on September 30, 2012 in a news release:
Gov. Nathan Deal "has taken at least $15,600 from the (Koch brothers), their businesses, and their employees."
False
By Eric Stirgus • October 9, 2012
Brendan Doherty
Brendan Doherty
stated on September 30, 2012 in a TV interview:
 "Congressman Cicilline, when he was the mayor of Providence, espoused a sanctuary city."
False
By John Hill • October 9, 2012
Jim Kyle
Jim Kyle
stated on September 29, 2012 in a story in the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle:
"All legislative mail, from the content to the timing, is approved by the speaker's office."
False
By Tom Humphrey • October 8, 2012
Laurie Monnes Anderson
Laurie Monnes Anderson
stated on August 30, 2012 in in voters' guide:
Says she is a registered nurse.
False
By Janie Har • October 7, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 in 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
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver:
Says President Obama has "doubled" the deficit.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2012
Frank Guinta
Frank Guinta
stated on September 25, 2012 in an advertisement, “Veterans,”:
"Carol Shea-Porter … wants to increase taxes on small business and job creators."
False
By Jake Berry • October 5, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 27, 2012 in an interview:
Says U.S. Senate opponent Tammy Baldwin supported a federal budget "that spent trillions -- not billions, trillions -- more money than the Obama budget."
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 5, 2012
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