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Latest Fact-Checks In Candidate Biography

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Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on August 10, 2011 an Iowa campaign stop.
Rick Perry "was the (campaign) chairman for Al Gore at one time, not too many years ago."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 7, 2011
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 12, 2011 web pages
Say Ohio Reps. Marcia Fudge, Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kucinich are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."
Pants on Fire!
By Charles Pope, Tom Feran • September 6, 2011
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 12, 2011 on web pages.
Say Texas U.S. Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson and Sheila Jackson Lee are among open Socialists in Congress.
Pants on Fire!
By Charles Pope, W. Gardner Selby • September 5, 2011
Sovereign Citizens United
Sovereign Citizens United
stated on August 12, 2011 a web post
U.S. Reps. Hank Johnson, John Lewis and other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Stirgus • September 2, 2011
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 12, 2011 web pages
Say New Jersey Reps. Donald Payne and Frank Pallone are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."
Pants on Fire!
By Charles Pope • September 1, 2011
Edward Lindsey
Edward Lindsey
stated on August 22, 2011 a press release
"As governor, [Mitt Romney] balanced the budget without raising taxes and created jobs."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • August 30, 2011
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 12, 2011 web pages
Say Oregon Reps. Peter DeFazio and Earl Blumenauer are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."
Pants on Fire!
By Charles Pope • August 29, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 14, 2011
Says his hometown of Paint Creek, Texas, "doesn’t even have a ZIP code."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 27, 2011
Jay Carney
Jay Carney
stated on August 16, 2011 an interview.
Says Rick Perry "wanted to secede from the union."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 17, 2011
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on August 4, 2011 campaign mailer
Says Republican recall challenger Jonathan Steitz "failed to pay his taxes."  
Half-True
August 12, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on July 31, 2011 a newspaper interview
Says his Twitter account has 1.3 million followers.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • August 9, 2011
Tom Leppert
Tom Leppert
stated on July 19, 2011 a campaign statement.
Says opponent David Dewhurst is a "career politician."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 31, 2011
Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
stated on July 24, 2011 a statement from the campaign
Michele Bachmann's legislative record is "offering failed amendments."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 28, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on July 24, 2011 a prepared statement
Says Tim Pawlenty said in 2006, "The era of small government is over... the government has to be more proactive and more aggressive."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 26, 2011
Wisconsin Family Action
Wisconsin Family Action
stated on July 21, 2011 a campaign TV ad
Says state Rep. Fred Clark (D-Baraboo) ran a red light and seriously injured a bicyclist.
True
By James B. Nelson • July 24, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 11, 2009 a town hall in New Hampshire
Said his mother had to fight with health insurance companies for treatment because of a pre-existing condition.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 21, 2011
New Hampshire Democratic Party
New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on June 27, 2011 a statement by state Democratic chairman Ray Buckley in a call with reporters
"Mitt Romney is the first Massachusetts politician to run for president and not win the New Hampshire primary in a generation."
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • July 10, 2011
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on June 28, 2011 at a campaign stop.
Says U.S. House opponent Michael Williams does not live in and has never voted in the congressional district he’s seeking to represent.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 5, 2011
Common Sense Now
Common Sense Now
stated on June 20, 2011 an ad
Says Miami-Dade mayoral candidate Julio Robaina "has the highest salary among Florida mayors. More than $260,000."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 23, 2011
The Accountability Project
The Accountability Project
stated on June 10, 2011 a TV ad
Says former Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez and current mayoral candidate Carlos Gimenez  both drove fancy European cars at taxpayer expense.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 20, 2011
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