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Latest Fact-Checks In Candidate Biography

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Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on June 10, 2011 an Internet ad
Says George LeMieux "falsely attacked Marco Rubio."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 16, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on June 10, 2011 an Internet ad
Says George LeMieux "even compared Marco Rubio to Barack Obama."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 15, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on June 13, 2011 a debate in New Hampshire
Then-Sen. Barack Obama "refused to raise the debt ceiling because he said President Bush had failed in leadership."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 14, 2011
Ted Nugent
Ted Nugent
stated on June 1, 2011 an oped column.
Rick Perry "has never lost an election and remains the only person to have won the Texas governorship three times in landslide elections."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 14, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on May 26, 2011 a YouTube video
"When I became president and CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, it was supposed to go bankrupt . . . We turned it around with common-sense business principles."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 10, 2011
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on May 18, 2011 his radio program.
Says Rick Perry is "the guy that tracked" down Democratic legislators who fled Texas in 2003.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 28, 2011
Robert Watson
Robert Watson
stated on April 26, 2011 a speech on the House floor
"I'm well aware that medical marijuana is a recognized, medical, viable treatment for this sort of [pancreas] pain condition."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 8, 2011
Herb Kohl
Herb Kohl
stated on April 28, 2011 remarks to reporters
"I’ve been through four campaigns and have not done any negative campaigning."  
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • May 6, 2011
Max Nofziger
Max Nofziger
stated on May 1, 2011 “Voters Guide,” League of Women Voters of the Austin Area.
"Currently, there is no one from South Austin on the (Austin City) Council!"
True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 3, 2011
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on February 23, 2011 a discussion at a town hall meeting
"The benefits that were offered to me as a congressman don’t even compare to the benefits that you get as a state employee. I just experienced that myself. They’re not nearly as good."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • April 12, 2011
Scott Randolph
Scott Randolph
stated on April 4, 2011 comments during an appearance on 'The Rachel Maddow Show' on MSNBC
"We have a guy who is going to be speaker of the House in four years, and his name has been on the ballot one time."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 11, 2011
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 7, 2011 an interview on NBC's "Today" show
"I have the No. 1 show on NBC."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2011
Jeff Stone
Jeff Stone
stated on April 1, 2011 a campaign flier
Says Chris Abele, opponent in Milwaukee County executive race, "failed to finish 3 separate colleges, dropping out all 3 times."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • April 1, 2011
Citizens for a Strong America
Citizens for a Strong America
stated on March 31, 2011 a TV ad
Says Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg "put an 80-year-old farmer in jail for refusing to plant native vegetation on his farm."
Pants on Fire!
April 1, 2011
JoAnne Kloppenburg
JoAnne Kloppenburg
stated on March 29, 2011 a statement at a candidate forum
PolitiFact Wisconsin "concluded that the charge that Justice Prosser prejudges matters that come before the court is True."
Pants on Fire!
April 1, 2011
David Prosser
David Prosser
stated on March 21, 2011 statement during a candidate forum
Says Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg’s record as a state Justice Department lawyer consists only of the prosecution of cases regarding regulation of docks.
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • April 1, 2011
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on March 30, 2011 a television ad
Says David Prosser = Scott Walker.
Half-True
March 31, 2011
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on March 18, 2011 a television ad
Says Jeff Stone = Scott Walker.
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • March 30, 2011
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on March 18, 2011 comments on his Fox News show.
Says Allen West helped thwart a terrorist plot by shooting a gun in the direction of an Iraqi detainee, then reported the incident to his superior and said it was wrong.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 23, 2011
Larry Gause
Larry Gause
stated on March 1, 2011 a flier and campaign website
Says Charlotte Nash "pretends to be a chicken farmer" in order to get property tax exemptions.
False
By Eric Stirgus • March 11, 2011
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