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John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on September 21, 2010 a statement
A defense bill "includes language that would require military hospitals to provide abortions on demand."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 27, 2010
Tom Nelson
Tom Nelson
stated on September 7, 2010 a radio interview
A $300 million stimulus allocation to Wisconsin "has led to the creation of tens of thousands of jobs in every corner of this state."
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 26, 2010
Bob Hackworth
Bob Hackworth
stated on September 14, 2010 a candidates forum in Dunedin
"The downsizing of Pinellas County government resulted in about 1,200 people being laid off in a 12 percent unemployment market. … I can tell you that every one of them was hired from the time that Ms. Latvala went into office in 2000."
False
By David DeCamp • September 25, 2010
Susan Latvala
Susan Latvala
stated on September 14, 2010 a candidates forum in Dunedin
"One of the other inaccuracies ... is that we have raised taxes multiple times and run up the budget. Absolutely not true. One tax increase since I’ve been in office. It was a quarter mill tax in the unincorporated area only."
False
By David DeCamp • September 25, 2010
Jim Huffman
Jim Huffman
stated on September 17, 2010 a television/web ad
Says Ron Wyden spent $2 million "to study exotic ants."
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • September 24, 2010
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
stated on September 19, 2010 ABC's "This Week"
It's "not true" that since he's been the president, executions in Iran have increased by four times.
False
By Robert Farley • September 23, 2010
Ted Ankrum
Ted Ankrum
stated on August 31, 2010 an e-mail blast.
"More people were killed in the United States last year by tainted food than U.S. troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since the wars began."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 22, 2010
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
stated on September 19, 2010 ABC's "This Week"
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani "was never sentenced to stoning."
False
By Robert Farley • September 22, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 20, 2010 a town hall meeting
The Bush administration had been "giving (auto companies) billions of dollars and just asking nothing in return."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 22, 2010
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on August 27, 2010 a campaign video
"Kasich’s trade deals cost Ohio thousands of jobs - 49,000 jobs to Mexico, 91,000 to China."
False
By Tom Feran • September 21, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 7, 2010 a press release
Says Bill White "didn't pay taxes while earning $133,600 annual salary as deputy secretary of energy."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • September 21, 2010
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on September 16, 2010 statements on the party's website.
Loranne Ausley "voted six times to tax your savings."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • September 20, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 25, 2010 an e-mail
After Hurricane Katrina, "Dallas and San Antonio took in 5,000 to 10,000 refugees each, but (Bill) White brought in 250,000 and put them up in his 'buddies' empty apartment buildings and let the federal government pay their rents for over two years. They did not return to New Orleans, most of them are on welfare."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 19, 2010
Bill Maher
Bill Maher
stated on September 14, 2010 an interview on CNN's "Larry King Live"
"Do you know that we have pipes carrying natural gas in this country that are made of wood? I'm not joking."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2010
Sharron Angle
Sharron Angle
stated on September 14, 2010 a campaign commerical
Harry Reid has voted "to give special tax breaks to illegal aliens."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2010
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on September 17, 2010 a posting to the state's Office of Management and Budget website
About $4.89 billion in one-time money was used to balance the current state general revenue fund budget.
False
By Aaron Marshall • September 17, 2010
Ron Klein
Ron Klein
stated on September 13, 2010 a campaign ad
Allen West called Social Security a "Ponzi scheme" and said "this country's got to get on sound footing by destroying it."  
False
By Amy Sherman • September 15, 2010
Chet Edwards
Chet Edwards
stated on September 6, 2010 a TV ad.
Says opponent Bill Flores helped run a company that laid off over 3,000 workers and paid off executives with millions.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 15, 2010
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 8, 2010 a campaign TV ad
Russ Feingold "has not worked anywhere outside of politics."
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 14, 2010
Austan Goolsbee
Austan Goolsbee
stated on September 12, 2010 ABC's "This Week"
John Boehner has called for "repealing the rest of the stimulus, which would raise taxes on 110 million middle class people."
False
By Robert Farley • September 13, 2010
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