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John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on August 4, 2010 a campaign speech
"We didn’t have a development director for over seven months."
False
By Reginald Fields • August 17, 2010
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on July 1, 2010 a floor speech
"We could cut unemployment in half simply by reclaiming the jobs taken by illegal workers."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 15, 2010
Committee to Protect Florida
Committee to Protect Florida
stated on August 2, 2010 in a mailer
Kathryn Starkey "joined forces with liberal Democrats on a historic sales tax hike."
False
By Jodie Tillman • August 13, 2010
J.D. Hayworth
J.D. Hayworth
stated on August 5, 2010 a TV ad against John McCain
McCain opposed the border fence.
False
By Lukas Pleva • August 11, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on August 8, 2010 an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
"There's still about $400 billion or $500 billion of the stimulus plan that has not been spent. Why don't we stop it."
False
By Robert Farley • August 10, 2010
John Carter
John Carter
stated on August 9, 2010 a conference call with reporters.
Says the United States is the only nation that affords citizenship to anyone born here, "whether you are here legally or illegally."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 10, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on July 19, 2010 a Perry website
Says Bill White "profiteered in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • August 9, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on August 5, 2010 a note on Facebook.
Democrats do not have a plan for extending the Bush tax cuts.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 6, 2010
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on August 1, 2010 an interview on "Meet the Press."
"Canada sets aside 36 percent of their visas for people with skills they think their country needs.  We set aside 6 percent."
False
By Erin Mershon • August 5, 2010
Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene
stated on July 31, 2010 a campaign mail piece.
"Kendrick Meek was named one of the two most corrupt Democrats in Congress by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • August 3, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on August 1, 2010 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
"This is the first time since the Depression that unemployment has stayed above 9 percent for two consecutive years."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2010
Catherine Taylor
Catherine Taylor
stated on July 27, 2010 an appearance on the Helen Glover Show
"There's nothing in the voting instructions that we've been getting in the last several elections that lets you know" about the limitations of the master lever.  
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 2, 2010
Jeff Kottkamp
Jeff Kottkamp
stated on July 30, 2010 a position paper on his campaign website
"Only a few months ago the FBI arrested three Broward County Commissioners for accepting millions of dollars in trade for illegal favors."
False
By Amy Sherman • July 30, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on July 26, 2010 a television ad
"Warren Buffett called (Jeff) Greene's scheme 'financial weapons of mass destruction.' "
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 30, 2010
Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
stated on July 26, 2010 a breakfast with journalists in Washington, D.C.
"I don't think the argument can be credibly made that the United States of America is undertaxed compared to our competitors."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2010
Sanford Bishop
Sanford Bishop
stated on July 21, 2010 a statement
Claims that Rep. Sanford Bishop votes similar to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are "inaccurate."
False
By Eric Stirgus • July 29, 2010
Erick Erickson
Erick Erickson
stated on July 26, 2010 a blog post
Republican candidate for governor Nathan Deal "explicitly voted to fund abortions ..."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • July 28, 2010
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on July 27, 2010 in a comment on the John DePetro Show
"I remember one of [Curt Schilling's] teammates said he painted his sock, the bloody sock."
False
By Cynthia Needham • July 27, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on June 28, 2010 a campaign statement
Says that Lee Fisher once said, "I never met a gun control bill I didn’t like."
False
By Stephen Koff • July 25, 2010
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on July 17, 2010 an online column
"Attorney General Eric Holder is involved in the dismissal of the criminal charges" against the New Black Panther Party for voter intimidation  
False
By Robert Farley • July 23, 2010
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