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Latest Fact-Checks In Candidate Biography

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Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 28, 2010 a campaign TV ad
"There are 100 members of the U.S. Senate. Fifty-seven of them, including Russ Feingold, are lawyers. There are zero manufacturers and one accountant."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 22, 2010
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on October 18, 2010 a campaign rally
Says Ron Johnson "likes to say there are too many lawyers in the Senate – 57. He’d be the 70th millionaire." 
True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 22, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on October 4, 2010 a TV ad
"Rick Perry has become a millionaire on the public payroll."
Mostly True
October 22, 2010
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on October 8, 2010 a campaign TV ad
Says Republican Reid Ribble says stimulus bill failed to jumpstart the economy, but his "roofing company made almost $300,000 off stimulus funded projects."
Half-True
By Cary Spivak • October 20, 2010
Alexi Giannoulias
Alexi Giannoulias
stated on October 15, 2010 a TV ad
"Mark Kirk: Lied about going to war. Opposed middle class tax cuts. And said unemployment’s not that big an issue."
Mostly False
October 19, 2010
Edwin Pacheco
Edwin Pacheco
stated on October 4, 2010 a press release from the Rhode Island Democratic Party
Says Christopher Little has "a history of working against environmental protection by defending the worst types of corporate polluters"
False
By John Hill • October 19, 2010
Jennifer Carroll
Jennifer Carroll
stated on September 27, 2010 a speech
Rick Scott "doesn't have any ties to a lobbyist."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • October 18, 2010
Dan Gelber
Dan Gelber
stated on October 8, 2010 a TV campaign ad
"Pam Bondi told a group of lobbyists she’ll side with corporate special interests as attorney general."
Mostly False
By Laura Figueroa • October 18, 2010
John Robitaille
John Robitaille
stated on October 15, 2010 a biography on Robitaille's campaign website
His biography says he was the top ROTC officer in the nation.
True
By Cynthia Needham • October 17, 2010
Jason Isaac
Jason Isaac
stated on October 7, 2010 a video ad.
Says state Rep. Patrick Rose votes 90 percent with liberals, backed the state's largest tax increase, proposed nearly $15 billion in government spending and supported "Obama-style government-run health care system for Texas."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 15, 2010
Christine O'Donnell
Christine O'Donnell
stated on October 13, 2010 a debate
Chris Coons has "Marxist beliefs."
Pants on Fire!
October 14, 2010
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on October 8, 2010 a campaign ad
John Raese's wife "is registered to vote in Florida so she can't even vote for him."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 14, 2010
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 3, 2010 a campaign commercial
Arkansas Democratic congressional candidate Chad Causey "was a Washington, D.C. bureaucrat."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2010
We Love USA PAC
We Love USA PAC
stated on September 24, 2010 a website
Ron Klein "sponsored an amendment that specifically allows price gouging."
False
By Amy Sherman • October 5, 2010
Back to Basics
Back to Basics
stated on September 8, 2010 a TV ad
"Perry pushed for a law that lets insurance companies raise homeowners’ rates without having to justify the increase."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 3, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on September 25, 2010 a TV ad.
Says Daniel Webster thinks wives should submit to their husbands.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • September 28, 2010
Peter Kilmartin
Peter Kilmartin
stated on September 20, 2010 a statement on his campaign website
Kilmartin has helped pass laws to "create a witness protection program."
Mostly True
By Cynthia Needham • September 26, 2010
Allen West
Allen West
stated on September 21, 2010 a candidate forum
"If you look at the application for a security clearance, I have a clearance that even the president of the United States cannot obtain because of my background."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 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
September 19, 2010
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
stated on September 15, 2010 a political ad
"As the CEO of HP, Carly Fiorina laid off 30,000 workers."
Mostly True
September 17, 2010
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