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Latest Fact-Checks In Candidate Biography

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Bill White
Bill White
stated on June 17, 2010 in a press conference:
Gov. Rick Perry broke his promise that he would not accept a $40,000 pay increase.
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • June 27, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 23, 2010 in a campaign mail piece.:
"Bill McCollum has accepted thousands from lobbyists for Planned Parenthood."
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • June 25, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on June 22, 2010 in a Democratic U.S. Senate debate:
Jeff Greene "is the king of the undercover Credit Default Swap that brought about the destruction of our economy that we have right now."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • June 22, 2010
Donna Campbell
Donna Campbell
stated on June 12, 2010 in a speech:
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett is "the most liberal man in the United States Congress."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 20, 2010
J.D. Hayworth
J.D. Hayworth
stated on June 4, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
John McCain "voted against the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003, wrongly claiming they helped only the rich."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 15, 2010
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 7, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
After J.D. Hayworth "was voted out of Congress, he became a registered lobbyist" who was "paid thousands by a Florida corporation to lobby the very committee he used to serve on."
True
By Louis Jacobson • June 15, 2010
Bill McCollum
Bill McCollum
stated on June 10, 2010 in a statement from his campaign:
Rick Scott's former health care company, Columbia/HCA, committed "fraud."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • June 10, 2010
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 8, 2010 in a rumor widely discussed on the Internet.:
Barack Obama appeared in the video for 'Whoomp! (There it is!)'
Pants on Fire!
By Cristina Silva • June 8, 2010
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on June 2, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
"Barbara Boxer's worried about the weather" instead of terrorism as the biggest threat to national security.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson, Robert Farley • June 4, 2010
Boyd Richie
Boyd Richie
stated on May 20, 2010 in an e-mail blast.:
Says Gov. Rick Perry is "spending Texans’ hard-earned money to live like Louie XIV."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • May 26, 2010
Dale Peterson
Dale Peterson
stated on May 25, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
Says he was "a Marine during Vietnam."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • May 26, 2010
Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews
stated on May 20, 2010 in an interview with Jay Leno on NBC's The Tonight Show:
Halliburton gave Dick Cheney a $34 million payout when he left the company to join the presidential ticket.
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 24, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on May 21, 2010 in a campaign website:
"Jeff Greene only moved from California to Florida in the last two years. In fact, he would not legally be allowed to run for any other statewide office because he has not lived here long enough to meet the residency requirement."
True
By Amy Sherman • May 24, 2010
Bill McCollum
Bill McCollum
stated on May 18, 2010 in a press release.:
"The fact that Rick Scott is running for governor as a 'reformer' would be funny if it wasn't so outrageous. This is a man who barely escaped imprisonment."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • May 21, 2010
Danny Tarkanian
Danny Tarkanian
stated on May 5, 2010 in a Nevada U.S. Senate race campaign commercial:
"Sue Lowden gave Harry Reid's campaigns a thousand dollars in five different elections, helping his Senate dreams come true."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 21, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on May 18, 2010 in a press release.:
Rick Scott "was forced to resign as the head of a company that pled guilty to massive amounts of systematic fraud, including 14 felonies, leading to a historic $1.7 billion fine."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • May 20, 2010
Meg Whitman
Meg Whitman
stated on April 16, 2010 in a campaign commerical:
Steve Poizner "increased his department's budget nearly 14 percent."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2010
Steve Poizner
Steve Poizner
stated on April 10, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
California Republican gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman "contributed to, and campaigned, for" Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2010
Todd Staples
Todd Staples
stated on April 15, 2010 in a Tea Party rally in El Paso:
On the National Animal Identification System.
Half Flip
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 20, 2010
Steve Poizner
Steve Poizner
stated on April 10, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
"Taxpayer-funded benefits to illegals" in California are "a skyrocketing cost under Obamacare."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 19, 2010
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