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Latest Fact-Checks In Candidate Biography

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Meg Whitman
Meg Whitman
stated on May 14, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
California gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner, a Republican, "gave $10,000 to Al Gore's recount" effort in 2000.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 18, 2010
Heather Beaven
Heather Beaven
stated on May 12, 2010 in an e-mail to supporters.:
John Mica's brother is an oil lobbyist and his daughter represents the natural gas industry.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • May 18, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on May 3, 2010 in a Web video:
"Bill White used D.C. connections from his job in the Clinton administration to form a company that did business in the Middle East and defaulted on a $60 million loan."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • May 16, 2010
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on May 4, 2010 in a campaign statement.:
Scott Maddox is a "lobbyist."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • May 6, 2010
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on May 4, 2010 in a campaign statement:
Scott Maddox has run "losing campaigns for 3 of Florida's 4 available cabinet positions."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • May 6, 2010
Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster
stated on April 22, 2010 in announcing his campaign for the U.S. House.:
Gov. Lawton Chiles said "if I were to become ... become speaker of the House it would be (his) worst nightmare."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 27, 2010
Chet Edwards
Chet Edwards
stated on April 21, 2010 in a campaign video:
Republican challenger Bill Flores "has never once voted in a general election in our district."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 27, 2010
Charlie Justice
Charlie Justice
stated on April 14, 2010 in a web ad.:
Links jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff to Rep. C.W. Bill Young.
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • April 26, 2010
Charlie Justice
Charlie Justice
stated on April 14, 2010 in a web ad.:
U.S. Rep. Bill Young "has accepted $737,000 from lobbyists and recipients of his earmarks."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 26, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on April 20, 2010 in an interview:
Says Gov. Rick Perry has never held a private-sector job.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 26, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 19, 2010 in a post on Facebook.:
"Thanks to you, in under one week we have the largest GOP (Facebook) page in the Governor's race!"
True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 22, 2010
Tom Grady
Tom Grady
stated on April 20, 2010 in an e-mail to Crist.:
Says Crist campaign website "has eliminated all references to our Republican Party."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 21, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on April 19, 2010 in comments to the press.:
On running for the U.S. Senate as an independent.
Half Flip
By Aaron Sharockman • April 20, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview.:
"We had a press conference here that interestingly no one in the mainstream media covered."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 20, 2010
Rick Green
Rick Green
stated on March 25, 2010 in a YouTube video:
"When you look at the nearly 150 men and women who have served us on the Texas Supreme Court, more than half of them had zero prior judicial experience."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 16, 2010
Richard Land
Richard Land
stated on April 7, 2010 in an interview with "Politico":
Rubio's "got more experience than Obama had."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 14, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on April 12, 2010 in in a TV ad.:
Marco Rubio was "subpoenaed."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 13, 2010
Frederica Wilson
Frederica Wilson
stated on April 9, 2010 in her campaign Web site.:
Says she introduced a ban on "dirty dancing."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 9, 2010
John McCain
John McCain
stated on April 3, 2010 in a comment on Newsweek magazine's Web site :
"I never considered myself a maverick."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • April 6, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on March 23, 2010 in a press release:
"On the day that (the Republican) state leader resigned in disgrace, a ‘Shred-It' truck rolled up to Republican headquarters."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 30, 2010
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