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Joyce Kaufman
Joyce Kaufman
stated on November 12, 2010 a radio show
"Nobody has played clips over and over ... of President Obama (saying), 'If they bring a knife to the fight, we'll bring a gun.' " 
True
By Amy Sherman • November 17, 2010
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on September 22, 2010 a campaign ad
"Decorated Marine, two-tour Iraq war vet."
True
By Joe Guillen • October 29, 2010
Promote Oregon Leadership PAC (Oregon House Republicans)
Promote Oregon Leadership PAC (Oregon House Republicans)
stated on October 27, 2010 a campaign mailer
Says Will Rasmussen falsely claimed he had lived in the West Linn district for about a year.
True
By Janie Har • October 29, 2010
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on October 21, 2010 a TV ad
As CEO of WWE, Linda McMahon "was caught tipping off a ringside physician" about a federal investigation into illegally distributing steroids to wrestlers.
True
October 27, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 25, 2010 a CNN/St. Petersburg Times debate.
"Your tellers were paid kickbacks for directing elderly consumers from ... safe deposits to risky ones."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • October 26, 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
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
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
Republican Party of Texas
Republican Party of Texas
stated on August 31, 2010 a tweet
Says State Rep. Kristi Thibaut was an ACORN lobbyist.
True
September 9, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 2, 2010 a press release.
Jennifer Carroll is the "first African-American Republican woman to be part of a statewide ticket in Florida."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 3, 2010
Kenneth Block
Kenneth Block
stated on June 19, 2010 a TV and Internet commercial
"(I) helped to invent a system that saved over a billion dollars on welfare."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 29, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on August 24, 2010 his primary victory speech.
Kendrick Meek claims he's the only candidate who said Sonia Sotomayor "will make an excellent Supreme Court justice."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • August 25, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on August 11, 2010 a TV ad.
"Warren Buffett called credit default swaps financial weapons of mass destruction. And Greene was the first individual to use them."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • August 18, 2010
Jeff Kottkamp
Jeff Kottkamp
stated on July 31, 2010 a debate.
"I've taken on the federal government and won."
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By Aaron Sharockman • August 11, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on July 29, 2010 a TV ad.
"Jeff Greene can buy anything" ...  he owns two mansions.
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By Aaron Sharockman • July 30, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on July 26, 2010 a television ad
Democratic candidate Jeff Greene "ran for Congress as a California Republican."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 28, 2010
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on July 1, 2010 a video on her web page
The company I created, Point Judith Capital, "is the only venture capital firm in Rhode Island."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 9, 2010
Alexi Giannoulias
Alexi Giannoulias
stated on July 8, 2010 a campaign commercial
"He (Kirk) did violate Pentagon rules, twice actually, for improperly mingling politics with his military service."
True
July 8, 2010
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 7, 2010 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 a statement from his campaign
Rick Scott's former health care company, Columbia/HCA, committed "fraud."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • June 10, 2010
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