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Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on March 8, 2015 a speech in Concord, N.H.
"If you took every penny of the 1 percent, including their dog, you wouldn't even begin to balance the budget."
Mostly False
By Clay Wirestone • March 27, 2015
William O'Brien
William O'Brien
stated on February 8, 2015 a Facebook post
Birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger was "an active participant in the Ku Klux Klan."
False
By Clay Wirestone • March 18, 2015
Jennifer Horn
Jennifer Horn
stated on February 4, 2015 in a press release
"The governor must inform the Senate president about his or her absence from the state."
Mostly False
By Allie Morris • March 5, 2015
Ann McLane Kuster
Ann McLane Kuster
stated on January 6, 2015 an interview with the Concord Monitor at her Concord office
Says she has opposed measures to weaken the Dodd-Frank Wall Street regulatory bill and campaign-finance legislation when they were offered as stand-alone bills.
Half-True
By Nick Reid • February 26, 2015
Maggie Hassan
Maggie Hassan
stated on February 12, 2015 her budget address
Our median household income in 2013 was the highest in the nation.
Mostly True
By Casey McDermott • February 13, 2015
Miscellany Blue
Miscellany Blue
stated on January 15, 2015 a web post
Says a "lawmaker seeks to defund Planned Parenthood for ‘cutting children into small pieces.’"
Mostly True
By Clay Wirestone • February 6, 2015
Lawrence Lessig
Lawrence Lessig
stated on January 5, 2015 an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor
"If you ask how many times did Ronald Reagan attend a fundraiser when he ran for re-election in 1984, the answer is eight times. If you say how many times did Barack Obama attend a fundraiser in 2012, the answer is 228 times."
Mostly True
By Jonathan Van Fleet • January 20, 2015
Daily Caller
Daily Caller
stated on November 3, 2014 an article
"Jeanne Shaheen was principally involved in a plot with Lois Lerner and President Barack Obama’s political appointee at the IRS to lead a program of harassment against conservative nonprofit groups during the 2012 election"
False
By Jonathan Van Fleet • November 4, 2014
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on October 21, 2014 a debate
Says Scott Brown "voted to reward" companies "to ship jobs overseas."
Half-True
By Jonathan Van Fleet • October 31, 2014
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
stated on October 21, 2014 a debate
Says Jeanne Shaheen "voted to pave the way for a new national energy tax."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 24, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 24, 2014 an ad
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter "votes with Nancy Pelosi’s Democrats 95 percent of the time," but Frank Guinta "will take on both parties" and has "independent New Hampshire values."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 24, 2014
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
stated on October 21, 2014 NH Senate debate
Says Jeanne Shaheen has "voted with the president 99 percent of the time."
Mostly True
By Jonathan Van Fleet • October 22, 2014
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on October 7, 2014 an ad
"In Massachusetts, Scott Brown pushed for a law to force women considering abortion -- force them -- to look at color photographs of developing fetuses."
Mostly True
By Jonathan Van Fleet • October 10, 2014
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on September 29, 2014 a news release
Says Scott Brown co-sponsored legislation to let employers deny women coverage for mammograms.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2014
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on September 29, 2014 a news release
Says Scott Brown "co-sponsored legislation to let employers deny women coverage for birth control."
True
By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2014
Americans for Responsible Solutions
Americans for Responsible Solutions
stated on September 16, 2014 an ad
"Most people in New Hampshire want to raise the minimum wage. (State Rep. Marilinda) Garcia opposes it."
Mostly True
By Al McKeon, Jonathan Van Fleet • October 3, 2014
Americans for Responsible Solutions
Americans for Responsible Solutions
stated on September 16, 2014 an ad
Republican House candidate Marilinda Garcia "even opposes closing the loophole that allows dangerous criminals to get a gun without a background check."
Mostly True
By Al McKeon, Jonathan Van Fleet • October 3, 2014
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on September 15, 2014 a radio ad
In 2012, "Wall Street" gave Scott Brown "more campaign contributions than any other candidate -- $5.3 million."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 19, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on September 15, 2014 a campaign ad
"New Hampshire has lost more jobs to China than any other state."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2014
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on August 27, 2014 an ad
"Big Oil gave Scott Brown $454,260."
Half-True
By Jonathan Van Fleet • September 5, 2014
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