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Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 24, 2012 a TV ad
Says U.S. Senate opponent Tommy Thompson "personally made over $3 million" from a federal contract granted to his healthcare company, but left  9/11 first responders "without the care they were promised."  
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 26, 2012
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on September 28, 2012 a news release
Says Tammy Baldwin introduced a bill that would require doctors and other health care workers to ask patients, "including young children, whether they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or if they know their gender identity."
Mostly False
October 23, 2012
Charles Bass
Charles Bass
stated on September 26, 2012 an ad “Dancing,” released September 26, 2012.
Ann McLane Kuster is "for a government takeover of health care more radical than Obamacare. And she supports a $700 billion cut to Medicare for current retirees."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • October 22, 2012
Tennessee Republican Party
Tennessee Republican Party
stated on October 11, 2012 a mailer sent for a state legislative campaign.
Says House Democrats "voted to use your tax dollars for abortions" by voting against bill defunding Planned Parenthood.
False
By Tom Humphrey • October 21, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 16, 2012 a TV ad
Says Tammy Baldwin "voted to gut Medicare for seniors."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 21, 2012
Rob Moshein
Rob Moshein
stated on October 14, 2012 a letter to the editor.
Says the University of Texas can afford to build a medical school because it has a $7 billion endowment and its football program had a $50 million profit last year.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 19, 2012
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on October 19, 2012 an election flier
"President Barack Obama (is) the first president in history to cut Medicare by $700 billion."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • October 19, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 16, 2012 the second presidential debate
Says Mitt Romney suggested that "employers should be able to make the decision as to whether or not a woman gets contraception through her insurance coverage."
True
By Becky Bowers, Jon Greenberg • October 17, 2012
Rob Zerban
Rob Zerban
stated on October 4, 2012 a TV ad
Says Paul Ryan’s budget plan "ends Medicare."
Pants on Fire!
October 17, 2012
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on October 15, 2012 an election flier
"President Obama has worked to change Medicare for the worse" by "creating an unelected, unaccountable panel with the power to deny coverage of certain treatments."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • October 15, 2012
National Education Association
National Education Association
stated on September 27, 2012 a television ad
Says that Josh Mandel voted to let insurance companies deny coverage for autism
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • October 12, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 11, 2012 the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.
Says Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan would "eliminate the guarantee of Medicare."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 12, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on October 8, 2012 a debate.
"Repealing and replacing Obamacare – that’s going to save $1 trillion over a 10-year period."
False
By Nancy Madsen • October 11, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on September 27, 2012 an interview
Says Tammy Baldwin supports a law "in which government will take over your decisions on medicine, on doctors and on hospitals."
False
October 10, 2012
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on September 25, 2012 a television ad
Says Bill Nelson "cast the deciding vote for Obamacare cutting Medicare spending by $700 billion and letting an unelected board decide what gets covered here." 
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 9, 2012
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on October 4, 2012 a debate on NJTV
"When (Joe Kyrillos) had an opportunity to vote for women in terms of their health care, not once, not twice, but six times, he voted against women’s health care in our state."
True
By Bill Wichert • October 8, 2012
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 28, 2012 debate comments
Says U.S. Senate opponent Tommy Thompson favors raising taxes on small businesses.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 7, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2012 a presidential debate
Says 50 million people would lose their health insurance if Obamacare is repealed.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • October 5, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 a presidential debate in Denver
"Pre-existing conditions are covered under my (health care) plan."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Becky Bowers • October 5, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2012 a debate in Denver
Because of Obamacare, "over the last two years, health care premiums have gone up -- it's true -- but they've gone up slower than any time in the last 50 years."
False
By J.B. Wogan • October 4, 2012
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