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stated on August 17, 2010 a television election ad
"Jim Renacci cheated on his income taxes" and is a "deadbeat citizen."
Mostly True
By Jane Kahoun, Sabrina Eaton • August 27, 2010
Pat Toomey
Pat Toomey
stated on July 14, 2010 a television commercial
"Joe Sestak ... even wants to bring back the death tax, letting the IRS take half of your savings when you die."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 24, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on August 2, 2010 a chain e-mail
Under the new health care law, "all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax"
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 23, 2010
Josh Burgin
Josh Burgin
stated on August 20, 2010 in a mailer.
Property taxes "are now 18% higher than when (Mark Sharpe) first took office." 
False
By Bill Varian • August 20, 2010
Mark Sharpe
Mark Sharpe
stated on July 20, 2010 a campaign mailer
"Mark Sharpe has lowered property taxes by 17 percent."
Mostly False
By Bill Varian • August 19, 2010
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AFSCME
stated on August 9, 2010 a television election ad
"Jim Renacci supports a national sales tax of 23 percent."
Half-True
By Mark Naymik • August 19, 2010
Committee to Protect Florida
Committee to Protect Florida
stated on August 2, 2010 in a mailer
Kathryn Starkey "only attended half of those meetings."  
Mostly True
By Jodie Tillman • August 13, 2010
Committee to Protect Florida
Committee to Protect Florida
stated on August 2, 2010 in a mailer
Kathryn Starkey "aided and abetted the continued taxation on residents’ properties over 70 percent of the time by seconding motions and voting to keep the millage rate the same."
Half-True
By Jodie Tillman • August 13, 2010
Committee to Protect Florida
Committee to Protect Florida
stated on August 2, 2010 in a mailer
Kathryn Starkey "joined forces with liberal Democrats on a historic sales tax hike."
False
By Jodie Tillman • August 13, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on August 10, 2010 a news release
A bill to aid state and local governments "is fully paid-for by closing costly corporate tax loopholes."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 13, 2010
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on August 6, 2010 the "Rachel Maddow Show"
"We know that tax cuts are remarkably un-stimulative when you compare them with different kinds of government spending."
Half-True
By Lukas Pleva • August 12, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on August 12, 2010
On whether to eliminate the state income tax.
Half Flip
By Reginald Fields • August 12, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 3, 2010 a TV ad.
"Bill McCollum voted for higher taxes and fees 42 times while he was in Congress."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • August 10, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on August 8, 2010 an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
"There's still about $400 billion or $500 billion of the stimulus plan that has not been spent. Why don't we stop it."
False
August 10, 2010
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on July 28, 2010 a guest column in The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Allowing all Bush income tax cuts to expire on Dec. 31 "will amount to the largest tax increase in the history of America."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • August 8, 2010
Donald Carcieri
Donald Carcieri
stated on July 27, 2010 an interview on Fox News' "The Neil Cavuto Show," about U.S. Sen. John Kerry's boat
Repealing the sales tax on boats in Rhode Island has spawned 2,000 companies, 7,000 jobs and close to $2 billion a year in sales activity.
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • August 8, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on August 5, 2010 a note on Facebook.
Democrats do not have a plan for extending the Bush tax cuts.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 6, 2010
James Langevin
James Langevin
stated on July 12, 2010 an online forum on ProJo.com
"The Congressional Budget Office estimates that for every $1 we spend on unemployment benefits, $1.90 is put into our economy."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 5, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on August 1, 2010 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
"Democrats are poised now to cause this largest tax increase in U.S. history."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 4, 2010
Randy Neugebauer
Randy Neugebauer
stated on July 29, 2010 a Townhall.com guest blog post
"Ninety-four percent of small businesses will face higher taxes under the Democrats' plan."
Pants on Fire!
By Lukas Pleva • August 4, 2010
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