Latest Fact-Checks In Elections

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Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 1, 2014 a TV interview
Under Wisconsin law, "anyone who knows anything about a John Doe" secret criminal investigation "can't talk about it."
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June 12, 2014
Steve King
Steve King
stated on May 22, 2014 a House floor speech
Says Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., only needs about 40,000 to 50,000 votes to win election to Congress compared with the 120,000 votes King needs, because Waters has a higher immigrant population.
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By Louis Jacobson • May 30, 2014
Annette Taddeo
Annette Taddeo
stated on April 21, 2014 an interview on MSNBC
"Over 20 percent of the electorate is Hispanic" in Florida.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 28, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 11, 2014 a speech
The U.S. Justice Department has "taken on more than 100 voting rights cases since 2009."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 23, 2014
Rock the Vote
Rock the Vote
stated on March 11, 2014 a tweet
Says 50 percent of millennials don’t associate with "any political party."
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By Amy Sherman • March 17, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on February 12, 2014 a television ad
Obamacare includes a "$700 billion cut from Medicare for seniors."
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By Molly Moorhead, Steve Contorno • February 14, 2014
Gilberto Hinojosa
Gilberto Hinojosa
stated on December 10, 2013 an email blast
"This is the first time in Texas history -- and only the fourth time in United States history -- that two women are running for the top spots."
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By W. Gardner Selby • December 26, 2013
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on November 7, 2013 a donation web page
Wendy Davis is "fighting to bring ... Bloomberg-style gun control to Texas."
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By Sue Owen • November 8, 2013
James Vincent
James Vincent
stated on August 4, 2013 an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers."
Twenty four states have voter ID or comparable restrictions; before Barack Obama was elected, it was two.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 11, 2013
Raymond Gallison
Raymond Gallison
stated on June 13, 2013 a House floor debate
"Seventy-four percent of Rhode Islanders support [a] national popular vote [for president] because they, as I, believe in one person-one vote."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 30, 2013
Bryan Long
Bryan Long
stated on April 24, 2013 a panel discussion
Fewer Democrats were on the Georgia general election ballot in 2012 than in more than 100 years.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • May 29, 2013
Christopher L. Smith
Christopher L. Smith
stated on April 21, 2013 a column in the South Florida Sun Sentinel
The election bill "allows persons to correct an absentee ballot if they did not sign it and requires an extra two hours a day for early voting. Everything else in this bill is discretionary."
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By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • April 23, 2013
John Lewis
John Lewis
stated on February 24, 2013 newspaper column
"Opponents of Section 5 (of the Voting Rights Act) complain of state expense, yet their only cost is the paper, postage and manpower required to send copies of legislation to the federal government for review."
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By Janel Davis • April 3, 2013
Bill Seitz
Bill Seitz
stated on March 13, 2013 testimony before a House committee
Says that Secretary of State Jon Husted and former secretary Jennifer Brunner both have supported a provision in Senate Bill 47 that would limit the days organizers have to collect signatures for initiative and referendum petitions.
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By Brandon Blackwell • April 1, 2013
Robert Kando
Robert Kando
stated on March 7, 2013 testimony before the R.I. House Oversight Committee
Rhode Island is the last state still using the Optech III P voting machines and they don’t meet suggested federal standards.
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By Tom Mooney • March 16, 2013
John Roberts
John Roberts
stated on February 27, 2013 a Supreme Court oral argument
"Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout? Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best, where African-American turnout actually exceeds white turnout? Mississippi."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 5, 2013
Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews
stated on January 23, 2013 comments on his MSNBC show
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, was elected in a "very low turnout" race.  
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By Dave Umhoefer • February 10, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 6, 2013 on the Internet
"Washington, D.C., now has greater population than Wyoming and Vermont, more active duty military than 29 states, more tax revenue than 29 states (and) a larger domestic product than 27 states."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2013
Don Gaetz
Don Gaetz
stated on January 11, 2013 an editorial board interview
"I sponsored the amendment that expanded the hours of early voting so that people who have irregular work schedules could vote."
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By Katie Sanders • January 15, 2013
Broward Republican Executive Committee
Broward Republican Executive Committee
stated on November 5, 2012 a post on its website
The Broward Republican Executive Committee "had the liberal League of Women Voters Guide removed from the Broward Supervisor of Election's website."
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By Amy Sherman • December 3, 2012
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