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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."
Half-True
June 12, 2014
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 9, 2014 an interview on ABC
"We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 10, 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.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 30, 2014
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on May 8, 2014 a panel discussion
Says Hillary Clinton spent 30 days in the hospital in 2012 and appeared "wearing glasses that are only for people who have traumatic brain injury."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • May 14, 2014
Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams
stated on May 6, 2014 campaign fllier
State Rep. Elena Parent "supported Governor Nathan Deal’s plan to slash the HOPE scholarship."  
False
By Eric Stirgus • May 13, 2014
Deborah Kafoury
Deborah Kafoury
stated on April 15, 2014 a campaign website statement
"When Deborah took office, the (Sellwood Bridge) project had languished for years, with only $11 million in funds. With her leadership the remaining funding was secured that got the project moving forward."
Mostly True
By Dana Tims • May 8, 2014
Defending Main Street
Defending Main Street
stated on April 17, 2014 a campaign ad in Idaho
Says the Club for Growth tries to defeat Republicans, and that its president called Nancy Pelosi "the person I respect the most in Washington."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • May 7, 2014
Robert Walsh
Robert Walsh
stated on April 20, 2014 an interview on WPRI's "Newsmakers" program
Says gubernatorial candidate Clay Pell "hasn't spent a dime on advertising."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 2, 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
MSNBC
MSNBC
stated on April 25, 2014 a graphic during "The Daily Rundown"
Says Charlie Crist's campaign bashed Sen. Bill Nelson's "big-government solutions."
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • April 25, 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
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on March 7, 2014 an interview
"The big Wall Street banks, the big corporations" give "many times more" political donations to Democrats than Republicans.  
False
April 16, 2014
Dick Morris
Dick Morris
stated on April 7, 2014 in a broadcast of Fox News' "Hannity"
A North Carolina study proves that "probably over a million people voted twice in (the 2012) election."
False
By Jon Greenberg • April 10, 2014
Joe Scarborough
Joe Scarborough
stated on April 10, 2014 comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
Before "our last three presidents, you have to go back to the 1800s, early 1800s to find three presidents in a row being consecutively re-elected."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 10, 2014
Heather McGhee
Heather McGhee
stated on April 2, 2014 an interview on MSNBC
"Less than 1 percent of 1 percent of the American population has given an amount over $200" to a federal political campaign.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • April 3, 2014
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on March 19, 2014 a radio commentary
Wisconsin is "one of the bluest" states, but under Scott Walker its unemployment rate "is around 3.5%."
False
April 2, 2014
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on December 26, 2013 a Facebook post
"Nine out of the 10 poorest states are Red states."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 28, 2014
Ed Schultz
Ed Schultz
stated on March 24, 2014 a broadcast of "The Ed Show"
Health insurance and medical costs "are going down because of Obamacare."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 28, 2014
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on March 16, 2014 a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday"
Russian annexation of Crimea "removes a million residents of the Ukraine that have provided the margin of victory for (Viktor) Yanukovych, the pro-Moscow prime minister in his last election."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 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."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 17, 2014
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