Latest Fact-Checks By Angie Drobnic Holan

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Dino Rossi
Dino Rossi
stated on October 12, 2010 in a campaign ad:
The Seattle Times called Patty Murray "a 'prolific sponsor of earmarks.' Patty even defended the 'Bridge to Nowhere.' "
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 20, 2010
Michael Bennet
Michael Bennet
stated on October 15, 2010 in a campaign ad:
Ken Buck wants to "outlaw abortion, even in cases of rape or incest."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 18, 2010
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on October 5, 2010 in a campaign ad:
The new health care law crushes small businesses "with billions in penalties."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 18, 2010
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on October 8, 2010 in a campaign ad:
John Raese's wife "is registered to vote in Florida so she can't even vote for him."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 14, 2010
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on September 27, 2010 in a campaign ad:
"Newspapers say Florida made bad investments, lost hundreds of millions of dollars, billions in pension funds lost. Who was in charge of Florida's investments? Alex Sink."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 6, 2010
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on August 25, 2010 in a television ad:
"Barbara Boxer voted to cut spending on Medicare benefits by $500 billion, cuts so costly to hospitals and nursing homes that they could stop taking Medicare altogether."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 4, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 28, 2010 in a speech in Madison, Wisc.:
The Republican election platform "was actually written with the help of a former lobbyist for AIG and a former lobbyist for Exxon-Mobil."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 30, 2010
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on September 20, 2010 in a campaign ad:
Rep. Paul Hodes, D-N.H., "voted for the pork-filled stimulus bill -- $1.9 million to study ants in Africa, $39 million for office upgrades for politicians."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 29, 2010
Americans for Job Security
Americans for Job Security
stated on September 23, 2010 in a campaign ad:
Says Zack Space voted for budgets and debt, energy taxes and the stimulus, and "we still lost more than 2.5 million jobs."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 27, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 20, 2010 in a town hall meeting:
The Bush administration had been "giving (auto companies) billions of dollars and just asking nothing in return."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 22, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 20, 2010 in a town hall meeting:
"There's a big chunk of the country that thinks that I have been too soft on Wall Street."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 22, 2010
60 Plus Association
60 Plus Association
stated on September 8, 2010 in a campaign ad:
The new health care law "will cut $500 billion from Medicare. That will hurt the quality of our care."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 20, 2010
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
stated on September 14, 2010 in a campaign ad:
"Taxes went down under Jerry Brown."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 17, 2010
Jim Greer
Jim Greer
stated on September 14, 2010 in a statement to the press:
On whether President Obama's speeches to school children spread "socialist ideology."
Full Flop
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 14, 2010
Austan Goolsbee
Austan Goolsbee
stated on September 12, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.":
Extending current tax rates would "average more than $100,000 a year to millionaires and even billionaires."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 13, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 6, 2010 in a speech on Labor Day:
John Boehner wants to reopen a tax loophole "that actually rewarded corporations for shipping jobs and profits overseas."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 13, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 8, 2010 in a speech in Cleveland, Ohio.:
"When these same Republicans –- including Mr. Boehner –- were in charge, the number of earmarks and pet projects went up, not down."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 9, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 5, 2010 in a speech on Labor Day:
John Boehner said the jobs of "teachers and nurses and police officers and firefighters" are "'government jobs' that weren't worth saving."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 8, 2010
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on August 24, 2010 in an interview on CNN:
Dan Webster supports "privatization of Social Security, deep cuts in Social Security."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 2, 2010
18% of the American public
18% of the American public
stated on August 19, 2010 in a Pew Research Center poll:
President Obama is a Muslim.
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 26, 2010
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