Latest Fact-Checks By Lauren Carroll

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Mark Begich
Mark Begich
stated on August 29, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says Dan Sullivan approved a "light sentence" for a sex offender who got out of prison and is now charged with a gruesome murder and sexual assault.
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • September 3, 2014
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on August 22, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Terri Lynn Land "said guaranteeing equal pay for women who do the same job as men is not a good idea."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • September 2, 2014
Mark Pryor
Mark Pryor
stated on August 25, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says Tom Cotton "voted against preparing America for pandemics like Ebola."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • August 28, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on August 20, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says Thom Tillis "gives tax breaks to yacht and jet owners."
False
By Lauren Carroll • August 26, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on August 15, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says of Mitch McConnell, "What can happen in 30 years? A senator can become a multi-millionaire in public office."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • August 25, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on August 14, 2014 in an opinion column:
"Washington has incentivized the militarization of local police precincts."
True
By Lauren Carroll • August 21, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on August 14, 2014 in a chain email:
Says the former president of the Czech Republic said the American people were a "confederacy of fools" for electing Barack Obama.
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • August 14, 2014
Joe Miller
Joe Miller
stated on August 9, 2014 in a campaign mailer:
"If 20 million illegals vote, you can kiss the Second Amendment goodbye."
False
By Lauren Carroll • August 14, 2014
LIBRE Initiative
LIBRE Initiative
stated on August 10, 2014 in a Facebook post:
"The startup rate of Hispanic businesses is three times the national rate."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • August 12, 2014
Mark Emmert
Mark Emmert
stated on August 10, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
"More (student-athletes) graduate than the students who aren't student-athletes."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • August 10, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on August 5, 2014 in a speech in Iowa:
"It cost us more to shut the government down than to keep it open."
True
By Lauren Carroll • August 7, 2014
NextGen Climate Action Committee
NextGen Climate Action Committee
stated on August 30, 2014 in a television ad:
Says U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst signed a pledge that "protects tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas."
False
By Lauren Carroll • August 5, 2014
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 3, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
The United States is at "historic record highs" of individuals being apprehended on the border from countries with terrorist ties such as "Pakistan or Afghanistan or Syria."
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • August 3, 2014
Lenar Whitney
Lenar Whitney
stated on June 25, 2014 in a YouTube video:
"Global warming is a hoax."
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • August 1, 2014
Concerned Veterans for America
Concerned Veterans for America
stated on July 25, 2014 in a television ad:
Says Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, "skipped an important VA reform hearing to attend three fundraisers."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • July 30, 2014
Concerned Veterans for America
Concerned Veterans for America
stated on July 25, 2014 in a television ad:
Says Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, missed "79 percent of veterans affairs committee hearings."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • July 30, 2014
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on July 25, 2014 in campaign email:
Says Mark Pryor "continues to insist" that Obamacare is "an amazing success."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • July 29, 2014
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on July 27, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
Russia "has an economy the size of Italy."  
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • July 27, 2014
Patriot Majority USA
Patriot Majority USA
stated on July 22, 2014 in a television ad:
A tax plan promoted by North Carolina Senate candidate Thom Tillis will "overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • July 25, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 17, 2014 in a speech in Delaware:
"We've recovered (from the recession) faster and come farther than almost any other advanced country on Earth."  
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • July 23, 2014
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