Latest Fact-Checks In Message Machine 2010

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Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on October 10, 2010 in a TV ad.:
Taking the Fifth Amendment in a deposition about the Columbia/HCA hospital chain he founded "means a truthful answer to the questions that (Rick Scott) was asked would incriminate him."
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By Aaron Sharockman • October 12, 2010
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on October 10, 2010 in a TV ad.:
In ad attacking Rick Scott, says three executives of the Columbia/HCA hospital chain he ran were indicted.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • October 12, 2010
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on September 30, 2010 in campaign TV and radio ads:
"According to independent analysis, unfair trade deals have resulted in the loss of over 64,000 jobs in Wisconsin ... But Ron Johnson favors those deals."
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By Dave Umhoefer • October 12, 2010
Adam Kinzinger
Adam Kinzinger
stated on September 21, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
"Since Debbie Halvorson has been in politics, Illinois has lost hundreds of thousands of jobs."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 5, 2010 in a TV ad.:
Marco Rubio "wants to raise the Social Security retirement age," and "cut benefits."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • October 6, 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."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 6, 2010
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on September 22, 2010 in an election ad:
Says Lee Fisher "wanted a $1.1 billion tax increase which could have driven countless jobs out of state."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • October 5, 2010
stated on September 8, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:
When each faced a pension funding crisis, Tom Barrett made tough choices and smart cuts while Scott Walker passed $400 million in pension debt to the next generation.
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 29, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on September 25, 2010 in a TV ad.:
Says Daniel Webster wants to make divorce illegal, even for abused wives.
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By Aaron Sharockman • September 28, 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."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 27, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on September 13, 2010 in a campaign video:
"Under Lee Fisher Ohio has lost nearly 400,000 jobs."
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By Tom Feran • September 23, 2010
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on September 14, 2010 in a television ad:
Roy Barnes "made Georgia dead last in education" and Georgia "led the nation in job losses."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 21, 2010
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on September 13, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:
Says Ron Johnson’s company got government loans and a grant to help expand his business
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer, Don Walker • September 18, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on August 22, 2010 in a television campaign ad:
"You can’t raise taxes in Ohio. We are one of the highest taxed states in the country."
Half-True
By Mark Naymik • September 15, 2010
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on August 17, 2010 in a TV commercial:
Roy Barnes is like Barack Obama because they're both doing a lot of apologizing.
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • September 15, 2010
Citizens for a Progressive Wisconsin
Citizens for a Progressive Wisconsin
stated on September 10, 2010 in campaign literature distributed by an outside group:
"While many of his colleagues turned down a $2,500 pay raise ... (Jeff) Plale pocketed the extra money."
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • September 13, 2010
National Taxpayers Union
National Taxpayers Union
stated on September 2, 2010 in a television commercial:
Proposed tax changes are a "handout" to BP.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 10, 2010
Lee Fisher
Lee Fisher
stated on September 7, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
"On (Rob Portman's) watch as Bush's trade czar, our deficit with China exploded" and "as Bush's budget chief, Portman oversaw a spending spree that doubled the deficit."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 9, 2010
Michael Bennet
Michael Bennet
stated on August 25, 2010 in a campaign ad:
"Buck wants to privatize Social Security."  
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By Lukas Pleva • September 2, 2010
Loranne Ausley
Loranne Ausley
stated on August 12, 2010 in a web ad.:
"(Jeff) Atwater's bank was so weak that just a few months ago it was shut down by the FDIC."
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By Aaron Sharockman • August 27, 2010
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