Latest Fact-Checks In Message Machine 2010

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Kevin Rader
Kevin Rader
stated on October 20, 2010 in a TV campaign ad:
Lizbeth Benacquisto "broke election law 105 times, hiding special interest contributors."
True
By Pat Gillespie • October 24, 2010
Jim Sullivan
Jim Sullivan
stated on October 22, 2010 in campaign literature distributed to district residents:
Says Leah "Vukmir supports allowing people to carry concealed weapons into day care centers, churches, health care clinics and playgrounds."
Half-True
October 23, 2010
Jim Sullivan
Jim Sullivan
stated on October 22, 2010 in campaign literature distributed to district residents:
Says he "stood up to his own party by voting against the budget to stop runaway government spending."
Mostly False
October 23, 2010
Chris Dudley
Chris Dudley
stated on October 14, 2010 in a television ad:
Says John Kitzhaber wants a sales tax so people without jobs pay taxes.
Pants on Fire!
By Janie Har • October 23, 2010
Dan Coats
Dan Coats
stated on October 14, 2010 in a campaign ad:
The new health care law will "force seniors into Barack Obama's government-run health care program."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 22, 2010
Meg Whitman
Meg Whitman
stated on October 15, 2010 in a TV ad:
Jerry Brown "gave California state employees collective bargaining powers" and "now, state employees can retire at 55 with much of their salary for life."
Half-True
October 22, 2010
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 28, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:
"There are 100 members of the U.S. Senate. Fifty-seven of them, including Russ Feingold, are lawyers. There are zero manufacturers and one accountant."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 22, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on October 4, 2010 in a TV ad:
"Rick Perry has become a millionaire on the public payroll."
Mostly True
October 22, 2010
Bruce Starr
Bruce Starr
stated on October 22, 2010 in a television ad:
Bruce Starr was the only senator to vote for stronger ethics laws and greater accountability.
False
By Janie Har • October 22, 2010
SEIU
SEIU
stated on October 20, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
"You worked hard for your money and you paid your taxes when you earned it. Now, (Indiana Republican congressional candidate) Todd Young wants to tax it again when you spend it."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 21, 2010
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
stated on October 15, 2010 in a campaign ad:
"Carly Fiorina, she's against banning assault weapons."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 21, 2010
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on September 21, 2010 in an election ad:
Tom Ganley has "two F's from the Better Business Bureau" and "over 160 complaints in just three years."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • October 21, 2010
Chuck Riley
Chuck Riley
stated on October 20, 2010 in a television ad:
Says Bruce Starr broke the law by letting lobbyists wine and dine him in Maui.
False
By Janie Har • October 21, 2010
Joe Sestak
Joe Sestak
stated on October 11, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
Pat Toomey "still supports privatizing Social Security."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2010
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
Mark Kirk
Mark Kirk
stated on October 18, 2010 in a TV ad:
As state treasurer, Alexi Giannoulias "lost $73 million in our kids’ college savings."
Half-True
October 20, 2010
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on October 8, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:
Says Republican Reid Ribble says stimulus bill failed to jumpstart the economy, but his "roofing company made almost $300,000 off stimulus funded projects."
Half-True
By Cary Spivak • October 20, 2010
John Raese
John Raese
stated on October 18, 2010 in a debate:
Under the new health care law, "the first person (a) patient has to go to is a bureaucrat. That is called a panel."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on October 3, 2010 in a campaign video:
"Ted Strickland destroyed Ohio jobs when he busted the budget."
False
By Tom Feran • October 19, 2010
Alexi Giannoulias
Alexi Giannoulias
stated on October 15, 2010 in a TV ad:
"Mark Kirk: Lied about going to war. Opposed middle class tax cuts. And said unemployment’s not that big an issue."
Mostly False
October 19, 2010
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