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Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on September 30, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says Sen. Kay Hagan "has missed half of the (Senate Armed Services) Committee's hearings in 2014."
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • October 2, 2014
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on September 24, 2014 in a campaign ad:
"Mary Landrieu voted to take away your gun rights."
Pants on Fire!
By Steve Contorno • October 1, 2014
Bill Cassidy
Bill Cassidy
stated on September 19, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says Mary Landrieu voted to fund benefits for illegal immigrants ahead of veterans.
Pants on Fire!
By Steve Contorno • September 25, 2014
Peter King
Peter King
stated on September 21, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"In 2011, (the Islamic State) attempted to attack Fort Knox."
False
By Steve Contorno • September 23, 2014
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vanden Heuvel
stated on September 21, 2014 in a panel on ABC's "This Week":
Americans now "support strikes (against ISIS) but the support for ground troops is not there. The support is very thin."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • September 21, 2014
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on September 16, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says Tom Steyer is a "California billionaire who stands to profit by blocking Keystone" and "is spending big to help" Bruce Braley.  
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • September 19, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 11, 2014 in a Facebook graphic:
"There is no state in the U.S. where a 40-hour minimum wage work week is enough to afford a two-bedroom apartment."
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • September 18, 2014
Michael Hayden
Michael Hayden
stated on September 14, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
"The president referred to the Syrian opposition just a few months ago as pharmacists and doctors, and so on."  
True
By Steve Contorno • September 14, 2014
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview on CNN:
"(Obama's) entire national security team, including his secretary of state, said we want to arm and train and equip (Syrian rebel forces), and he made the unilateral decision to turn them down."  
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • September 11, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on September 4, 2014 in an op-ed for Time magazine:
In Tripoli, "jihadists today swim in our embassy pool."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • September 11, 2014
Cory Gardner
Cory Gardner
stated on September 2, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says on contraception, his plan is "cheaper and easier for you" than Sen. Mark Udall’s
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • September 8, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 7, 2014 in an interview on "Meet the Press.":
Says his comment about extremists being a JV team "wasn’t specifically referring to" Islamic State.
False
By Steve Contorno • September 7, 2014
Ending Spending Action Fund
Ending Spending Action Fund
stated on August 25, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s "wealth has surged while in public office."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • September 2, 2014
Peter King
Peter King
stated on August 31, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
The United States had "allies lined up" for air strikes in Syria and then Obama "pulled the rug out."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg, Steve Contorno • August 31, 2014
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on August 21, 2014 in a campaign ad:
"Cory Gardner is sponsoring a bill to ban all abortions right now."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • August 28, 2014
Ending Spending Action Fund
Ending Spending Action Fund
stated on August 13, 2014 in a campaign ad:
"In six years, (U.S. Rep. Gary) Peters introduced zero bills that became law."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • August 20, 2014
Jay Nixon
Jay Nixon
stated on August 17, 2014 in on ABC's "This Week":
"I've been here almost every day."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • August 18, 2014
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on August 5, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says he "voted for even stronger protections (in the Violence Against Women Act) than Obama's agenda will allow."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • August 13, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on July 30, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says Mitch McConnell voted "two times against the Violence Against Women Act."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • August 13, 2014
Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign ad:
"What (the Obama administration is) going to come out with in the next several months is you're not even going to be able to burn coal very limitedly in the existing plants."
False
By Steve Contorno • August 7, 2014
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