Latest Fact-Checks By Janie Har

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Dwight Holton
stated on April 4, 2012 in a radio interview:

Says Ellen Rosenblum "has said over and over again that this is a job where 80 percent of the job is being the government’s lawyer."

Half-True

By Janie Har • April 19, 2012

Ted Wheeler
stated on April 3, 2012 in campaign website:

Says the treasurer’s office has "saved $37 million in management costs for the oversight of public investments."

Mostly False

By Janie Har • April 12, 2012

Tim Knopp
stated on March 6, 2012 in campaign website:

Says "today unemployment has been running near 12 percent or more for the last four years" and the Legislature hasn’t done much to lower it.

Half-True

By Janie Har • April 2, 2012

Lars Larson
stated on March 20, 2012 in an online post:

"Every time the weight of that vehicle is reduced by a hundred pounds, your chances of dying are going to go up by about 5 percent. Peel three hundred pounds off – you’re 15 percent more likely to die in that car."

Mostly False

By Janie Har • March 29, 2012

Peter DeFazio
stated on February 22, 2012 in an online blog:

Says only seven percent of 2009’s stimulus bill went toward transportation projects, yet they created over one-third of the bill’s total jobs.

Mostly False

By Janie Har • March 23, 2012

Oregon Lottery
stated on March 15, 2012 in a website :

"However, it took $19.5 million in Oregon Lottery funds for the Port of Newport to eventually land the new NOAA Marine Operations Center-Pacific."

Half-True

By Janie Har • March 21, 2012

Dennis Richardson
stated on February 17, 2012 in a newsletter:

"While 9,000 state employees were added to the state’s payroll, Oregon’s revenue forecasts dropped by more than $4 billion."

Half-True

By Janie Har • March 16, 2012

Chris Telfer
stated on March 6, 2012 in a press release:

Says her accomplishments include "a fiscally responsible budget agreement that controls state spending."

Pants on Fire!

By Janie Har • March 14, 2012

Ken Allen
stated on February 16, 2012 in a guest column:

"We have 395 inmates pushed into triple-bunked cells intended for two inmates and bunked in classrooms and areas supposed to be designated for inmate labor."

False

By Janie Har • March 1, 2012

Bruce Starr
stated on February 16, 2012 in a floor speech:

Other states have considered or have sunset advisory commissions; the federal government has the ability, too.

Mostly True

By Janie Har • February 22, 2012

Greg Walden
stated on February 9, 2012 in news television interview:

You may have driven the length of a football field in the five seconds it takes to check a text.

True

By Janie Har • February 15, 2012

Kevin Cameron
stated on January 21, 2012 in a news release:

Oregon House Republicans’ jobs plan could generate more than 50,000 jobs over five years.

Mostly True

By Janie Har • February 11, 2012

Oregon Environmental Council-Oregon Business Association
stated on January 18, 2012 in a letter:

In the 2011 legislative session, DEQ's budget was cut 18.5 percent — a disproportionate cut compared to other natural resource agencies.

Half-True

By Janie Har • February 7, 2012

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on January 10, 2012 in campaign material :

Rob Cornilles supports privatizing Medicare.

Mostly False

By Janie Har • January 24, 2012

Oregon Republican Party
stated on January 13, 2012 in a campaign mailer:

Rob Cornilles has been endorsed by 20 local mayors, including Independent, Democratic and Republican.

False

By Janie Har • January 23, 2012

Rob Cornilles
stated on January 17, 2012 in a radio show:

Suzanne Bonamici supports a plan that will cut choice for Medicare Advantage seniors.

Half-True

By Janie Har • January 21, 2012

Suzanne Bonamici
stated on January 17, 2012 in a press release:

PolitiFact Oregon gave Rob Cornilles a Pants on Fire for a claim about taxes and fees.

Pants on Fire!

By Janie Har • January 18, 2012

Suzanne Bonamici
stated on January 10, 2012 in a debate:

"I also voted 98 percent of the time with Republicans in the Oregon Legislature."

False

By Janie Har • January 14, 2012

Rob Cornilles
stated on January 10, 2012 in a debate:

Suzanne Bonamici was the only no vote on a 2009 bill cracking down on drunk drivers.

True

By Janie Har • January 14, 2012

Rob Cornilles
stated on January 10, 2012 in a debate:

The proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline is a bipartisan proposal.

Mostly True

By Janie Har • January 14, 2012

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