Latest Fact-Checks By Steve Contorno

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John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on June 2, 2014 in a post on his website:
New carbon regulations will increase electric bills by "$17 billion every year" and "potentially put an average of 224,000 more people out of work every year."
False
By Steve Contorno • June 2, 2014
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on June 1, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
Says Barack Obama broke a decades-old policy of "not negotiating with terrorists."  
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • June 1, 2014
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on May 28, 2014 in a campaign mailer:
Senate immigration legislation is the "Obama-Reid plan to give illegal immigrants amnesty."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • May 28, 2014
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on May 19, 2014 in an interview on "PBS Newshour":
"Today, the five largest financial institutions are 38 percent bigger than they were back in 2008, when they were too big to fail."
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • May 22, 2014
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
stated on May 13, 2014 in an op-ed for Politico Magazine:
Says Hillary Clinton opposed an individual mandate and favored an employer mandate back in 1993.
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • May 21, 2014
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on May 11, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight":
"28 percent of Kentuckians don’t have any online access."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • May 14, 2014
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on May 8, 2014 in an article published by Politico:
Says Rep. Justin Amash "votes more with the Democrats than with the Republicans."
False
By Steve Contorno • May 13, 2014
Madison Action Fund
Madison Action Fund
stated on April 30, 2014 in a campaign ad in Idaho:
Idaho Republican Rep. Mike Simpson is a "liberal" who voted with Nancy Pelosi to "fund sex study programs of San Francisco prostitutes" and "to regulate the sale of firearms."  
Pants on Fire!
By Steve Contorno • May 7, 2014
Defending Main Street
Defending Main Street
stated on April 17, 2014 in a campaign ad in Idaho:
Says the Club for Growth tries to defeat Republicans, and that its president called Nancy Pelosi "the person I respect the most in Washington."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • May 7, 2014
Mark Udall
Mark Udall
stated on April 21, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says Cory Gardner "championed an eight-year crusade to outlaw birth control here in Colorado."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • April 25, 2014
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on April 20, 2014 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union.":
"One thing that is much more unpopular than the Affordable Care Act is repealing the Affordable Care Act."
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • April 21, 2014
Gary Peters
Gary Peters
stated on April 14, 2014 in a press release:
Says opposing the Paycheck Fairness Act is part of the Koch brothers’ agenda.
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • April 18, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on March 13, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says the Koch brothers want to "protect tax cuts for companies that ship our jobs overseas."
False
By Steve Contorno • April 11, 2014
Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul
stated on April 6, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
"When people enter the service, there’s not a mental health evaluation."
True
By Steve Contorno • April 6, 2014
Charles Koch
Charles Koch
stated on April 2, 2014 in an op-ed for the "Wall Street Journal.":
"EPA officials have commended (Koch Industries) for our ‘commitment to a cleaner environment’ and called us ‘a model for other companies.’ "
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • April 4, 2014
Kentucky Opportunity Coalition
Kentucky Opportunity Coalition
stated on April 1, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says the estate tax is a threat to family farms.
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • April 3, 2014
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on March 30, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"No one" claims the report vindicating New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in the bridge scandal is "conclusive."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • March 30, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on March 27, 2014 in a campaign email to supporters:
Says Sen. Mitch McConnell is "the No. 1 recipient of contributions from lobbyists this cycle."  
True
By Steve Contorno • March 27, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 20, 2014 in a speech in Orlando:
"Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • March 26, 2014
Matt Damon
Matt Damon
stated on March 23, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
"Every 20 seconds, a child dies because they lack access to clean water and sanitation."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • March 23, 2014
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