Latest Fact-Checks By Janie Har

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Suzanne Bonamici
Suzanne Bonamici
stated on January 10, 2012 in a debate:
Federal law prohibits the growing of industrial hemp in the United States.
True
By Janie Har • January 14, 2012
Suzanne Bonamici
Suzanne Bonamici
stated on January 10, 2012 in a debate:
"My opponent on day one of this campaign attacked me on Medicare and Medicare Advantage and that claim was found to be False."
True
By Janie Har • January 14, 2012
Democratic Party of Oregon
Democratic Party of Oregon
stated on January 5, 2012 in campaign material:
Rob Cornilles is a Tea Party candidate.
Mostly False
By Janie Har • January 11, 2012
Rob Cornilles
Rob Cornilles
stated on January 3, 2012 in :
"She’s voted for 60 tax increases, hurting the middle class and small businesses."
Pants on Fire!
By Janie Har • January 10, 2012
Matt Wingard
Matt Wingard
stated on January 2, 2012 in a news story online:
"Oregon’s per capita income is 9 percent below the national average and getting worse. This is a state that’s actually getting poorer."
Half-True
By Janie Har • January 6, 2012
Judy Shiprack and Diane McKeel
Judy Shiprack and Diane McKeel
stated on December 23, 2011 in a guest column:
Say "in November 2010, voters overwhelmingly supported the idea of creating a (library) district."
Half-True
By Janie Har • December 30, 2011
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on November 30, 2011 in in a press release :
Christmas trees are grown in all 50 States.
True
By Janie Har • December 23, 2011
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
stated on December 12, 2011 in a speech:
Says Oregon canned blueberries will be cheaper in South Korea thanks to a trade agreement.
Mostly True
By Janie Har • December 20, 2011
Suzanne Bonamici
Suzanne Bonamici
stated on November 27, 2011 in in a debate:
I differed with my party on business legislation, on consumer protection, and on free trade agreements.
False
By Janie Har • December 10, 2011
Rob Cornilles
Rob Cornilles
stated on November 27, 2011 in in a debate:
Suzanne Bonamici votes with her party a partisan 98 percent of the time.
Half-True
By Janie Har • December 10, 2011
Oregon Transformation Project
Oregon Transformation Project
stated on November 15, 2011 in online post:
Oregon has the sixth highest combined death tax rate in the country.
Mostly False
By Janie Har • December 2, 2011
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on November 9, 2011 in a tweet:
"Obama has (a) new Christmas tree tax."
Mostly False
By Janie Har, Louis Jacobson, Meghan Ashford-Grooms • November 20, 2011
Tom Hughes
Tom Hughes
stated on November 2, 2011 in a guest column:
Twenty percent of housing in Portland’s Pearl District is ‘affordable.’
Mostly True
By Janie Har • November 18, 2011
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 9, 2011 in tweet and blogs:
Obama creates new tax on Christmas trees, fees get passed on to consumers.
Mostly False
By Janie Har, Louis Jacobson • November 10, 2011
Ann Lininger
Ann Lininger
stated on October 22, 2011 in in campaign literature :
Says Measure 3-386 will cost a fortune for elections while Measure 3-388 will cost less.
False
By Janie Har • November 2, 2011
John Lee
John Lee
stated on September 28, 2011 in in a press release :
Says "Clackamas County has more urban renewal debt than all the other Oregon counties combined."
Half-True
By Janie Har • November 1, 2011
Sam Adams
Sam Adams
stated on August 12, 2011 in in a speech:
Says there's $4 billion in private investment along the streetcar. 
Mostly False
By Janie Har • October 22, 2011
Eileen Brady
Eileen Brady
stated on September 8, 2011 in in a speech:
Says "Many people I’ve talked to are angry that because of City Hall inaction we may have to spend a needless $500 million to cover and treat our pure drinking water."
False
By Janie Har • October 21, 2011
Sam Adams
Sam Adams
stated on October 13, 2011 in in a press conference:
Says "There are now Occupy Wall Street camps in hundreds of cities across the United States."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • October 15, 2011
Amanda Fritz
Amanda Fritz
stated on October 3, 2011 in in campaign literature:
Says that "In 2009, I saved ratepayers around $500 million by persuading the Council to pursue a less expensive compliance mechanism if the City is required to treat Bull Run drinking water."
Mostly True
By Janie Har • October 11, 2011
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