Latest Fact-Checks In Message Machine 2010

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Scott Bruun
Scott Bruun
stated on September 30, 2010 in a television ad:
Says Kurt Schrader voted to cut $500 billion from Medicare, threatening "thousands of Oregon seniors and their access to their current coverage."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • October 2, 2010
Bill Flores
Bill Flores
stated on September 28, 2010 in a TV ad.:
PolitiFact Texas says "Congressman Edwards' attacks on Bill Flores are false."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 2, 2010
Lone Star First
Lone Star First
stated on September 28, 2010 in a TV ad:
Rick Perry thinks "injecting 11- and 12-year-old girls with a controversial drug (the HPV vaccine), without a parent's consent, is a good idea."
Pants on Fire!
October 1, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on September 17, 2010 in a TV ad:
When Tallahassee politicians and bureaucrats tried to run our schools, "I've stood up to them to protect local control."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 30, 2010
Tom Ganley
Tom Ganley
stated on September 16, 2010 in a campaign video:
"An organized crime syndicate was extorting money from his (Tom Ganley’s) business, threatening his family, but he fought back and won the FBI's highest civilian award"
True
By Tom Feran • September 30, 2010
Mark Belling
Mark Belling
stated on September 28, 2010 in a website posting and statement during his radio show:
Says the Feingold garage ad "is a fake: He’s not standing in front of his house."
Pants on Fire!
By Don Walker, James B. Nelson • September 29, 2010
stated on September 8, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:
When each faced a pension funding crisis, Tom Barrett made tough choices and smart cuts while Scott Walker passed $400 million in pension debt to the next generation.
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 29, 2010
Dave Yost
Dave Yost
stated on August 10, 2010 in a campaign video:
"Pepper ... kicked off a jock tax, imposing a levy on the sports and entertainment industry."
True
By Joe Guillen • September 29, 2010
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on September 20, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
Says Joe Sestak "voted to gut Medicare ... reducing benefits for 854,489 seniors" and jeopardizing "access to care for millions."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 28, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on September 25, 2010 in a TV ad.:
Says Daniel Webster wants to make divorce illegal, even for abused wives.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 28, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on September 25, 2010 in a TV ad.:
Says Daniel Webster thinks wives should submit to their husbands.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • September 28, 2010
Todd Staples
Todd Staples
stated on September 16, 2010 in a radio interview.:
Says the U.S. Constitution provides for just compensation when land is taken under eminent domain.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 28, 2010
Jack Conway
Jack Conway
stated on September 14, 2010 in a campaign video:
Says Rand Paul thinks drug-dealing, theft, burglary and prostitution should be decriminalized.
False
September 27, 2010
Americans for Job Security
Americans for Job Security
stated on September 23, 2010 in a campaign ad:
Says Zack Space voted for budgets and debt, energy taxes and the stimulus, and "we still lost more than 2.5 million jobs."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 27, 2010
Steve Kagen
Steve Kagen
stated on September 19, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:
"Politician Reid Ribble wants to phase out Social Security, forcing Wisconsin seniors to fend for themselves."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • September 27, 2010
Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on August 11, 2010 in a television interview:
On running a "civil and polite" campaign
Full Flop
By Willoughby Mariano • September 27, 2010
Kendra Yarbrough Camarena
Kendra Yarbrough Camarena
stated on September 14, 2010 in a TV ad.:
"Austin politicians want to cram more kids into classrooms so they don't have to make the tough decisions to balance the budget."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 25, 2010
Jim Huffman
Jim Huffman
stated on September 17, 2010 in a television/web ad:
Says Ron Wyden spent $2 million "to study exotic ants."
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • September 24, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on September 20, 2010 in a TV ad.:
Marco Rubio tried to insert "$1.5 million for a rowing institute" into the state budget.
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • September 24, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 12, 2010 in a TV ad:
"We've created more than 850,000 jobs, more than all the other states combined."
True
September 23, 2010
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