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National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on October 15, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin "proposed a $3.9 trillion tax increase -- a tax increase so extreme" that "even Nancy Pelosi voted against it."
Mostly True
November 2, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on October 31, 2012 in a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney "was director of a company that stole millions from Medicare."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • November 2, 2012
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on November 2, 2012 in a tweet:
Says during George W. Bush’s administration "we were losing millions of jobs per month," while under Barack Obama we have "three years of gaining hundreds of thousands of jobs per month."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2012
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate in Davie, Fla.:
Says Connie Mack "wrote a letter to the Department of Transportation in order to get $29 million in stimulus for his congressional district."
True
By Brittany Alana Davis • November 2, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 30, 2012 in a Spanish-language TV commercial:
"Obama's Environmental Protection Agency sent emails for Hispanic Heritage Month with a photo of Che Guevara."
Half-True
November 2, 2012
Allen West
Allen West
stated on October 25, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"After Patrick Murphy’s charges were dropped, Murphy’s father gave the prosecutor a huge campaign donation."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 2, 2012
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
stated on October 31, 2012 in a radio ad:
Says Mitt Romney wants to "get rid of Planned Parenthood."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2012
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on October 26, 2012 in a mailer to voters:
Says "Romney supported a law that could have made most common forms of birth control illegal."
False
By Jon Greenberg • November 2, 2012
Betty Sutton
Betty Sutton
stated on October 10, 2012 in a debate:
Says Jim Renacci has "consistently voted" for loopholes that "encourage outsourcing of our jobs."
Half-True
By Henry J. Gomez • November 2, 2012
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on October 23, 2012 in a debate:
"The Ryan budget gets rid of Medicare in 10 years and turns it into a voucher program."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 2, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on October 26, 2012 in a fundraising email:
"Bill Nelson actually voted in favor of higher taxes 272 times."
False
By Amy Sherman • November 1, 2012
Majority PAC
Majority PAC
stated on October 31, 2012 in a TV ad:
"Tommy Thompson made millions from corporations who outsource American jobs and now he's trying to lavish huge tax breaks on them."  
Half-True
November 1, 2012
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate:
Says Connie Mack was "the only member of the Florida delegation that voted against a bill to help NASA."
Mostly True
By Brittany Alana Davis • November 1, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 26, 2012 in debate comments:
On support for U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare reform plan  
Half Flip
By Dave Umhoefer • November 1, 2012
Taxpayer Association of Oregon
Taxpayer Association of Oregon
stated on October 30, 2012 in a campaign mailer.:
Says Mark Hass "raised your taxes by $1 billion in a single day."
Half-True
By Ian K. Kullgren • November 1, 2012
Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul
stated on October 22, 2012 in a League of Women Voters guide for Texas and Austin voters:
Says U.S. corporate tax rate is "highest in the world at 35 percent."
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • November 1, 2012
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 25, 2012 in an interview:
On a single-payer healthcare system  
Half Flip
By Dave Umhoefer • November 1, 2012
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on October 31, 2012 in a radio ad:
Says that Sherrod Brown is an "Obama rubber stamp" for "supporting the job-killing cap and trade plan."
False
By Tom Feran • November 1, 2012
Tere McCann
Tere McCann
stated on October 30, 2012 in a campaign mailer.:
Says opponent Chad Chadwell "wants condom techniques demonstrated to your children."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 1, 2012
Voters First Ohio
Voters First Ohio
stated on September 25, 2012 in a news story:
Says the NAACP's Ohio chapter has endorsed Issue 2.
Mostly False
By Joe Guillen • November 1, 2012
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