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Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on October 18, 2012 in an ad:
While she was mayor, Lois Frankel took a "police helicopter ride to go to a dinner party."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 25, 2012
Jesse Ventura
Jesse Ventura
stated on September 14, 2012 in an interview on MyCentralJersey.com:
"There’s 21 congressmen and senators that have been convicted of felonies that still get their retirement, even in jail. They don’t have to wait until they’re 65."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • October 25, 2012
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on October 17, 2012 in an interview on CNN:
Says Gov. John  Kasich incorrectly claimed Ohio’s economy was 38th in the nation when he took office. "We were sixth in the nation in terms of economic job growth."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • October 25, 2012
Diane Hurley
Diane Hurley
stated on October 14, 2012 in an interview on "10 News Conference":
"Connecticut's take on slot machines is 25 cents on the dollar. And the state's take on table games:  zero."
True
By John Hill • October 25, 2012
Workers' Voice
Workers' Voice
stated on October 1, 2012 in a campaign flier:
Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson supports a plan for "privatizing Social Security."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 25, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate:
"The sequester is not something that I've proposed. It is something that Congress has proposed."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • October 24, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate:
Says Mitt Romney wants to add $2 trillion to defense budget that the military hasn’t asked for.
True
By Jon Greenberg • October 24, 2012
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate:
Says Connie Mack’s Penny Plan would cut "over $200 billion out of Medicare, over $1 trillion out of Social Security. ... $3 trillion out of defense."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 24, 2012
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 8, 2012 in a TV ad.:
"As governor, I cut $5 billion in spending."
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • October 24, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 8, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin supports a "tax increase that President Obama says" would cost middle-class families $3,000 per year.  
Mostly False
October 24, 2012
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on October 15, 2012 in an interview on NJToday:
Says Chris Christie was "behind" in the polls against Jon Corzine during the 2009 governor's race.
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • October 24, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on October 24, 2012 in a television ad:
Says Jim Renacci "opposed increasing combat bonuses for our troops."
False
By Tom Feran • October 24, 2012
Promote Oregon Leadership PAC (Oregon House Republicans)
Promote Oregon Leadership PAC (Oregon House Republicans)
stated on October 13, 2012 in a campaign mailer:
Says, "Carl proposed a 'windfall' tax on real estate development when he was a Metro Councilor."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • October 24, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.:
Says Romney said "we should ask Pakistan for permission" to take a shot at Osama bin Laden.
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • October 23, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 22, 2012 in a foreign policy debate:
Says Barack Obama was silent on Iran "when the students took to the streets in Tehran and the people there protested, (and) the Green Revolution occurred."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 23, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.:
"Pakistan has 100 nuclear warheads and they’re rushing to build a lot more. They’ll have more than Great Britain sometime in the relatively near future."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate:
Says Mitt Romney "just gave a speech a few weeks ago" and said "we should still have troops in Iraq."
Mostly True
October 23, 2012
Shirley Anderson
Shirley Anderson
stated on October 17, 2012 in a campaign flyer:
Elizabeth Townsend runs the elections office that omitted a school board race on a ballot and gave a School Board candidate "faulty advice."
Mostly False
By Danny Valentine • October 23, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.:
"Latin America’s economy is almost as big as the economy of China."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 in the final debate:
Says Mitt Romney was clear that he "would not provide government assistance to the U.S. auto companies, even if they went through bankruptcy."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 23, 2012
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