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Scott Brown

Scott Brown

Scott Brown was elected a Republican U.S. senator from Massachusetts in 2010. He lost re-election in 2012 and subsequently became a political commentator for Fox News. In March 2014, Brown announced that he was considering entering the U.S. Senate race in New Hampshire.

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Latest Fact-Checks By Scott Brown

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Scott Brown
Scott Brown
stated on October 21, 2014 a debate
Says Jeanne Shaheen "voted to pave the way for a new national energy tax."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 24, 2014
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
stated on October 21, 2014 NH Senate debate
Says Jeanne Shaheen has "voted with the president 99 percent of the time."
Mostly True
By Jonathan Van Fleet • October 22, 2014
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
stated on June 10, 2014 a press release
Says Jeanne Shaheen "voted for a measure that would have amounted to a new national energy tax."
Mostly False
By Jim Haddadin • June 18, 2014
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
stated on March 18, 2014 a meeting with Republicans in Portsmouth, N.H.
"I was the most bipartisan senator in the United States Senate."
Mostly True
By Jim Haddadin • March 27, 2014
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
stated on October 28, 2013 speech to the Nashua Rotary Club
"I’m ninth generation from New Hampshire."
Half-True
By Jim Haddadin • December 20, 2013
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
stated on November 11, 2013 a Fox News interview
"They delayed my swearing-in here in Massachusetts for a couple weeks so they could ram (the health care law) through."  
False
By Katie Sanders • November 12, 2013
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
stated on November 3, 2013 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
The federal health care law raises taxes and cuts Medicare.
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • November 3, 2013
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
stated on May 23, 2011 a public appearance and an op-ed
On whether he would vote for the budget proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
Full Flop
By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2011
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
stated on February 4, 2010 a press conference
The stimulus bill "didn’t create one new job."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • February 18, 2010
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
stated on January 31, 2010 an interview with Barbara Walters
"Federal employees are making twice as much as their private counterparts."
False
By Catharine Richert • February 3, 2010
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Latest Fact-Checks About Scott Brown

Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on October 21, 2014 a debate
Says Scott Brown "voted to reward" companies "to ship jobs overseas."
Half-True
By Jonathan Van Fleet • October 31, 2014
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on October 7, 2014 an ad
"In Massachusetts, Scott Brown pushed for a law to force women considering abortion -- force them -- to look at color photographs of developing fetuses."
Mostly True
By Jonathan Van Fleet • October 10, 2014
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on September 29, 2014 a news release
Says Scott Brown co-sponsored legislation to let employers deny women coverage for mammograms.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2014
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on September 29, 2014 a news release
Says Scott Brown "co-sponsored legislation to let employers deny women coverage for birth control."
True
By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2014
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on September 15, 2014 a radio ad
In 2012, "Wall Street" gave Scott Brown "more campaign contributions than any other candidate -- $5.3 million."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 19, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on September 15, 2014 a campaign ad
"New Hampshire has lost more jobs to China than any other state."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2014
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on August 27, 2014 an ad
"Big Oil gave Scott Brown $454,260."
Half-True
By Jonathan Van Fleet • September 5, 2014
Jim Rubens
Jim Rubens
stated on June 20, 2014 a television forum
Says Scott Brown voted with President Barack Obama 70 percent of the time in 2011.
Mostly True
By Jim Haddadin • June 25, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on January 8, 2014 a campaign ad
Says that as a U.S. senator, Scott Brown "delivered for Wall Street, saving big banks $19 billion in taxes."
Mostly False
By Jim Haddadin • February 11, 2014
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on September 18, 2013 a column on the party's website
The 2013-’15 state budget backed by Gov. Scott Walker and Republican lawmakers "left our technical colleges funded at 1989 levels."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 26, 2013
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