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Bill Nelson

Bill Nelson

Mostly True

Hooters and altercations are old news

Says Connie Mack IV has been "a promoter for Hooters with a history of bar room brawling, altercations and road rage."

Harry Reid

Harry Reid

Pants on Fire!

Big claim, but nothing to back it up

Says Mitt Romney did not pay taxes for 10 years.

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Half-True

Anywhere from 30 to 1

It’s "typical" for a presidential candidate to release 10 or 11 years of tax returns.

Priorities USA Action

Priorities USA Action

Mostly False

Torch-bearers jackets made in Burma but Romney connection unproven

Says Romney had the uniforms for the 2002 Winter Olympic games made in Burma.

Texans for Accountable Government

Texans for Accountable Government

Mostly False

Didn't go so far

Says PolitiFact "validated and independently documented" its "criminal history" claims about Adan Ballesteros.

NARAL Pro-Choice America

NARAL Pro-Choice America

True

Gemma acknowledges change

"In 2010, Mr. [Anthony] Gemma described himself as a 'pro-life' candidate. Now, he claims to be pro-choice."

Connie Mack

Connie Mack

True

Nelson missed a lot of votes -- 22 years ago

Twenty two years ago, when he was running for governor, Bill Nelson missed 56 percent of his votes in the U.S. House.

Priorities USA Action

Priorities USA Action

Half-True

Taking the long way to India

Says India "gained jobs thanks to Romney."

Priorities USA Action

Priorities USA Action

Half-True

The supporting evidence has some hits and misses

"Thousands (in China) owe their jobs to Mitt Romney's companies."

Dave Weldon

Dave Weldon

Mostly False

Out-of-date data

"This year in Congress (Connie Mack IV) has missed almost half of his votes."

Adan Ballesteros

Adan Ballesteros

Mostly False

Bad check charge, dismissed

Says Michael Cargill was "arrested and incarcerated in Bell County."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Mostly False

Strong argument that carried interest is not a "trick"

Says Mitt Romney’s carried interest income was a tax "trick."

Mary Matalin

Mary Matalin

Mostly False

Totally different in size and type

Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has these offshore accounts" like Mitt Romney.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

True

Publicly confirmed by the official who ran Romney's blind trust

Says Mitt Romney "had millions in a Swiss bank account."

Tommy Thompson

Tommy Thompson

False

At least twice spoke in favor

Says he "never supported" federal health care individual mandate.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Half-True

Yes, they were his

"Mitt Romney's companies were pioneers in outsourcing U.S. jobs to low-wage countries."

Robert Gibbs

Robert Gibbs

True

Missing from seven disclosure forms

Says Mitt Romney "has a corporation in Bermuda (but) failed to disclose that on seven different financial disclosures."

David Dewhurst

David Dewhurst

Half-True

Takes the Senate plus the House

Says he "passed" eight measures, including ones to prevent groping at airport security checks and to bar "sanctuary" cities in Texas.  

Mahlon Mitchell

Mahlon Mitchell

True

Vetoed grants were for fire gear

As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney used a line-item veto to cut "millions of dollars for firefighting equipment," including firefighters' "coats, pants, helmets and boots."

Mark Neumann

Mark Neumann

Pants on Fire!

Claim fans old flames

Says "Barack Obama and his team" are "socialists in every respect of the word."

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