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American Crossroads

American Crossroads

Mostly False

New ad recycles old claims

Says Bill Nelson "cast the deciding vote for Obamacare cutting Medicare spending by $700 billion and letting an unelected board decide what gets covered here." 

American Crossroads

American Crossroads

Mostly False

A projection packed with disclaimers

"This is what President Obama said the jobless rate would be if we passed the stimulus: 5.6 percent."

American Future Fund

American Future Fund

Mostly False

Confusing its terminology

Under Barack Obama, the U.S. now has the "lowest workforce since (President Jimmy) Carter."

Chain email

Chain email

Pants on Fire!

Delete!

Less than 10 percent of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet members have private-sector experience.

Barry Hinckley

Barry Hinckley

Pants on Fire!

Bonus claim bogus

U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse "rewarded Wall Street executives with millions in bonuses."

Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

Half-True

Treasurer's office hasn't closed its doors when he's gone

"While Mandel's been busy traveling the country raising campaign money, he hasn't shown up for work."

Promote Oregon Leadership PAC (Oregon House Republicans)

Promote Oregon Leadership PAC (Oregon House Republicans)

Half-True

Portland Public Schools wanted property owners, including seniors, to pay

Ben Unger supported a 15 percent property tax increase on Oregon seniors.

Americans For Tax Reform

Americans For Tax Reform

Mostly False

Overly amped on China

The Obama administration’s "green" stimulus program "funneled close to $2 billion dollars to overseas firms," creating thousands of jobs in China.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Mostly True

Tire jobs saved, others lost

Chinese tire imports threatened 1,000 American jobs, so President Obama "stood up to China and protected American workers. Mitt Romney attacked Obama's decision."

Workers' Voice

Workers' Voice

Pants on Fire!

Staples, anyone?

Says Mitt Romney’s investments created zero jobs.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

False

Wrong, wildly

Says the "public option" considered in the health care law backed by U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin was "wildly unpopular."  

David Cicilline

David Cicilline

Mostly False

Doherty's position is more nuanced

Brendan Doherty wants "to repeal Obamacare, increasing drug prices for seniors."

"Our Portland, Our Schools"

"Our Portland, Our Schools"

Half-True

Total cost between $310 and $353

Says it will cost $220 per square foot in hard construction costs to rebuild Portland Public high schools.

National Republican Congressional Committee

National Republican Congressional Committee

Pants on Fire!

Only in bizarro world

Says Illinois Democrat David Gill "would end Medicare."

YG Action Fund

YG Action Fund

Half-True

Misses on jobs statistic

Says Lois Frankel "took a 40 percent pay raise" as mayor while West Palm Beach "lost jobs."

Val Demings

Val Demings

Mostly False

Break out the brandy! Or not.

Says Daniel Webster "used taxpayer funds to build a lobbyist lounge."

Yes on 82 and 83 campaign

Yes on 82 and 83 campaign

Half-True

82 would reverse a constitutional ban on casinos

Says Measures 82 and 83 authorize just one more casino.  

Government is Not God PAC

Government is Not God PAC

False

Plenty of times, he mentions the line

Says Obama is only president in history who has deliberately removed the words "endowed by their Creator" when referring to the Declaration of Independence.

Government is Not God PAC

Government is Not God PAC

Mostly False

To some, morning after pill = abortion

"Barack Hussein Obama will .. force Christian organizations to pay for abortions."

Government is Not God PAC

Government is Not God PAC

Pants on Fire!

Divorced from the truth

"Barack Hussein Obama will ... force courts to accept Islamic Sharia law in domestic disputes."

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