Michael Shepherd

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Published
August 6, 2012

TRUTH TEST: Raye’s cost-cutting claim actually sells efforts short

“I realized there was too much money being spent in the Senate president’s office, so I reduced spending on the staff budget by 20 percent right off the top.”
— Maine Senate President Kevin Raye, R-Perry, in a 2nd U.S. Congressional District campaign video.
Published
August 6, 2012

TRUTH TEST: Raye telling truth about reduced budget

“I realized there was too much money being spent in the Senate president’s office, so I reduced spending on the staff budget by 20 percent right off the top.” — Maine Senate President Kevin Raye, R-Perry, in a 2nd U.S. Congressional District campaign video.
Published
August 5, 2012

TRUTH TEST: Pingree money claim misses on time span

“Four years ago, Chellie Pingree ran and stated she was going to Washington to take the money out of politics. Just this year my opponent has already spent more than $400,000 with no primary opposition.”
— From a Jon Courtney For Congress ad
Published
August 5, 2012

Truth Test: Ad inflates Pingree’s spending for 2012

“Four years ago, Chellie Pingree ran and stated she was going to Washington to take the money out of politics. Just this year my opponent has already spent more than $400,000 with no primary opposition.” — From a Jon Courtney For Congress ad Sorry, not quite true. Pingree has indeed spent more than $400,000, but […]
Published
August 5, 2012

TRUTH TEST: Courtney’s claim on Pingree spending, close but …

“Four years ago, Chellie Pingree ran and stated she was going to Washington to take the money out of politics. Just this year my opponent has already spent more than $400,000 with no primary opposition.”
– From a Jon Courtney For Congress ad
Published
July 29, 2012

Truth Test: Studies don’t support Protect Marriage Maine’s claim that heterosexual couples make better parents

“The social science evidence is overwhelming that children do best on virtually every measurement of health, happiness and attainment when they are raised in an intact family with a mother and a father.”
— Protect Marriage Maine’s website
Published
July 29, 2012

Truth Test: Studies don’t support Protect Marriage Maine’s claim that heterosexual couples make better parents

“The social science evidence is overwhelming that children do best on virtually every measurement of health, happiness and attainment when they are raised in an intact family with a mother and a father.”
— Protect Marriage Maine’s website
Published
July 28, 2012

Truth Test: Details matter when citing child-rearing studies

“The social science evidence is overwhelming that children do best on virtually every measurement of health, happiness and attainment when they are raised in an intact family with a mother and a father.” – Protect Marriage Maine’s website The overwhelming message from studies of families is that children do best when raised by two committed […]
Published
July 27, 2012

TRUTH TEST: US Chamber of Commerce TV ads against Angus King ring true

In ads that began running in the Portland television market Thursday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce dubs independent Angus King, the former Maine governor running for U.S. Senate, the “king of spending” and the “king of mismanagement” with graphics that make him look like a court jester.
Published
July 26, 2012

Truth Meter: U.S. Chamber of Commerce TV ads about King’s spending passes muster

In ads that began running in the Portland television market Thursday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce dubs independent Angus King, the former Maine governor running for U.S. Senate, the “king of spending” and the “king of mismanagement” with graphics that make him look like a court jester.