Truth Test roundup
Truth Test is a regular feature of MaineToday Media's campaign coverage, in which we cast a critical eye on the truthfulness of advertising and public comments by political candidates.
November 1, 2012 Schools would teach gay marriage? No
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October 31, 2012 Summers' anti-King ad partially accurate
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October 28, 2012 PAC's ad tries to discredit King, but trips on facts
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October 25, 2012 King TV ad correct about cutting taxes, but not about deficit
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October 22, 2012 Anti-gay marriage ad uses misleading example
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October 21, 2012
Mike Michaud , 57Democrat View profile
Anti-Raye ad among most misleading of season
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October 15, 2012 Ad misses mark on gay partners' rights
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October 14, 2012 New Republican attack ad still distorts the truth
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October 10, 2012 Raye's latest ad against Michaud only half-true
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October 8, 2012 Summers backs Ryan 'goal,' but ad takes some liberties
October 7, 2012 King ad holds up Summers' stances on taxes, climate change
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September 30, 2012 Raye's ad makes accurate claim about business measures
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September 24, 2012 Democrats mostly right about impact of tax cuts
September 19, 2012
U.S. Senate Debate
Senate candidates tell falsehoods at debate
September 17, 2012 Republican ad fails to get facts, period
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September 16, 2012 Courtney correct about bipartisanship
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September 9, 2012 King ad right on tax decrease, dubious on bond rating
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September 2, 2012 Funding for tourism, visits to Maine both increased under King
August 26, 2012 Maine R&D funding spiked during King's watch
August 19, 2012
Maine People Before Politics
Is health reform robbing Medicare benefits?
August 11, 2012 Summers' ad tells truth, stretched a bit
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August 8, 2012
Maine Democratic Party & Senate Democratic Campaign Committee
Dems' attack on state senators gets facts mostly correctVIDEO
August 6, 2012 Truth Test: Raye's savings on staff budget better than advertised
August 5, 2012 Truth Test: Ad inflates Pingree's spending for 2012
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July 28, 2012 Truth Test: Details matter when citing child-rearing studies
July 27, 2012 In chamber's ads, numbers check out
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July 23, 2012 With wealth, income, Dill compares apples, oranges
July 22, 2012 King's job claim accurate but 'spun'
July 19, 2012 Dill's contraception claim confusing
July 14, 2012 Could same-sex marriage law threaten religious groups' tax-exempt status?
July 8, 2012 Are domestic partners being denied hospital visitation rights?
June 25, 2012 King cites a number to attack tax code but it's just rhetoric
June 23, 2012 FALSE: Summers off-base on the costs of Obama's health care law
June 18, 2012 Cynthia Dill on income inequality
June 6, 2012
Mike Michaud , 57Democrat View profile
U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud's speech at the Democratic State Convention
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Protect Marriage Maine
Charlie Summers, 52
Angus King, 68
Mike Michaud, 57
Kevin Raye
Jon Courtney
Protect Marriage Maine
Cynthia Dill, 47
Mainers United for Marriage