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