Claim: Democratic Rep. Zack Space of Ohio has kicked off his TV campaign with an ad that falsely accuses Republican challenger Bob Gibbs of voting to raise his legislative pay and misleads voters about Gibbs' record on taxes. Since June 8, Space has been running a TV ad called "Check Your Wallet," which claims "Gibbs voted himself a pay raise." The charge, however, is false. The last pay raise bill, H.B. 712, was passed in 2000 —
Fact-check: Space Ad: Wrong on Pay, Misleading on Taxes - FactCheck.org
Verdict: democratic rep. zack space of ohio has kicked off his tv campaign with an ad that falsely accuses republican challenger bob gibbs of voting to raise his legislative pay and misleads voters about gibbs' record on taxes. since june 8, space has been running a tv ad called "check your wallet," which claims "gibbs voted himself a pay raise." the charge, however, is false. the last pay raise bill, h.b. 712, was passed in 2000 —
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Date published: 2010-06-15T21:05:33