Claim: A Meg Whitman ad falsely accuses her opponent in the California GOP gubernatorial primary of presiding over a spending increase of nearly 14 percent in the department he headed as state insurance commissioner. The true increase is half that. The smackdown between Whitman and Steve Poizner has tightened up in the weeks since we found big factual problems in one of Poizner's ads last month. Both candidates are straining to cast themselves as "real"
Fact-check: Whitman Ad Misfires - FactCheck.org
Verdict: a meg whitman ad falsely accuses her opponent in the california gop gubernatorial primary of presiding over a spending increase of nearly 14 percent in the department he headed as state insurance commissioner. the true increase is half that. the smackdown between whitman and steve poizner has tightened up in the weeks since we found big factual problems in one of poizner's ads last month. both candidates are straining to cast themselves as "real"
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Viveca Novak
Date published: 2010-05-06T18:52:35