We received 9,214 votes in our readers’ poll. Here are the results:
The economic stimulus created “zero jobs.” — The National Republican Senatorial Committee and other Republicans
24%
Abortion services are “well over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does.”- Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.
17%
“Republicans voted to end Medicare.” — The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and other Democrats
16%
Scientists are “questioning the original idea that man-made global warming is what is causing the climate to change. … (It is) more and more being put into question.” — Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry
11%
The vaccine to prevent HPV can cause mental retardation. — Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann
10%
President Obama “went around the world and apologized for America.” — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney
8%
“I didn’t raise taxes once.” — President Barack Obama
6%
Because of more restrictive voting laws, Republicans “want to literally drag us all the way back to Jim Crow laws.” — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., and head of the Democratic National Committee
4%
Other (Suggestions varied widely: “Tax cuts for the top 2% create jobs!!! NOT!”, “That he OBAMA IS NOT A MARXIST WHEN HE REALLY IS!”, “All of the above”, “every time that Pres. Obama opens his mouth”, “Tax cuts and deregulation will create jobs – All of the GOP candidates.”)
2%
The Obama administration’s review of obsolete regulations was “unprecedented.” — President Barack Obama
1%
Congressional Republicans have introduced dozens of bills on social issues and other topics, but “zero on job creation.” — Facebook posts
1%
Our Sources
Reader poll.