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Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney is a U.S. senator from Utah. He ran for president in 2012 as the Republican nominee, losing to incumbent President Barack Obama. Prior to that, Romney served one term as governor of Massachusetts, elected to the post in 2002. He was born in 1947 in Michigan, where his father was governor from 1963 to 1969. Romney graduated from Brigham Young University and received both a law degree and an MBA from Harvard University. Romney helped found the investment firm Bain Capital in 1984, which launched or rebuilt such companies as Staples and Dominos Pizza. Romney managed the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City from 1999-2002. He ran for president in 2008 but lost the Republican nomination. He and his wife, Ann, have five sons, Tagg, Craig, Matt, Ben and Josh.

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Latest Fact-Checks Of Mitt Romney

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By Louis Jacobson
January 20, 2022

“People are 7% poorer now because of Biden inflation.”

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By Miriam Valverde
August 31, 2021

The Trump administration worked to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners.

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By Louis Jacobson
March 6, 2016

On Donald Trump's track record in business

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By Jon Greenberg
April 12, 2015

Says Hillary Clinton "erased all of her emails even though they were subject to recall and review by Congress."  

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By Katie Sanders
March 23, 2014

The United States stopped plans to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe "as a gift to Russia."

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By Steve Contorno
January 5, 2014

The federal health care law tells "the American people precisely what type of coverage they have to have."

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By Louis Jacobson
November 3, 2013

"Health insurance is more expensive in Massachusetts than anywhere else in the country."

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By Katie Sanders
November 2, 2012

"Obama's Environmental Protection Agency sent emails for Hispanic Heritage Month with a photo of Che Guevara."

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By Jon Greenberg
October 30, 2012

Says Barack Obama "sold Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China" at the cost of American jobs.

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By Louis Jacobson
October 29, 2012

"Women in Barack Obama's White House are earning less than men."

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