Latest Fact Checks By Molly Moorhead

Rick Santorum says Obama prohibits encouraging young people to marry

By Molly Moorhead

January 19, 2012

Says an Obama administration policy prohibits people who work with at-risk youth from promoting marriage as a way to avoid poverty.

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Mitt Romney tweets that “more Americans have lost their jobs under Barack Obama than any president in modern history”

By Louis Jacobson , Molly Moorhead

January 17, 2012

"More Americans have lost their jobs under Barack Obama than any president in modern history."

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King of Bain video accuses Romney of hiding his fortune

By Molly Moorhead

January 13, 2012

Mitt Romney is worth "at least a quarter billion dollars" and the bulk of his wealth "remains in blind trusts and overseas bank accounts."

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Rick Santorum says welfare reform deserves credit for reductions in African-American child poverty

By Molly Moorhead

January 9, 2012

As a result of welfare reform, "poverty levels went down to the lowest level ever for ... African-American children."

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Rick Santorum says Republicans’ Medicare plan would give seniors same benefits that Congress members receive

By Angie Drobnic Holan , Molly Moorhead

January 8, 2012

Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan provides "pretty much" the same coverage that members of Congress receive.

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Mitt Romney repeats claim that repealing health law saves $95 billion a year

By Angie Drobnic Holan , Molly Moorhead

January 8, 2012

Eliminating "Obamacare" ... "saves $95 billion a year."

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Mitt Romney ad says labor board tried to block Boeing from building factory in South Carolina

By Jon Greenberg , Molly Moorhead

January 5, 2012

Says the National Labor Relations Board told Boeing that it couldn’t build a factory in South Carolina because South Carolina is a right-to-work state.

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Rick Santorum ad claims he reformed welfare

By Molly Moorhead

January 4, 2012

Rick Santorum "reformed welfare."

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Ad credits Newt Gingrich with balancing the budget

By Molly Moorhead

December 28, 2011

"Newt balanced the federal budget."

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Ad claims Newt Gingrich favored federal funding for some abortions

By Molly Moorhead

December 27, 2011

"As speaker, Gingrich even supported taxpayer funding of some abortions."

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Pro-Perry super PAC says Gingrich teamed with Pelosi on global warming

By Molly Moorhead

December 23, 2011

Says Newt Gingrich aligned with Nancy Pelosi on global warming.

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Attack ad says Newt Gingrich aligned with Dems on global warming

By Molly Moorhead

December 21, 2011

Newt Gingrich "teamed with Nancy Pelosi and Al Gore on global warming."

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