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Marjorie Taylor Greene
Marjorie Taylor Greene
stated on April 4, 2022 a tweet
Says Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitt Romney “are pro-pedophile.”
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • April 6, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 17, 2021 a Facebook post
“Utah OFFICIALLY starts RECALL for Mitt Romney.”
False
February 23, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 7, 2020 a blog post
“Mitt Romney has been asked to lead Health and Human Services in Biden administration.”
False
November 9, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 22, 2020 an image
Quotes Sen. Mitt Romney as saying: “The Merrick Garland decision wasn’t unfair & the notion that someone has to pay the price to make up for it is wrong.”
Half-True
By Daniel Funke • September 23, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 28, 2020 a Facebook post
“Epstein’s recruiter Ghislaine Maxwell’s father Robert Maxwell gave Mitt Romney his first $2M investment and started him in business.”
Mostly False
February 18, 2020
Committee to Defend the President
Committee to Defend the President
stated on January 31, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Mitt Romney voted against convicting President Donald Trump because Burisma board member Joseph Cofer Black “is Romney’s national security advisor” and because of ties to Obama CIA director John Brennan.
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 10, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 6, 2020 a Facebook post
Mitt Romney’s father “U.S. Senator George Romney, was a liberal Republican who had ties to Saul Alinsky, yes, the same dude who wrote the book, Rules For Radicals and dedicated to Satan.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 7, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 6, 2020 a Facebook post
Says William Barr tweeted, “BREAKING NEWS Senator Mitt Romney is the only Republican Senator who voted to remove President Trump from office… IN A COMPLETELY UNRELATED STORY Senator Mitt Romney is also the only Republican Senator who has a son who sits on the board of a Ukrainian Energy Company.”
False
February 7, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 7, 2019 a Facebook post
Says the sons of Nancy Pelosi, Mitt Romney and John Kerry are all on the boards of "energy companies doing business in Ukraine."
False
By Daniel Funke • October 10, 2019
Liberals Are Cool
Liberals Are Cool
stated on March 17, 2013 an Internet meme
"Q: What do these ‘Patriotic' Americans have in common? A: They are all Draft Dodgers."
Pants on Fire!
By Caryn Shinske • March 24, 2013
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on November 2, 2012 in a TV ad
"Mitt Romney made over a hundred million dollars by shutting down (a Marion, Ind. paper) plant."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • November 5, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on October 31, 2012 a campaign ad
Says Mitt Romney "was director of a company that stole millions from Medicare."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • November 2, 2012
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
stated on October 31, 2012 a radio ad
Says Mitt Romney wants to "get rid of Planned Parenthood."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2012
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on October 26, 2012 a mailer to voters
Says "Romney supported a law that could have made most common forms of birth control illegal."
False
By Jon Greenberg • November 2, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 27, 2012 a television ad
Says "Mitt Romney’s plan rolls back regulations" on banks.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • October 31, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 27, 2012 a campaign ad
Says Mitt Romney’s plan makes "catastrophic cuts to education."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • October 30, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 a presidential debate
Says Mitt Romney wants to add $2 trillion to defense budget that the military hasn’t asked for.
True
By Jon Greenberg • October 24, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.
Says Romney said "we should ask Pakistan for permission" to take a shot at Osama bin Laden.
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • October 23, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 the third presidential debate
Says Mitt Romney "just gave a speech a few weeks ago" and said "we should still have troops in Iraq."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • October 23, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 the final debate
Says Mitt Romney was clear that he "would not provide government assistance to the U.S. auto companies, even if they went through bankruptcy."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 23, 2012
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