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Latest Fact-Checks In Message Machine 2012

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 15, 2012 in campaign video “The Road We’ve Traveled”
"(GM and Chrysler) repaid their loans."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • March 21, 2012
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on March 19, 2012 a campaign ad
Despite President Barack Obama's promise to cut healthcare costs, "the average cost of a family policy is up $1,300."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 20, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 16, 2012 an Obama campaign film
Because of the new health care law, "Americans no longer will see their coverage dropped or capped when illness strikes."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 15, 2012 a campaign video
By the time Obama took office, "The Bush administration had given the car companies $13 billion and the money was now gone."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • March 19, 2012
Pat Boone
Pat Boone
stated on March 11, 2012 a television ad
An independent payment advisory board created by the health care reform law "can ration care and deny certain Medicare treatments."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Feran • March 19, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 16, 2012 the campaign film "The Road We've Traveled"
Because of the new health care law, "17 million kids can no longer be denied for a pre-existing condition."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 16, 2012 the campaign film "The Road We've Traveled"
Because of the new health care law, "2.5 million young adults now have coverage."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2012
Silvestre Reyes
Silvestre Reyes
stated on February 26, 2012 a video advertisement.
Says opponent Beto O’Rourke "wants to legalize drugs."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 7, 2012
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on February 20, 2012 a campaign commercial
"When (Marcy) Kaptur fought for the Democrats' prescription drug benefit for seniors, (Dennis) Kucinich voted no."
False
By Tom Feran • March 5, 2012
Red, White and Blue Fund
Red, White and Blue Fund
stated on February 24, 2012 a campaign ad
Mitt Romney "left Massachusetts $1 billion in debt."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2012
Red, White and Blue Fund
Red, White and Blue Fund
stated on February 24, 2012 a campaign ad
"Gingrich supported individual health insurance mandates."
True
By Molly Moorhead • March 2, 2012
Campaign for Primary Accountability
Campaign for Primary Accountability
stated on March 28, 2012 a campaign commercial
Says Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur "actually lives" in "a fancy condo in the Washington, D.C.  suburbs."
False
By Tom Feran • March 2, 2012
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on February 28, 2012 a campaign commercial
Says Rick Santorum "funded Planned Parenthood."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • March 1, 2012
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on February 15, 2012 a campaign commercial
Says when she "helped get $15 billion more for veterans care, Kucinich voted No."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • March 1, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on February 23, 2012 a television ad
Says Mitt Romney said he does not "line up with the NRA."
True
By Molly Moorhead • February 29, 2012
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 25, 2012 an advertisement
"Since President Obama took full control of Washington," every day, 13,000 more people "have been put on food stamps."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 29, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on February 23, 2012 Feb. 23, 2012, in a campaign ad
Says "Rick Santorum supported (Arlen) Specter over conservative candidates twice."
True
By Becky Bowers • February 29, 2012
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 24, 2012 a Web ad
"Since President Obama took full control of Washington … every single day, more than 1,500 of our jobs have been lost."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 28, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on February 22, 2012 a televised address
One estimate says there may be "three times as much oil in the United States as there is in Saudi Arabia."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 24, 2012
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on February 15, 2012 a campaign commercial
"When Marcy Kaptur brought home $42 million for new manufacturing jobs, Dennis Kucinich voted 'no'."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • February 24, 2012
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