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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 a presidential debate in Denver:
"Pre-existing conditions are covered under my (health care) plan."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Becky Bowers • October 5, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 a debate:
Says Barack Obama "put in place a board that can tell people ultimately what treatments they're going to receive."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 4, 2012
Lois Frankel
Lois Frankel
stated on September 19, 2012 a campaign ad:
Says Adam Hasner said he will never accept a pay increase, but he voted to raise his pay four times.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 3, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 30, 2012 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
Says President Barack Obama "already passed all these Obamacare taxes. About a dozen of them hit middle-income taxpayers."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2012
Americans For Tax Reform
Americans For Tax Reform
stated on September 28, 2012 a mailer to voters:
The Obama administration’s "green" stimulus program "funneled close to $2 billion dollars to overseas firms," creating thousands of jobs in China.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 1, 2012
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on August 29, 2012 an online news release:
"Bob Menendez actually voted in favor of higher taxes more than 70 times!"
Mostly False
By Caryn Shinske • September 30, 2012
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on September 25, 2012 a campaign commercial:
Brendan Doherty wants "to repeal Obamacare, increasing drug prices for seniors."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 30, 2012
Val Demings
Val Demings
stated on September 17, 2012 a campaign commercial:
Says Daniel Webster "used taxpayer funds to build a lobbyist lounge."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • September 28, 2012
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on September 20, 2012 an interview on "The Daily Show":
Says the government has "gotten the TARP money back plus a profit."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 28, 2012
Carol Shea-Porter
Carol Shea-Porter
stated on September 18, 2012 an ad, “Debt,” released Sept. 18, 2012:
"Tea Party Congressman Frank Guinta voted for billions in cuts to veterans programs."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • September 27, 2012
Government is Not God PAC
Government is Not God PAC
stated on September 23, 2012 a newspaper ad:
"Barack Hussein Obama will .. force Christian organizations to pay for abortions."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • September 26, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on September 23, 2012 a campaign speech:
Says there are "fewer jobs in America today than when Barack Obama became president."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • September 26, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 21, 2012 a Spanish-language television ad:
College tuition "costs have risen by 25 percent under the Democrats."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 25, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 18, 2012 a campaign ad:
Says Romney tax plan "could take away middle-class deductions for child care, mortgages and college tuition."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 24, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on September 11, 2012 a speech:
"We have more natural gas than Saudi Arabia has oil."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 24, 2012
Michael Riley
Michael Riley
stated on September 18, 2012 a radio ad:
James Langevin "has received almost $20 million from taxpayers and special interests to use at his own discretion to supposedly champion Rhode Island’s needs."
Mostly False
By John Hill • September 23, 2012
Progress Texas
Progress Texas
stated on September 7, 2012 a newsletter update:
Says a voter-adopted constitutional amendment "instructed" a state board headed by Jerry Patterson to put $300 million in investment earnings into a fund supporting public school operations.  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 21, 2012
Restore Our Future
Restore Our Future
stated on September 19, 2012 a campaign ad:
"Eight million Americans have dropped out of the work force since (Barack) Obama became president. ... The real unemployment rate is 19 percent."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on September 6, 2012 an op-ed in 'The Hill':
"President Obama has no plan to reduce the deficit, let alone pay down the debt."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 19, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 17, 2012 a private campaign fundraiser:
Says President Obama promised "he'd keep unemployment below 8 percent" if the stimulus passed.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • September 18, 2012
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