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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on December 15, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa
"We’re $15 trillion now in debt, with a president that’s racked up as much debt as almost all of the other presidents combined."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • December 16, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on December 15, 2011 a Republican presidential primary debate
"In this country … we have more natural gas than Saudi Arabia has oil."
Mostly False
By Maryalice Gill, Molly Moorhead • December 16, 2011
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on December 12, 2011 an email to reporters
DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz "denied unemployment went up under Obama."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • December 15, 2011
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on December 8, 2011 an opinion article at HuffingtonPost.com
Says that according to one economist, $1 of unemployment benefits boosts the economy by $1.61.
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • December 15, 2011
Marisha Agana
Marisha Agana
stated on October 30, 2011 a news release announcing her candidacy
"The American Conservative Union gives [Rep. Tim] Ryan a dismal 0.0 percent rating for the billions he has contributed to our national debt."
Mostly False
By Henry J. Gomez • December 15, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on December 7, 2011 an interview on Fox News
"Speaker Gingrich has said that we ought to get rid of our child labor laws."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • December 14, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on December 12, 2011 a debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.
"You look at defense … we're spending more than the rest of the world combined."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • December 13, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on December 15, 2011 a news conference
"We've got a personal tax system that's so complicated it costs Americans about $500 billion a year to comply with the current tax code."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • December 12, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 10, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Iowa
Says the paperback edition of Mitt Romney's book deleted line that Massachusetts' individual mandate "should be the model for the country"
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • December 11, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on November 30, 2011 a house party in New Hampshire
"The Fed created $15 trillion in the bailout process" and $5 trillion went overseas.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • December 9, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 6, 2011 a speech in Osawatomie, Kan.
"Some billionaires have a tax rate as low as 1 percent."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • December 8, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on November 16, 2011 an editorial board meeting with the Nashua Telegraph
"We have more natural gas in this country than Saudi Arabia has oil."
Mostly False
By Maryalice Gill • December 8, 2011
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on December 1, 2011 a news release
Says Mitt Romney belittled middle-class tax cuts "as nothing more than 'little Band-Aids.' "
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • December 7, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 5, 2011 a press conference
"The only reason the unemployment rate is going down is because … twice as many people dropped out of the employment pool as the number of jobs were created."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • December 6, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 5, 2011 a press conference
President Barack Obama "has now spent three years proving that he kills jobs in energy, he kills jobs in manufacturing."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • December 6, 2011
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on November 16, 2011 a television commercial
Says Sen. Sherrod Brown "voted to block American energy production and increase energy taxes."
Mostly False
By Sabrina Eaton • December 6, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on November 22, 2011 the CNN Republican presidential debate.
Says the Department of Defense changed its definitions of al-Qaeda and the Taliban making it so almost anybody can be loosely associated with the groups.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 4, 2011
Oregon Transformation Project
Oregon Transformation Project
stated on November 15, 2011 online post
Oregon has the sixth highest combined death tax rate in the country.
Mostly False
By Janie Har • December 2, 2011
Media Trackers
Media Trackers
stated on November 17, 2011 an article
Says signers of recall petitions against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are at risk because of newly "discovered" provisions in state law.  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • December 1, 2011
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on November 18, 2011 a news conference
"At a minimum, 40 percent of those who view child pornography end up molesting children as a result." 
Mostly False
By Aaron Marshall • November 30, 2011
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