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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on December 15, 2011 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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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