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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 26, 2012 a campaign ad
"In 2008, candidate Barack Obama attacked John McCain for proposing cuts to Medicare."
True
By Molly Moorhead • August 26, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 22, 2012 a campaign ad
"Mitt Romney says class sizes don’t matter."
True
By Molly Moorhead • August 23, 2012
Stephanie Cutter
Stephanie Cutter
stated on August 12, 2012 an interview on "Face the Nation"
Says Paul Ryan's budget relies on the same $700 billion in savings from Medicare that Mitt Romney and other Republicans have been attacking Democrats about.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 15, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 9, 2012 a campaign event
Says Mitt Romney "wants to end tax credits for wind producers."
True
By Jon Greenberg • August 14, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 4, 2012 a campaign ad
Says Mitt Romney opposes requiring employers to cover contraception and would eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood.
True
By Jon Greenberg • August 8, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 5, 2012 a campaign ad
"As president, Barack Obama has never visited Israel."
True
By Molly Moorhead • August 7, 2012
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 22, 2012 a message on Twitter
"Today the Walton family of Walmart own more wealth than the bottom 40 percent of America."
True
By Molly Moorhead • July 31, 2012
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on July 19, 2012 a web video
Over the last six months, President Barack Obama has golfed 10 times and held 106 fundraisers, but his jobs council has never met.
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 19, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 14, 2012 a TV ad
Says Mitt Romney had millions in the Cayman Islands, a tax haven.
True
By Molly Moorhead • July 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 14, 2012 a campaign ad
Says Mitt Romney "had millions in a Swiss bank account."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 16, 2012
Robert Gibbs
Robert Gibbs
stated on July 8, 2012 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
Says Mitt Romney "has a corporation in Bermuda (but) failed to disclose that on seven different financial disclosures."
True
By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2012
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on June 28, 2012 a tweet
Obama "said (the individual mandate) wasn't a tax."
True
By Louis Jacobson • June 28, 2012
David Plouffe
David Plouffe
stated on June 17, 2012 a comment on 'Fox News Sunday'
"Gov. Romney was very clear, he would veto the DREAM Act."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 22, 2012
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on June 12, 2012 a mailer
Says Barack Obama is "trying to slash funding for the Armed Pilots Program designed to prevent terror attacks."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • June 14, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 5, 2012 a speech in Columbus, Ohio
Says Mitt Romney is proposing a "tax cut that gives an average of $250,000 to every millionaire in this country."
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 8, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 17, 2012 a Rose Garden speech
In the past three years, "we've added enough new oil and gas pipeline to circle the Earth and then some."
True
By Molly Moorhead • April 23, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 3, 2012 remarks to the Newspaper Association of America
"Republicans in Congress refuse to list a single tax loophole they are willing to close."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 5, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 29, 2012 a speech in the Rose Garden
Last year, "Exxon pocketed nearly $4.7 million every hour."
True
By Becky Bowers • April 2, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 20, 2012 a web video ad
President Barack Obama "reduced the cost of prescription drugs for nearly 3.6 million Americans in 2011."
True
By Molly Moorhead • March 27, 2012
American Bridge 21st Century
American Bridge 21st Century
stated on March 21, 2012 a video ad
Says Romney flip-flopped on abortion.
True
By Molly Moorhead • March 22, 2012
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