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Callista Gingrich
Callista Gingrich
stated on August 30, 2012 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
President Barack Obama has "weakened the respect for America abroad."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 31, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on August 28, 2012 a speech at the Republican National Convention
President Obama’s education "solution" includes an effort to "nationalize curriculum."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 30, 2012
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on August 28, 2012 a speech at the Republican convention
Says "President Obama and his National Labor Relations Board" sued Boeing over its decision to open a plant in South Carolina.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 30, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 29, 2012 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
Says President Barack Obama broke his promise to keep a Wisconsin GM plant from closing.
False
August 30, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 29, 2012 a speech at the Republican National Convention
President Obama "funneled" $716 billion out of Medicare "at the expense of the elderly."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 30, 2012
John Thune
John Thune
stated on August 29, 2012 at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
The Obama administration "even proposed banning farm kids from doing basic chores!"
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • August 30, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on August 29, 2012 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
Barack Obama has "never even worked in business."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 30, 2012
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on August 27, 2012 a Fox News interview
"A report just came out that if we continue with President Obama's policies, we're looking at over 9 percent unemployment next year in the fourth quarter."
False
By Becky Bowers • August 29, 2012
Artur Davis
Artur Davis
stated on August 28, 2012 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
The health care law imposes a federal mandate requiring middle-class Americans to buy health insurance "whether they can afford it or not."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 29, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on August 28, 2012 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
There has been "$5 trillion in debt added over the last four years."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on August 28, 2012 a convention speech
Says President Obama has waived "the work requirement for welfare."
Pants on Fire!
By Molly Moorhead • August 29, 2012
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 28, 2012 his speech to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.
Says our national debt is greater than our gross domestic product.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 29, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 27, 2012 a speech
"Household income in America has gone down for families an average of $4,000 in the last four years" while it " went up $5,000" under Mitt Romney when he was governor of Massachusetts  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 28, 2012
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
Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund
Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund
stated on August 15, 2012 a Web video
The Obama administration "willfully leaked the existence of STUXNET (a computer worm used against Iran), allowing our enemies to learn more of our secrets and of our operations."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 24, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 18, 2012 a speech in The Villages, Fla.
Says Obama puts "15 unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats in charge of Medicare, who are required to cut Medicare ... that will lead to denied care for current seniors."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • August 23, 2012
Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund
Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund
stated on August 15, 2012 a web video
The Obama administration "leaked information, deliberately or otherwise, that led to the identification of the Pakistani doctor that helped us in achieving our goals and killing bin Laden."
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 22, 2012
John Carter
John Carter
stated on July 31, 2012 a letter to constituents.
Says an appointed board created under Obamacare "will have the ability to come between you and your doctor in determining the best treatment options for you!"       
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 21, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 15, 2012 an interview
"Under the president's plan, he cuts Medicare by $716 billion, takes that money out of the Medicare trust fund and uses it to pay for Obamacare."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 20, 2012
Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund
Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund
stated on August 15, 2012 a Web video
"Days after the (Osama bin Laden) raid, Hollywood was invited into the White House so that they could receive a briefing" that revealed intelligence sources and methods.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • August 20, 2012
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