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stated on January 8, 2013 on Facebook:
In 2011, more people were murdered with knives, "hands or feet" or "clubs and hammers" than with any type of rifle.
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 18, 2013
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
stated on January 8, 2013 a press release:
Says Chuck Hagel "opposed sanctions against Iran."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 11, 2013
Emergency Committee for Israel
Emergency Committee for Israel
stated on December 19, 2012 an ad:
"While President Obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear Iran, Hagel says military action is not a viable, feasible, responsible option."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 8, 2013
American International Group
American International Group
stated on January 1, 2013 a TV ad:
AIG has fully repaid the federal government "plus a profit of more than $22 billion."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • January 2, 2013
Allen West
Allen West
stated on December 8, 2012 a weekly newsletter:
"This week the House of Representatives voted to remove the word ‘lunatic’ from federal law."
True
By Amy Sherman • December 17, 2012
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on November 24, 2012 a Huffington Post column:
Says Walmart employees represent the largest group of Medicaid and food stamp recipients in many states, costing the taxpayer $1,000 per worker.
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • December 6, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on November 2, 2012 in a TV ad:
"Mitt Romney made over a hundred million dollars by shutting down (a Marion, Ind. paper) plant."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • November 5, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on October 31, 2012 a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney "was director of a company that stole millions from Medicare."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • November 2, 2012
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on November 2, 2012 a tweet:
Says during George W. Bush’s administration "we were losing millions of jobs per month," while under Barack Obama we have "three years of gaining hundreds of thousands of jobs per month."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2012
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
stated on October 31, 2012 a radio ad:
Says Mitt Romney wants to "get rid of Planned Parenthood."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2012
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on October 26, 2012 a mailer to voters:
Says "Romney supported a law that could have made most common forms of birth control illegal."
False
By Jon Greenberg • November 2, 2012
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on October 31, 2012 at a Romney campaign rally:
An Obama campaign tactic for rallying voters is to "offer them cell phones."
Pants on Fire!
By Molly Moorhead • October 31, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 27, 2012 a television ad:
Says "Mitt Romney’s plan rolls back regulations" on banks.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • October 31, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 17, 2012 the second presidential debate at Hofstra University:
"There are millions of women all across the country who rely on Planned Parenthood for not just contraceptive care; they rely on it for mammograms."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 30, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 27, 2012 a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney’s plan makes "catastrophic cuts to education."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • October 30, 2012
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
stated on October 24, 2012 in a TV ad:
"We borrow $4 billion every single day, much of it from China."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • October 30, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 29, 2012 a television ad:
Says Barack Obama "sold Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China" at the cost of American jobs.
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • October 30, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 26, 2012 a campaign mailer:
"Women in Barack Obama's White House are earning less than men."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 10, 2012 a campaign ad:
"Under President Obama: $4,000 tax hike on middle-class families."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • October 26, 2012
Let Freedom Ring
Let Freedom Ring
stated on October 15, 2012 a Web video:
Says GM used taxpayer dollars to prop up operations in China.
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 25, 2012
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