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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 a presidential debate:
Says Obama promised to cut the deficit in half.
True
By Molly Moorhead • October 4, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2012 the first presidential debate:
Obama says he’s "put forward a specific $4 trillion deficit reduction plan."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 4, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 the first presidential debate in Denver:
"Right now, the (Congressional Budget Office) says up to 20 million people will lose their insurance as Obamacare goes into effect next year."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 4, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2012 the first presidential debate:
Says Mitt Romney's plan "calls for a $5 trillion tax cut."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 4, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 a debate:
Says Barack Obama "put in place a board that can tell people ultimately what treatments they're going to receive."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 4, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 the first presidential debate in Denver:
"We’re now spending 42 percent of our economy on government."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 4, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2012 the first presidential debate:
Romney "would turn Medicare into a voucher program."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders, Louis Jacobson • October 4, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 a presidential debate:
"On Medicare for current retirees, he's cutting $716 billion from the program."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • October 4, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 30, 2012 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
Says President Barack Obama "already passed all these Obamacare taxes. About a dozen of them hit middle-income taxpayers."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2012
Americans For Tax Reform
Americans For Tax Reform
stated on September 28, 2012 a mailer to voters:
The Obama administration’s "green" stimulus program "funneled close to $2 billion dollars to overseas firms," creating thousands of jobs in China.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 1, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 17, 2012 a television ad:
Chinese tire imports threatened 1,000 American jobs, so President Obama "stood up to China and protected American workers. Mitt Romney attacked Obama's decision."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • October 1, 2012
Workers' Voice
Workers' Voice
stated on September 17, 2012 a mailer:
Says Mitt Romney’s investments created zero jobs.
Pants on Fire!
By Becky Bowers • October 1, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 23, 2012 an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes":
"Taxes are lower on families than they've been probably in the last 50 years."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 28, 2012
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on September 10, 2012 a campaign commercial:
Says Illinois Democrat David Gill "would end Medicare."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 28, 2012
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on September 20, 2012 an interview on "The Daily Show":
Says the government has "gotten the TARP money back plus a profit."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 28, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 23, 2012 an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes":
"Over the last four years, the deficit has gone up, but 90 percent of that is as a consequence of" President George W. Bush’s policies and the recession.
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 27, 2012
Government is Not God PAC
Government is Not God PAC
stated on September 23, 2012 a newspaper advertisement:
"Barack Hussein Obama will … force doctors to assist homosexuals in buying surrogate babies."
Pants on Fire!
By Becky Bowers • September 27, 2012
Government is Not God PAC
Government is Not God PAC
stated on September 23, 2012 a newspaper ad:
Says Obama is only president in history who has deliberately removed the words "endowed by their Creator" when referring to the Declaration of Independence.
False
By Molly Moorhead • September 27, 2012
Government is Not God PAC
Government is Not God PAC
stated on September 23, 2012 a newspaper ad:
"Barack Hussein Obama will ... force local authorities to allow Occupy protesters to live in parks."
Pants on Fire!
By Becky Bowers • September 26, 2012
Government is Not God PAC
Government is Not God PAC
stated on September 23, 2012 a newspaper advertisement:
"Barack Hussein Obama will ... force Christian schools to hire non-Christian teachers."
False
By Katie Sanders, Louis Jacobson • September 26, 2012
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