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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on April 4, 2012 a speech to the Newspaper Association of America
Says Barack Obama "is the only president to ever cut $500 billion from Medicare."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 4, 2012
Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson
stated on March 26, 2012 a Twitter post
"Obama tells Russia that he'll turn over America's defense system to them if re-elected."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Stirgus • April 2, 2012
Andrew Napolitano
Andrew Napolitano
stated on March 15, 2012 an interview on Fox News
A bill that could restrict free speech when the president is nearby was signed by President Barack Obama "in secret."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • March 30, 2012
Lars Larson
Lars Larson
stated on March 20, 2012 an online post
"Every time the weight of that vehicle is reduced by a hundred pounds, your chances of dying are going to go up by about 5 percent. Peel three hundred pounds off – you’re 15 percent more likely to die in that car."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • March 29, 2012
Senate Republican Conference
Senate Republican Conference
stated on March 21, 2012 a web video
Says that while President Barack Obama promised to "work with your employer to lower your premiums by $2,500 per family per year," his health care law "raises premiums in the individual market by $2,100 per family."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 26, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on February 23, 2012 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program
Says he and President Barack Obama have the same position on gay marriage.
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • March 25, 2012
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on March 23, 2012 an op-ed
According to the Congressional Budget Office, "as many as 20 million Americans could lose their employer-based insurance thanks to Obamacare."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 23, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on March 12, 2012 a campaign memo
President Barack Obama is "ending Medicare as we know it."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • March 22, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on March 8, 2012 an email blast.
Says gas costs $4.50 a gallon.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 22, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on March 11, 2012 an appearance on "Fox News Sunday"
Obama's secretary of energy, Dr. Steven Chu, "has said publicly he wants us to pay European levels (for gasoline), and that would be $9 or $10 a gallon."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • March 14, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on March 10, 2012 a op-ed posted on his website
President Barack Obama’s policies have forced "many parts of the country to experience rolling blackouts."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • March 13, 2012
Lenny Curry
Lenny Curry
stated on March 4, 2012 an interview on "Political Connections"
Says Barack Obama "promised" gasoline at $2.50 a gallon.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 8, 2012
Lenny Curry
Lenny Curry
stated on March 4, 2012 an interview on "Political Connections"
Says Barack Obama "promised he would cut the deficit in half" but didn’t.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 8, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on March 6, 2012 a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio
After President Barack Obama’s health care law takes full effect, "100 percent" of Americans will "depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 8, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on March 2, 2012 a rally in Cleveland, Ohio
Says in the 2012 State of the Union address, President Obama "didn't even mention the deficit or debt."
Pants on Fire!
By Molly Moorhead • March 5, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on February 19, 2012 a speech
"[R]emember, the president proposed eliminating charitable deductions for higher-income taxpayers."
False
By Eric Stirgus • March 3, 2012
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 25, 2012 an advertisement
"Since President Obama took full control of Washington," every day, 13,000 more people "have been put on food stamps."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 29, 2012
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on February 14, 2012 an op-ed piece
"The national unemployment rate has been above 8 percent for a record 36 months."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 29, 2012
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 24, 2012 a Web ad
"Since President Obama took full control of Washington … every single day, more than 1,500 of our jobs have been lost."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 28, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on February 26, 2012 an interview on CBS News’ "Face the Nation"
"(President Barack Obama) said unemployment was never gonna go over 8 percent if we passed the stimulus plan."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • February 27, 2012
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