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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 11, 2012 a speech to the NAACP
"When I was governor, not only did test scores improve – we also narrowed the achievement gap."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • July 18, 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
Steve Doocy
Steve Doocy
stated on July 11, 2012 a discussion on "Fox & Friends"
"If you make more than $250,000 a year … you only really take home about $125,000."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 16, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 3, 2012 a campaign commercial
"Mitt Romney's companies were pioneers in outsourcing U.S. jobs to low-wage countries."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 13, 2012
Jeff Duncan
Jeff Duncan
stated on July 10, 2012 a tweet
"83% of doctors have considered leaving the profession because of #Obamacare."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 12, 2012
Secure America Now
Secure America Now
stated on July 4, 2012 a TV ad
"For his first interview as president, Barack Obama chose Arab TV for an apology."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • July 12, 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
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on June 18, 2012 a campaign ad
Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is "the largest recipient of lobbyist money."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 3, 2012 on the Internet
"75 percent of the Obamacare tax falls on the middle class."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on June 28, 2012 prepared remarks
" ‘Obamacare’ puts the federal government between you and your doctor."
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 9, 2012
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on July 1, 2012 on 'Meet the Press'
Under the health care law, "everybody will have lower rates, better quality care and better access."
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 6, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 4, 2012 an interview with CBS News
The Supreme Court said the individual mandate "is a tax. So it's a tax."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 1, 2012 an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation"
The United States has "the best health care delivery system in the world."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 2, 2012 on the Internet
"In 1950, corporations paid $3 in taxes for every $1 by a worker. Today, they pay 22 cents for every $1 by a worker."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 3, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on June 19, 2012 a speech to the Business Roundtable in Frankenmuth, Mich.
Says Dow Chemical decided to build a plant in Saudi Arabia rather than Oklahoma due to the impact of environmental regulations on the supply of natural gas.
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 3, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 28, 2012 a speech at the White House
"If you're one of the more than 250 million Americans who already have health insurance, you will keep your health insurance."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 29, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on June 28, 2012 a speech in Washington, D.C.
"Obamacare … means that for up to 20 million Americans, they will lose the insurance they currently have, the insurance that they like and they want to keep."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 29, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on June 28, 2012 a press conference
"Obamacare adds trillions to our deficits and to our national debt."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 28, 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
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