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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
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on June 28, 2012 comments on his radio show:
"Obamacare is . . . the largest tax increase in the history of the world."
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • June 28, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 22, 2012 a speech in Orlando:
The DREAM Act "was written by members of both parties. When it came up for a vote a year and a half ago, Republicans in Congress blocked it. The bill hadn’t changed. ... The only thing that had changed was politics."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • June 26, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 26, 2012 a message forwarded to many people:
Says "a lip-reading instructor at the River School, a Washington, D.C., school for the deaf" has determined that during 9/11 ceremonies, Michelle Obama said, "All this for a damn flag."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Adair • June 26, 2012
David Plouffe
David Plouffe
stated on June 17, 2012 a comment on 'Fox News Sunday':
"Gov. Romney was very clear, he would veto the DREAM Act."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 22, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 10, 2012 a widely circulated posting:
"Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties in U.S. are illegals."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • June 21, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 21, 2012 a campaign ad:
"Women (are) paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 21, 2012
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