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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 27, 2011 various statements
On whether humans contribute to global warming
Half Flip
By Louis Jacobson • May 15, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 9, 2012 statements to the media.
On support for gay marriage.
No Flip
By Louis Jacobson • May 15, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 10, 2012 a Web ad
Says Mitt Romney would deny gay people the right to adopt children.
False
By Molly Moorhead • May 14, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 9, 2012 a TV interview
On support for gay marriage.
Full Flop
By Becky Bowers • May 11, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 8, 2012 a speech in Albany, N.Y.
"The only time government employment has gone down during a recession has been under me."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 10, 2012
Joe Donnelly
Joe Donnelly
stated on May 7, 2012 an interview with Indiana Public Media
Says he did not vote for Nancy Pelosi for speaker of the House.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • May 9, 2012
National Right to Life Committee
National Right to Life Committee
stated on May 8, 2012 a press release
The Obama White House recognizes a "baby that has not been born" for security purposes.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • May 8, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 3, 2012 a graphical tool on the campaign website
Says Mitt Romney "has refused to say whether he would have vetoed or signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • May 8, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 5, 2012 a campaign speech in Ohio
Mitt Romney has "proposed cutting his own taxes while raising them on 18 million working families."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • May 8, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 5, 2012 a speech in Columbus, Ohio
Says Mitt Romney is proposing a "tax cut that gives an average of $250,000 to every millionaire in this country."
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 8, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 4, 2012 an interview on "Fox & Friends"
"We should be seeing numbers in the 500,000 jobs created per month. (Creating 115,000 jobs, the total from April 2012) is way, way, way off from what should happen in a normal recovery."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 3, 2012 a graphical tool on the campaign website
"Under the Romney/Ryan budget, interest rates on federal student loans would be allowed to double."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 4, 2012
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on April 26, 2012 a TV ad
Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as  "tens of millions of dollars to build traffic lights in China."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • May 3, 2012
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on April 26, 2012 a TV ad
Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as "half a billion to an electric car company that created hundreds of jobs in Finland."
False
By Becky Bowers • May 3, 2012
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on April 26, 2012 a TV ad
Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as "$1.2 billion to a solar company that's building a plant in Mexico."
Pants on Fire!
By Becky Bowers • May 2, 2012
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on April 26, 2012 a campaign ad
"After four years of a celebrity president … 85% (of recent college grads are) moving back in with their parents."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 1, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 27, 2012 a Web ad
Says Mitt Romney's comments indicated he would not have pursued Osama bin Laden.
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • April 30, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 27, 2012 a Facebook post
Says Mitt Romney’s top five donors are Wall Street firms, while Barack Obama’s top five are technology companies and universities.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on April 24, 2012 a graphic posted on his website
In the "Obama economy ... the youth unemployment rate is double the unemployment rate for all Americans."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 18, 2012 a speech in Elyria, Ohio
Under Republican economic policies, "the typical American family saw their incomes fall by about 6 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2012
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