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Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on October 8, 2012 a campaign ad
Says Romney wants to "take away early childhood education, slash K-12 funding, and cut college aid … to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • October 10, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 28, 2012 a campaign rally in Boca Raton, Fla.
"If Gov. Romney's plan goes into effect … the average senior would have to pay $460 a year more in tax for their Social Security."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • October 5, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2012 a presidential debate
Says 50 million people would lose their health insurance if Obamacare is repealed.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • October 5, 2012
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
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
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
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 Christian organizations to pay for abortions."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • September 26, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 17, 2012 a campaign ad
"Under Obama, families have lost over $4,000 a year in income."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • September 19, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 17, 2012 remarks at a campaign fundraiser
"Forty-seven percent of Americans pay no income tax."
True
By Molly Moorhead • September 18, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 17, 2012 a private campaign fundraiser
Says President Obama promised "he'd keep unemployment below 8 percent" if the stimulus passed.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • September 18, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 7, 2012 a campaign ad
Under Obama, home values in Florida collapsed, construction jobs were lost and the state had a high foreclosure rate.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • September 14, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 9, 2012 an appearance on 'This Week.'
Says he and Mitt Romney "always said that we agree with the 2014 deadline" for leaving Afghanistan.
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • September 11, 2012
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on September 5, 2012 a convention speech
The Obama administration is allowing state waivers from welfare work requirements "only if they had a credible plan to increase employment by 20 percent."
True
By Molly Moorhead • September 10, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 6, 2012 a convention speech
Says Romney called Russia our No. 1 enemy.
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • September 7, 2012
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
stated on September 2, 2012 an appearance on Meet the Press
Says Mitt Romney asked for a waiver from federal welfare rules.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • September 6, 2012
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on September 5, 2012 a convention speech
Mitt Romney said we should let foreclosures "hit the bottom."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • September 6, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 30, 2012 a convention speech
"The majority of Americans now doubt that our children will have a better future."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • August 31, 2012
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on August 30, 2012 a convention speech
"In Massachusetts, Gov. Romney narrowed the gap between students of different races."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • August 31, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on August 28, 2012 a convention speech
Says President Obama has waived "the work requirement for welfare."
Pants on Fire!
By Molly Moorhead • August 29, 2012
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