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Latest Fact-Checks By Molly Moorhead

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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 26, 2012 a campaign ad
"In 2008, candidate Barack Obama attacked John McCain for proposing cuts to Medicare."
True
By Molly Moorhead • August 26, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 22, 2012 a campaign ad
"Mitt Romney says class sizes don’t matter."
True
By Molly Moorhead • August 23, 2012
Jay Carney
Jay Carney
stated on August 7, 2012 a press White House press briefing
"Gov. Romney himself, with 28 other Republican governors, supported policies that would have eliminated the time limits in the welfare reform law and allowed people to stay on welfare forever."
False
By Molly Moorhead • August 9, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 6, 2012 a campaign ad
"Under Obama’s plan (for welfare), you wouldn’t have to work and wouldn’t have to train for a job. They just send you your welfare check."
Pants on Fire!
By Molly Moorhead • August 7, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 5, 2012 a campaign ad
Says Obama "refuses to recognize Jerusalem" as the capital of Israel.
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • August 7, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 5, 2012 a campaign ad
"As president, Barack Obama has never visited Israel."
True
By Molly Moorhead • August 7, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 1, 2012 a TV ad
Mitt Romney is proposing a tax plan "that would give millionaires another tax break and raises taxes on middle class families by up to $2,000 a year."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • August 3, 2012
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 22, 2012 a message on Twitter
"Today the Walton family of Walmart own more wealth than the bottom 40 percent of America."
True
By Molly Moorhead • July 31, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on July 25, 2012 a Web ad
Says India "gained jobs thanks to Romney."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • July 26, 2012
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on July 22, 2012 an interview on "Face the Nation"
"There's a loophole where you can sell guns without a background check … 40 percent of guns are sold that way" at gun shows and over the Internet.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg, Molly Moorhead • July 25, 2012
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on July 17, 2012 his syndicated radio show
Says it's not "accidental" that the villain in the Batman movie is named Bane.
Pants on Fire!
By Molly Moorhead • July 18, 2012
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
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
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
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 15, 2012 a Facebook post
"Vagina. Because apparently, saying that word in the Michigan State House of Representatives can get you a two-day ban from speaking on the floor."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • June 19, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 13, 2012 a Facebook post
"Romneycare covers abortion, illegal immigrants and has a public option. Obamacare does not."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • June 18, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 4, 2012 a campaign ad
"Romney outsourced call center jobs to India."  
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • June 11, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on June 5, 2012 a Web ad
"More Hispanics have fallen into poverty under Obama."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • June 8, 2012
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on June 3, 2012 a "Fox News Sunday" interview
When Mitt Romney was governor, "the fact is that the average income for a family in Massachusetts went up by $5,500."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • June 5, 2012
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