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Latest Fact-Checks In Stimulus

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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 18, 2012 a campaign commercial:
Says stimulus money went to buy electric cars from Finland as a payback to Obama supporters.
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 20, 2012
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on May 23, 2012 a campaign commercial:
Sherrod Brown "gave huge bonuses to executives."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Feran • June 15, 2012
Allen West
Allen West
stated on May 14, 2012 a newsletter:
An "Obamacare slush fund" paid to spay and neuter dogs and cats, then counted it as an "anti-obesity campaign."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 30, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 22, 2012 on the Internet:
Says Mitt Romney is wrong to claim that spending under Obama has "accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history," because it's actually risen "slower than at any time in nearly 60 years."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on November 28, 2011 statements to the media:
On President Barack Obama’s stimulus
Half Flip
By Louis Jacobson • May 18, 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
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on April 12, 2012 a television ad:
Says Sen. Bill Nelson voted to spend "$144,541 to see how monkeys react under the influence of cocaine."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • April 13, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 23, 2012 a message via the Internet:
"Having an entirely Democrat congressional delegation in 2009, when the [federal stimulus] bill passed, increases the per capita stimulus dollars that the state receives per person by $460."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 3, 2012
Peter DeFazio
Peter DeFazio
stated on February 22, 2012 an online blog:
Says only seven percent of 2009’s stimulus bill went toward transportation projects, yet they created over one-third of the bill’s total jobs.
Mostly False
By Janie Har • March 23, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 15, 2012 in campaign video “The Road We’ve Traveled”:
"(GM and Chrysler) repaid their loans."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • March 21, 2012
Gerry Connolly
Gerry Connolly
stated on February 13, 2012 a TV interview:
Says Obama has "doubled the stock market from where we started when he was sworn into office"
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • March 8, 2012
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on March 16, 2012 a written statement.:
President Obama pushed through the stimulus "based on the promise of keeping unemployment under 8 percent."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • March 2, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on February 26, 2012 an interview on CBS News’ "Face the Nation":
"(President Barack Obama) said unemployment was never gonna go over 8 percent if we passed the stimulus plan."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • February 27, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on February 4, 2012 a victory speech in Las Vegas on Feb. 4, 2012:
"Three years ago, a newly elected President Obama told America that if Congress approved his plan to borrow nearly a trillion dollars, he would hold unemployment below 8 percent."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • February 8, 2012
Tennessee Democratic Party
Tennessee Democratic Party
stated on January 7, 2012 a press release:
"Congressman Phil Roe hands out $1.3M government check" from a federal program that "he voted against."
Mostly True
By Michael Collins • January 29, 2012
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 22, 2012 a news release:
 Rep. David Cicilline is responsible for the federal loan guarantee to Solyndra, the failed solar company
Pants on Fire!
By Alex Kuffner • January 22, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 6, 2012 a campaign mailer:
"Since the passage of Obama's stimulus package, over 1 million additional jobs were lost and nearly 25 million Americans are out of work, are stuck in part-time work, or have given up looking."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 11, 2012
Steve Southerland
Steve Southerland
stated on December 5, 2011 in direct mail:
"The fact is, over 2.4 million jobs have been lost since the 'Stimulus' bill was signed into law in February of 2009."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • December 21, 2011
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