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Latest Fact-Checks On Barack Obama

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 20, 2012 in a radio ad:
Says Paul Ryan "tried to change the whole game" for Social Security
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • August 28, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 17, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan "could raise future retirees’ costs more than $6,000."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 23, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 17, 2012 in a tweet:
Says "Paul Ryan supports banning all abortions, even in cases of rape or incest."  
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 9, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"We do know that Romney personally approved over $70 million in fictional losses to the IRS as part of the notorious 'Son of Boss' tax scandal, one of the largest tax avoidance schemes in history."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 13, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 2, 2012 in a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney "paid only 14 percent in taxes — probably less than you."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 9, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 31, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says Romney would add "trillions" to the deficit while Obama would "cut the deficit by $4 trillion."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 7, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 3, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
"Mitt Romney's companies were pioneers in outsourcing U.S. jobs to low-wage countries."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 13, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 28, 2012 in 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."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 29, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 12, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ... (had) more debt per person than any other state in the country."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 4, 2012 in campaign ad “We’ve heard it all before,” airing in New Hampshire and around the U.S:
When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average, and fell to 47th in job creation, fourth from the bottom.  
Half-True
By Maryalice Gill • June 14, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 4, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"Romney outsourced call center jobs to India."  
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • June 11, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 4, 2012 in a television ad:
"When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 8, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 27, 2012 in 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
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 18, 2012 in 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
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 13, 2012 in a speech at Port of Tampa:
"We've brought trade cases against China at nearly twice the rate as the last administration."
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By Becky Bowers • April 18, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 3, 2012 in remarks to a meeting of the Newspaper Association of America:
Under the House Republican budget, "if these cuts were to be spread out evenly … the year after next, nearly 10 million college students would see their financial aid cut by an average of more than $1,000 each."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • April 6, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 15, 2012 in in campaign video “The Road We’ve Traveled”:
"(GM and Chrysler) repaid their loans."
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By Becky Bowers • March 21, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 23, 2012 in a speech in Miami:
The U.S. has a "record number of oil rigs operating right now – more working oil and gas rigs than the rest of the world combined."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 1, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 18, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
"For the first time in 13 years, our dependence on foreign oil is below 50 percent."
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By Stephen Koff • January 26, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address:
"(After the auto bailout) General Motors is back on top as the world’s No. 1 automaker."
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By Becky Bowers • January 25, 2012
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