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Latest Fact-Checks On Barack Obama

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 20, 2012 a radio ad
Says Paul Ryan "tried to change the whole game" for Social Security
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By Joshua Gillin • August 28, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 17, 2012 a campaign commercial
Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan "could raise future retirees’ costs more than $6,000."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 23, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 17, 2012 a tweet
Says "Paul Ryan supports banning all abortions, even in cases of rape or incest."  
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By Dave Umhoefer • August 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 9, 2012 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."
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By Jon Greenberg • August 13, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 2, 2012 a campaign ad
Says Mitt Romney "paid only 14 percent in taxes — probably less than you."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 9, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 31, 2012 a TV ad
Says Romney would add "trillions" to the deficit while Obama would "cut the deficit by $4 trillion."
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By Jon Greenberg • August 7, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 3, 2012 a campaign commercial
"Mitt Romney's companies were pioneers in outsourcing U.S. jobs to low-wage countries."
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By Jon Greenberg • July 13, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 28, 2012 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 a campaign ad
"When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ... (had) more debt per person than any other state in the country."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 4, 2012 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.  
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By Maryalice Gill • June 14, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 4, 2012 a campaign ad
"Romney outsourced call center jobs to India."  
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By Molly Moorhead • June 11, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 4, 2012 a television ad
"When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 8, 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.
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By Becky Bowers • April 30, 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."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 13, 2012 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 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."
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By Becky Bowers • April 6, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 15, 2012 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 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."
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By Amy Sherman • March 1, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 18, 2012 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 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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