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Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on July 25, 2012 a video shown on cable news shows
Says Romney had the uniforms for the 2002 Winter Olympic games made in Burma.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • July 27, 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
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on July 25, 2012 an advertisement
"Thousands (in China) owe their jobs to Mitt Romney's companies."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 24, 2012 a TV ad
Says Mitt Romney "backed a bill that outlaws all abortions, even in cases of rape and incest."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • July 25, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 23, 2012 an advertisement
"Gov. Romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 24, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 17, 2012 a campaign ad
Says Mitt Romney’s carried interest income was a tax "trick."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • 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
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."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 13, 2012
Robert Gibbs
Robert Gibbs
stated on July 8, 2012 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
Says Mitt Romney "has a corporation in Bermuda (but) failed to disclose that on seven different financial disclosures."
True
By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on July 3, 2012 an interview on CNBC
"If you look at most of the polls, this is a margin-of-error race on Fourth of July between Mitt Romney and the president."
True
By Erin O'Neill • July 5, 2012
Mahlon Mitchell
Mahlon Mitchell
stated on June 12, 2012 a news release
As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney used a line-item veto to cut "millions of dollars for firefighting equipment," including firefighters' "coats, pants, helmets and boots."
True
July 1, 2012
David Plouffe
David Plouffe
stated on June 17, 2012 a comment on 'Fox News Sunday'
"Gov. Romney was very clear, he would veto the DREAM Act."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 22, 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."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2012
Tennessee Democratic Party
Tennessee Democratic Party
stated on June 12, 2012 a press release.
Says Mitt Romney has said "we don't need 'more firemen, more policemen, more teachers.' "
Mostly True
By Zack McMillin • June 18, 2012
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on June 6, 2012 an online message to supporters.
Says he has nearly 200 delegates bound to support his candidacy at the Republican National Convention.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 15, 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.  
Half-True
By Maryalice Gill • June 14, 2012
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on June 8, 2012 his speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston
Says under Mitt Romney, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • June 13, 2012
American Bridge 21st Century
American Bridge 21st Century
stated on June 7, 2012 a campaign ad
"As Governor: Romney did not keep public safety funding in line with inflation."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 12, 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
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."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 8, 2012
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