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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
By Tom Kertscher • 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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