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Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on August 7, 2012 campaign ad
Says Mitt Romney and Bain Capital are to blame in a woman’s premature death when they closed the plant where her husband worked.
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 9, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 25, 2012 an introduction to a web video
President Obama was saying success "is the result of government," not "hard-working people," when he said, "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2012
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
Steve Doocy
Steve Doocy
stated on July 11, 2012 a discussion on "Fox & Friends"
"If you make more than $250,000 a year … you only really take home about $125,000."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 16, 2012
Jeff Duncan
Jeff Duncan
stated on July 10, 2012 a tweet
"83% of doctors have considered leaving the profession because of #Obamacare."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 12, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 3, 2012 on the Internet
"75 percent of the Obamacare tax falls on the middle class."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on June 28, 2012 prepared remarks
" ‘Obamacare’ puts the federal government between you and your doctor."
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 9, 2012
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on July 1, 2012 on 'Meet the Press'
Under the health care law, "everybody will have lower rates, better quality care and better access."
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 6, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on June 19, 2012 a speech to the Business Roundtable in Frankenmuth, Mich.
Says Dow Chemical decided to build a plant in Saudi Arabia rather than Oklahoma due to the impact of environmental regulations on the supply of natural gas.
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 3, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on June 28, 2012 a speech in Washington, D.C.
"Obamacare … means that for up to 20 million Americans, they will lose the insurance they currently have, the insurance that they like and they want to keep."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 29, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on June 28, 2012 a press conference
"Obamacare adds trillions to our deficits and to our national debt."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 28, 2012
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on June 12, 2012 a mailer
Says Barack Obama "supported Ted Kennedy’s ammo ban to outlaw all deer-hunting ammunition."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • June 13, 2012
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
stated on May 29, 2012 an interview with NPR
"Only 2 percent of public high schools in the country offer PE classes."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 30, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 12, 2012 an interview with CBN News
When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, "we didn’t just slow the rate of growth of our government, we actually cut it."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 10, 2012 a Web ad
Says Mitt Romney would deny gay people the right to adopt children.
False
By Molly Moorhead • May 14, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 8, 2012 a speech in Albany, N.Y.
"The only time government employment has gone down during a recession has been under me."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 10, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 3, 2012 a graphical tool on the campaign website
"Under the Romney/Ryan budget, interest rates on federal student loans would be allowed to double."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 4, 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
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on April 26, 2012 a campaign ad
"After four years of a celebrity president … 85% (of recent college grads are) moving back in with their parents."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 1, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 1, 2012 a “Face the Nation” interview
"General Motors is the largest corporation in the world again."
False
By Becky Bowers • April 9, 2012
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