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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 19, 2012 in a speech:
Says Barack Obama's comments indicate he "believes in redistribution" of wealth.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • September 20, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 19, 2012 in remarks in Atlanta:
"Redistribution" has "never been a characteristic of America."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 13, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"Even today part of Romney’s fortune is invested in China."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 20, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on September 10, 2012 in a website post.:
"Tim Kaine doubled down in his support of devastating defense cuts, saying the ‘the deal was the right thing to do.’"
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • September 20, 2012
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on August 17, 2012 in an interview with Evan Smith on “Overheard,” premiered Sept. 6, 2012:
"I am going to be on the ballot in all 50 states. There is no other third-party candidate that’s going to come close to achieving that."  
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 20, 2012
Jon Runyan
Jon Runyan
stated on September 17, 2012 in an interview with Townsquare Media New Jersey:
Says "if we do nothing and continue to let Obamacare siphon off that $700 billion dollars off the top of it, Medicare goes away in less than 10 years -- certain accounts of it -- and it just falls apart at the seams."
False
By Erin O'Neill • September 20, 2012
Americans For Tax Reform
Americans For Tax Reform
stated on September 19, 2012 in an election flier :
"Since President Obama took office, over 88,000 Ohio workers have lost their jobs."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • September 20, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 13, 2012 in in a TV ad:
 "Seven times Obama could have stopped China's cheating. Seven times, he refused."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • September 19, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on September 6, 2012 in an op-ed in 'The Hill':
"President Obama has no plan to reduce the deficit, let alone pay down the debt."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 19, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 17, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"Under Obama, families have lost over $4,000 a year in income."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • September 19, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 11, 2012 in a campaign ad:
Says Romney and Ryan "both backed proposals that would outlaw abortions even in cases of rape or incest."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 19, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on September 4, 2012 in a news release:
"The president went on a stimulus-fueled spending binge that stuck every American man, woman and child with a $50,000 share of this $16 trillion debt."
False
By Tom Feran • September 19, 2012
NAACP
NAACP
stated on September 12, 2012 in press release:
"Since 2000, only 10 cases of in-person voter fraud have been proven nationally."
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • September 19, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 7, 2012 in a television interview:
Based on the August 2012 national jobs numbers, "for every person who got a job, nearly four people stopped looking for a job."
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • September 19, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 17, 2012 in a surreptitiously recorded speech to donors at a fundraiser:
The "48, 49 percent" that supports President Barack Obama are "people who pay no income tax."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 17, 2012 in remarks at a campaign fundraiser:
"Forty-seven percent of Americans pay no income tax."
True
By Molly Moorhead • September 18, 2012
Brendan Doherty
Brendan Doherty
stated on September 12, 2012 in in a news conference:
"The Providence Economic Development Partnership . . .which you [Cicilline] chaired, loaned $103,000 in taxpayer funds to one of your campaign workers. The worker never paid back the loan."
Mostly True
By Tom Mooney • September 18, 2012
Education Action Group
Education Action Group
stated on September 16, 2012 in an online post:
"Portland Schools spend $500K to deem PB&J sandwiches racist."
Pants on Fire!
By Janie Har • September 18, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 17, 2012 in a private campaign fundraiser:
"Fifty percent of kids coming out of school can't get a job."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 17, 2012 in a private campaign fundraiser:
Says President Obama promised "he'd keep unemployment below 8 percent" if the stimulus passed.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • September 18, 2012
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