Fact Check Posts – Page 2

Michael Riley
stated on September 18, 2012 in a radio ad:

James Langevin "has received almost $20 million from taxpayers and special interests to use at his own discretion to supposedly champion Rhode Island’s needs."

By John Hill • September 23, 2012

Restore Our Future
stated on September 19, 2012 in a campaign ad:

"Eight million Americans have dropped out of the work force since (Barack) Obama became president. ... The real unemployment rate is 19 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2012

Shelley Adler
stated on September 12, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube:

Says Congressman Jon Runyan has a "plan to raise Medicare costs $6,400 a year."

By Bill Wichert • September 16, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on September 7, 2012 in a campaign ad:

Under Obama, home values in Florida collapsed, construction jobs were lost and the state had a high foreclosure rate.

By Molly Moorhead • September 14, 2012

Crossroads GPS
stated on August 8, 2012 in a TV ad.:

"When Tim Kaine was governor, spending soared, blowing holes in the budget every year."

By Warren Fiske • August 31, 2012

Stephanie Cutter
stated on August 29, 2012 in a campaign email:

"Mitt Romney’s platform ...won't protect the mortgage interest (tax) deduction for middle-class families."

By Eric Stirgus • August 29, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on August 20, 2012 in a radio ad:

"In Florida, they're already talking about how the Ryan-Romney plan will end Medicare and replace it with a voucher."

August 22, 2012

Tammy Baldwin
stated on July 30, 2012 in a TV ad:

"I led the fight to require the Coast Guard to buy their engines from us, not foreign companies."

August 22, 2012

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on July 26, 2012 in a TV ad.:

Tim Kaine supported "higher energy costs for families."

August 21, 2012

Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund
stated on August 15, 2012 in a Web video:

"Days after the (Osama bin Laden) raid, Hollywood was invited into the White House so that they could receive a briefing" that revealed intelligence sources and methods.

By Jon Greenberg • August 20, 2012

American Commitment
stated on July 5, 2012 in a TV ad:

Bill Nelson’s vote for the Affordable Care Act "cuts $500 billion from Medicare to pay for new government programs."

By Joshua Gillin • August 9, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on August 5, 2012 in a campaign ad:

"In June, jobless ranks were higher in nearly 90 percent of U.S. cities."

By Louis Jacobson • August 8, 2012

Club for Growth
stated on July 13, 2012 in a television ad:

Says U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has ‘no problem with raising taxes.’

By Dave Umhoefer • August 1, 2012

Dave Weldon
stated on July 23, 2012 in a mock debate:

Embryonic stem cell research is at a "dead end, with no one good example of a successful treatment."

July 31, 2012

Priorities USA Action
stated on July 25, 2012 in a video shown on cable news shows:

Says Romney had the uniforms for the 2002 Winter Olympic games made in Burma.

By Jon Greenberg • July 27, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on July 18, 2012 in a campaign commercial:

Stimulus dollars paid for "windmills from China."

By Jon Greenberg • July 23, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on July 17, 2012 in a campaign ad:

Says Mitt Romney’s carried interest income was a tax "trick."

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • July 18, 2012

Secure America Now
stated on July 4, 2012 in a TV ad:

"For his first interview as president, Barack Obama chose Arab TV for an apology."

By Molly Moorhead • July 12, 2012

American Commitment
stated on July 10, 2012 in a television ad:

"Bill Nelson was the deciding vote" on the health care law.

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman • July 11, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on June 21, 2012 in a campaign ad:

"Women (are) paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men."

By Louis Jacobson • June 21, 2012

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