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Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on October 8, 2012 in a campaign ad:
Says Romney wants to "take away early childhood education, slash K-12 funding, and cut college aid … to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • October 10, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 28, 2012 in a campaign rally in Boca Raton, Fla.:
"If Gov. Romney's plan goes into effect … the average senior would have to pay $460 a year more in tax for their Social Security."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • October 5, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2012 in a presidential debate:
Says 50 million people would lose their health insurance if Obamacare is repealed.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • October 5, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 in a presidential debate:
Says Obama promised to cut the deficit in half.
True
By Molly Moorhead • October 4, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 in a presidential debate:
"On Medicare for current retirees, he's cutting $716 billion from the program."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • October 4, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 17, 2012 in a television ad:
Chinese tire imports threatened 1,000 American jobs, so President Obama "stood up to China and protected American workers. Mitt Romney attacked Obama's decision."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • October 1, 2012
Government is Not God PAC
Government is Not God PAC
stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper ad:
Says Obama is only president in history who has deliberately removed the words "endowed by their Creator" when referring to the Declaration of Independence.
False
By Molly Moorhead • September 27, 2012
Government is Not God PAC
Government is Not God PAC
stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper ad:
"Barack Hussein Obama will .. force Christian organizations to pay for abortions."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • September 26, 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
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
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
Mitt Romney
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.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • September 14, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 9, 2012 in an appearance on 'This Week.':
Says he and Mitt Romney "always said that we agree with the 2014 deadline" for leaving Afghanistan.
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • September 11, 2012
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on September 5, 2012 in a convention speech:
The Obama administration is allowing state waivers from welfare work requirements "only if they had a credible plan to increase employment by 20 percent."
True
By Molly Moorhead • September 10, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 6, 2012 in a convention speech:
Says Romney called Russia our No. 1 enemy.
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • September 7, 2012
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
stated on September 2, 2012 in an appearance on Meet the Press:
Says Mitt Romney asked for a waiver from federal welfare rules.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • September 6, 2012
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on September 5, 2012 in a convention speech:
Mitt Romney said we should let foreclosures "hit the bottom."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • September 6, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 30, 2012 in a convention speech:
"The majority of Americans now doubt that our children will have a better future."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • August 31, 2012
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on August 30, 2012 in a convention speech:
"In Massachusetts, Gov. Romney narrowed the gap between students of different races."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • August 31, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on August 28, 2012 in a convention speech:
Says President Obama has waived "the work requirement for welfare."
Pants on Fire!
By Molly Moorhead • August 29, 2012
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