Fact Check Posts – Page 4

Mitt Romney
stated on August 26, 2012 in a campaign ad:

"In 2008, candidate Barack Obama attacked John McCain for proposing cuts to Medicare."

By Molly Moorhead • August 26, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on August 22, 2012 in a campaign ad:

"Mitt Romney says class sizes don’t matter."

By Molly Moorhead • August 23, 2012

Jay Carney
stated on August 7, 2012 in a press White House press briefing:

"Gov. Romney himself, with 28 other Republican governors, supported policies that would have eliminated the time limits in the welfare reform law and allowed people to stay on welfare forever."

By Molly Moorhead • August 9, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on August 6, 2012 in a campaign ad:

"Under Obama’s plan (for welfare), you wouldn’t have to work and wouldn’t have to train for a job. They just send you your welfare check."

By Molly Moorhead • August 7, 2012

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

Says Obama "refuses to recognize Jerusalem" as the capital of Israel.

By Molly Moorhead • August 7, 2012

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

"As president, Barack Obama has never visited Israel."

By Molly Moorhead • August 7, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on August 1, 2012 in a TV ad:

Mitt Romney is proposing a tax plan "that would give millionaires another tax break and raises taxes on middle class families by up to $2,000 a year."

By Molly Moorhead • August 3, 2012

Bernie Sanders
stated on July 22, 2012 in a message on Twitter:

"Today the Walton family of Walmart own more wealth than the bottom 40 percent of America."

By Molly Moorhead • July 31, 2012

Priorities USA Action
stated on July 25, 2012 in a Web ad:

Says India "gained jobs thanks to Romney."

By Molly Moorhead • July 26, 2012

Michael Bloomberg
stated on July 22, 2012 in an interview on "Face the Nation":

"There's a loophole where you can sell guns without a background check … 40 percent of guns are sold that way" at gun shows and over the Internet.

By Jon Greenberg, Molly Moorhead • July 25, 2012

Rush Limbaugh
stated on July 17, 2012 in his syndicated radio show:

Says it's not "accidental" that the villain in the Batman movie is named Bane.

By Molly Moorhead • July 18, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on July 11, 2012 in a speech to the NAACP:

"When I was governor, not only did test scores improve – we also narrowed the achievement gap."

By Molly Moorhead • July 18, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on July 14, 2012 in a TV ad:

Says Mitt Romney had millions in the Cayman Islands, a tax haven.

By Molly Moorhead • July 17, 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

Barack Obama
stated on June 22, 2012 in a speech in Orlando:

The DREAM Act "was written by members of both parties. When it came up for a vote a year and a half ago, Republicans in Congress blocked it. The bill hadn’t changed. ... The only thing that had changed was politics."

By Molly Moorhead • June 26, 2012

Facebook posts
stated on June 15, 2012 in a Facebook post:

"Vagina. Because apparently, saying that word in the Michigan State House of Representatives can get you a two-day ban from speaking on the floor."

By Molly Moorhead • June 19, 2012

Facebook posts
stated on April 13, 2012 in a Facebook post:

"Romneycare covers abortion, illegal immigrants and has a public option. Obamacare does not."

By Molly Moorhead • June 18, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on June 4, 2012 in a campaign ad:

"Romney outsourced call center jobs to India."

By Molly Moorhead • June 11, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on June 5, 2012 in a Web ad:

"More Hispanics have fallen into poverty under Obama."

By Molly Moorhead • June 8, 2012

Ed Gillespie
stated on June 3, 2012 in a "Fox News Sunday" interview:

When Mitt Romney was governor, "the fact is that the average income for a family in Massachusetts went up by $5,500."

By Molly Moorhead • June 5, 2012

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