Fact Check Posts – Page 6

Obama says Romney suggested employers should be able to decide if insurance covers contraceptives

By Becky Bowers , Jon Greenberg

October 17, 2012

Says Mitt Romney suggested that "employers should be able to make the decision as to whether or not a woman gets contraception through her insurance…

Paul Ryan says the Obama administration ‘watered down sanctions’ against Iran

By Becky Bowers

October 15, 2012

Says the Obama administration "watered down sanctions" against Iran, delayed them and tried to stop Congress "from putting the tough sanctions in place."

Ad says Barack Obama promised the jobless rate would be 5.6% if Congress passed the stimulus

By Becky Bowers

October 9, 2012

"This is what President Obama said the jobless rate would be if we passed the stimulus: 5.6 percent."

Obama ad accuses Romney of cutting Mass. K-12 education by $248.7 million

By Becky Bowers

October 8, 2012

"In Romney's first budget (in Massachusetts), he cut $248.7 million from K-12 education."

Mitt Romney says Barack Obama provided $90 billion in green energy ‘breaks’ in one year

By Becky Bowers

October 5, 2012

"In one year, (President Obama) provided $90 billion in breaks to the green energy world … into solar and wind, to Solyndra and Fisker and…

Mitt Romney says his health care plan covers pre-existing conditions

By Angie Drobnic Holan , Becky Bowers

October 5, 2012

"Pre-existing conditions are covered under my (health care) plan."

Union-backed ad says Mitt Romney’s investments created zero jobs

By Becky Bowers

October 1, 2012

Says Mitt Romney’s investments created zero jobs.

Ad claims Obama will ‘force doctors to assist homosexuals in buying surrogate babies’

By Becky Bowers

September 27, 2012

"Barack Hussein Obama will … force doctors to assist homosexuals in buying surrogate babies."

Government is Not God PAC says Obama wants to allow Occupy protesters to live in parks

By Becky Bowers

September 26, 2012

"Barack Hussein Obama will ... force local authorities to allow Occupy protesters to live in parks."

Super PAC claims Obama adviser took money from company with Iran ties

By Becky Bowers

September 25, 2012

Says Obama adviser David Plouffe took "large piles of cash" from a joint venture partner of a company owned by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

Romney ad accuses Obama of refusing ‘seven times’ to stop ‘China’s cheating’

By Becky Bowers

September 19, 2012

"Seven times Obama could have stopped China's cheating. Seven times, he refused."

Mitt Romney says half of students can’t get a job out of college

By Becky Bowers , Louis Jacobson

September 18, 2012

"Fifty percent of kids coming out of school can't get a job."

Latest Fact Checks By Becky Bowers

Obama says Romney suggested employers should be able to decide if insurance covers contraceptives

Paul Ryan says the Obama administration ‘watered down sanctions’ against Iran

Ad says Barack Obama promised the jobless rate would be 5.6% if Congress passed the stimulus

Obama ad accuses Romney of cutting Mass. K-12 education by $248.7 million

Mitt Romney says Barack Obama provided $90 billion in green energy ‘breaks’ in one year

Mitt Romney says his health care plan covers pre-existing conditions

Union-backed ad says Mitt Romney’s investments created zero jobs

Ad claims Obama will ‘force doctors to assist homosexuals in buying surrogate babies’

Government is Not God PAC says Obama wants to allow Occupy protesters to live in parks

Super PAC claims Obama adviser took money from company with Iran ties

Romney ad accuses Obama of refusing ‘seven times’ to stop ‘China’s cheating’

Mitt Romney says half of students can’t get a job out of college