Latest Fact-Checks In Message Machine 2012

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 9, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"We do know that Romney personally approved over $70 million in fictional losses to the IRS as part of the notorious 'Son of Boss' tax scandal, one of the largest tax avoidance schemes in history."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 13, 2012
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on May 23, 2012 in a television ad:
Sherrod Brown "sent billions of our tax dollars to foreign countries."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Feran • August 13, 2012
stated on July 26, 2012 in a radio ad:
Says Tommy Thompson favors Obama's health care mandate, was publicly thanked by Obama for health reform support and that Thompson "says we can't repeal 'Obamacare.'"
False
August 10, 2012
American Principles in Action
American Principles in Action
stated on August 7, 2012 in an advertisement:
Says Barack Obama "has deported more people than any other president in this country's history."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 10, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on August 3, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says U.S. Senate rival Eric Hovde "refused to pay his property taxes until he was taken to court."
Mostly True
August 10, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 2, 2012 in a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney "paid only 14 percent in taxes — probably less than you."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 9, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on August 7, 2012 in campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney and Bain Capital are to blame in a woman’s premature death when they closed the plant where her husband worked.
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 9, 2012
American Commitment
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."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • August 9, 2012
Heather Fiorentino
Heather Fiorentino
stated on August 7, 2012 in a campaign mailer:
As Florida secretary of state, Kurt Browning "allowed 1,800 illegal voters to register in Florida."
Pants on Fire!
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • August 9, 2012
Mitt Romney
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."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 8, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 4, 2012 in a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney opposes requiring employers to cover contraception and would eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood.
True
By Jon Greenberg • August 8, 2012
Mitt Romney
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."
Pants on Fire!
By Molly Moorhead • August 7, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 5, 2012 in a campaign ad:
Says Obama "refuses to recognize Jerusalem" as the capital of Israel.
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • August 7, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 5, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"As president, Barack Obama has never visited Israel."
True
By Molly Moorhead • August 7, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 31, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says Romney would add "trillions" to the deficit while Obama would "cut the deficit by $4 trillion."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 7, 2012
American Bridge 21st Century
American Bridge 21st Century
stated on August 6, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV passed "only one bill" in seven years.
Mostly True
By Brittany Alana Davis • August 6, 2012
stated on July 13, 2012 in a television ad:
As a congressman, Mark Neumann "voted four times to increase our debt."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 5, 2012
Barack Obama
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."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • August 3, 2012
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on July 17, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says U.S. Senate opponent Eric Hovde "supported billions in stimulus for high-speed rail"  and "billions more to bail out banks."
Half-True
August 3, 2012
Republican Jewish Coalition
Republican Jewish Coalition
stated on June 18, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"One out of every two kids who are graduating college right now can't find a job."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 2, 2012
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