Latest Fact-Checks In Message Machine 2012

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Sandy Adams
Sandy Adams
stated on August 2, 2012 in a campaign mailer:
John Mica "voted to borrow $10 trillion."
Half-True
August 2, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 1, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
"Under the Obama administration’s bailout of General Motors, Ohio dealerships were forced to close."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • August 2, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on July 13, 2012 in an ad:
President Obama has "added $4 billion in debt every day."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 1, 2012
Club for Growth
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.’  
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 1, 2012
Dave Weldon
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."
Mostly False
July 31, 2012
We Are Milwaukee
We Are Milwaukee
stated on July 30, 2012 in a campaign flyer:
Says "millions of dollars in tax breaks" were paid for "by busting unions, cutting BadgerCare, and raising taxes on the poor and the middle class, thanks to Elizabeth Coggs' help."
Pants on Fire!
July 31, 2012
Priorities USA Action
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.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • July 27, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on July 25, 2012 in a Web ad:
Says India "gained jobs thanks to Romney."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • July 26, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on July 25, 2012 in an advertisement:
"Thousands (in China) owe their jobs to Mitt Romney's companies."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 24, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says Mitt Romney "backed a bill that outlaws all abortions, even in cases of rape and incest."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • July 25, 2012
John Mica
John Mica
stated on July 25, 2012 in a mailer:
Says Barack Obama "counted on Sandy Adams" to approve stimulus spending.
Pants on Fire!
July 25, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 23, 2012 in an advertisement:
"Gov. Romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 24, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 18, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
Stimulus dollars paid for "windmills from China."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • July 23, 2012
Accountability in Government
Accountability in Government
stated on July 20, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says Jim Frishe wanted to "tax us for doing our taxes" through an accountant.
True
July 20, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 18, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
Says stimulus money went to buy electric cars from Finland as a payback to Obama supporters.
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 20, 2012
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on July 19, 2012 in a web video:
Over the last six months, President Barack Obama has golfed 10 times and held 106 fundraisers, but his jobs council has never met.
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 19, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 17, 2012 in a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney’s carried interest income was a tax "trick."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • July 18, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 14, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says Mitt Romney had millions in the Cayman Islands, a tax haven.
True
By Molly Moorhead • July 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 14, 2012 in a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney "had millions in a Swiss bank account."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 16, 2012
Secure America Now
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."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • July 12, 2012
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