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Paul Ryan says Biden sympathized and wouldn’t second-guess forced abortions and sterilizations
October 12, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 11, 2012 in a debate in Danville, Ky.:
"There's not one Democrat who endorses" the Romney-Ryan Medicare plan.
True
By Molly Moorhead • October 12, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.:
"The Canadians — they (dropped) their tax rates to 15 percent. The average tax rate on businesses in the industrialized world is 25 percent."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 12, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate:
"We weren't told they wanted more security " for diplomatic facilities in Libya.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 12, 2012
Karen Huber
Karen Huber
stated on September 17, 2012 in an Austin American-Statesman news stor:
Says she’s never said "don’t build" Texas 45 Southwest.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • October 12, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.:
The Obama administration "called Bashar Assad a reformer when he was turning his Russian-provided guns on his own people."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 12, 2012
National Education Association
National Education Association
stated on September 27, 2012 in a television ad:
Says that Josh Mandel voted to let insurance companies deny coverage for autism
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • October 12, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on October 11, 2012 in in a debate:
Says Obama was in New York City the same day as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but went on a TV show instead of meeting with him.
False
By Amy Sherman • October 12, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice-presidential debate:
Says the Obama administration spent taxpayer dollars on electric cars in Finland (and) windmills in China.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 12, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate:
On ending the war in Iraq, "Gov. Romney said that was a tragic mistake, we should have left 30,000 troops there."
Half-True
October 12, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on October 11, 2012 in a vice presidential debate:
Says Obama promised unemployment would never go above 8 percent.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • October 12, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.:
Says Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan would "eliminate the guarantee of Medicare."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 12, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2012 in a debate:
Says his deficit plan "made some adjustments to (Simpson-Bowles), and we're putting it forward before Congress right now, a $4 trillion plan."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 11, 2012
Emergency Committee for Israel
Emergency Committee for Israel
stated on October 9, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"When Congress voted to condemn Iran for sentencing a Christian pastor to death, (U.S. Rep. Lois) Capps was the only member who voted no."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 11, 2012
Raymond Frank
Raymond Frank
stated on October 7, 2012 in an advertisement.:
Says Travis County Sheriff Greg Hamilton has accepted $42,000 from strip-club interests and $10,000 from local alcohol distributors.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 11, 2012
Barbara Buono
Barbara Buono
stated on October 1, 2012 in an interview on NJToday:
Says Chris Christie created "this new category where you could get laid off and just be totally denied unemployment benefits forever."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • October 11, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on October 8, 2012 in a debate.:
"Repealing and replacing Obamacare – that’s going to save $1 trillion over a 10-year period."
False
October 11, 2012
Jon Husted
Jon Husted
stated on August 15, 2012 in an interview with reporters:
A member of the redistricting commission proposed in Issue 2 "could accept a bribe from somebody" and "couldn’t be removed from this commission."
False
By Joe Guillen • October 11, 2012
Future PAC (Oregon House Democrats)
Future PAC (Oregon House Democrats)
stated on September 20, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"Newgard owed more than $13,000 for unpaid taxes on his $1 million Milwaukie apartment complex."
Mostly False
By Dana Tims • October 11, 2012
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on October 2, 2012 in a TV commercial:
Says Bill Nelson sold agricultural land "for home development, pocketing at least $1.4 million."
Mostly False
October 10, 2012
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