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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate:
Romney "would turn Medicare into a voucher program."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 4, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 in a presidential debate:
"On Medicare for current retirees, he's cutting $716 billion from the program."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • October 4, 2012
Promote Oregon Leadership PAC (Oregon House Republicans)
Promote Oregon Leadership PAC (Oregon House Republicans)
stated on October 1, 2012 in campaign mailer:
Ben Unger supported a 15 percent property tax increase on Oregon seniors.
Half-True
By Janie Har • October 3, 2012
Lois Frankel
Lois Frankel
stated on September 19, 2012 in a campaign ad:
Says Adam Hasner said he will never accept a pay increase, but he voted to raise his pay four times.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 3, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on September 25, 2012 in a campaign event in New Hampshire:
"The income tax that started at 2 percent under Governor Byrne is now 9 percent."
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • October 3, 2012
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on September 11, 2012 in an election flier :
Says Ohio's Issue 2 will create a redistricting commission that will "have a blank check to spend our money."
False
By Joe Guillen • October 3, 2012
Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on September 27, 2012 in a TV show appearance:
Rhode Island’s voter identification law was pushed by "a black Democrat in the House, a black Democrat in the Senate. That's a fact."
True
By John Hill • October 3, 2012
Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on September 27, 2012 in a TV show appearance:
"One of the first states in the union to pass a voter ID bill was Rhode Island, 85 percent Democratic legislature."
False
By John Hill • October 3, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 30, 2012 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
Says President Barack Obama "already passed all these Obamacare taxes. About a dozen of them hit middle-income taxpayers."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2012
Michael Julian Bond
Michael Julian Bond
stated on September 17, 2012 in Atlanta City Council meeting:
Almost 400 arrests in the city last year for panhandling-related offenses involved just 78 suspects, an indication that the same people are panhandling over and over.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • October 2, 2012
Americans For Tax Reform
Americans For Tax Reform
stated on September 28, 2012 in a mailer to voters:
The Obama administration’s "green" stimulus program "funneled close to $2 billion dollars to overseas firms," creating thousands of jobs in China.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 1, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 17, 2012 in a television ad:
Chinese tire imports threatened 1,000 American jobs, so President Obama "stood up to China and protected American workers. Mitt Romney attacked Obama's decision."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • October 1, 2012
Workers' Voice
Workers' Voice
stated on September 17, 2012 in a mailer:
Says Mitt Romney’s investments created zero jobs.
Pants on Fire!
By Becky Bowers • October 1, 2012
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on September 19, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says the "public option" considered in the health care law backed by U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin was "wildly unpopular."  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 1, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on September 24, 2012 in a news conference:
Says Ronald Reagan "was behind in the polls in 1980 going into the debate with Jimmy Carter and then turned around 10 days later and won 40 states."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • October 1, 2012
National Women's Law Center
National Women's Law Center
stated on September 21, 2012 in press release:
"In every state, women are paid less than men."
True
By Janel Davis • October 1, 2012
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on September 12, 2012 in a news release.:
George Allen "voted to end Pell Grants for 84,000 students."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • October 1, 2012
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on August 31, 2012 in a news conference:
"Since the time of the Civil War, we've made a distinction in this country between the availability and the ability to access for people who were in the military, versus the rest of us, to vote." 
Half-True
By Aaron Marshall • October 1, 2012
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 22, 2012 in a campaign email:
Says 7,000 millionaires "gamed the system to pay no income taxes."
False
September 30, 2012
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on August 29, 2012 in an online news release:
"Bob Menendez actually voted in favor of higher taxes more than 70 times!"
Mostly False
By Caryn Shinske • September 30, 2012
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