Latest Fact-checks in Message Machine 2012 Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Winning Our Future stated on January 27, 2012 in an ad: Mitt Romney "supervised a company guilty of massive Medicare fraud." Rick Santorum stated on February 14, 2012 in a video ad airing in Michigan: Says Mitt Romney supports cap and trade. Rick Santorum stated on February 14, 2012 in a television ad: "Romney adviser admits Romneycare was blueprint for Obamacare." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in an ad against Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont.: "Obamacare (hit) Americans with over $500 billion in new taxes." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in a television ad: "Obamacare ... will kill jobs across America." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in a video ad: Says the Congressional Budget Office said "unemployment could top 9 percent in 2013" U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 9, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, a candidate for Senate, supports raising taxes "by $858 billion." Restore Our Future stated on February 15, 2012 in a television ad: Newt Gingrich "co-sponsored a bill with Nancy Pelosi that would have given $60 million a year to a U.N. program supporting China’s brutal one-child policy." Presente.org stated on January 27, 2012 in a television ad: "91 percent of Latinos support the DREAM Act, which allows undocumented youth to attend college," but Marco Rubio opposes it. Restore Our Future stated on December 14, 2011 in a television ad: Newt Gingrich "was fined $300,000 for ethics violations." Pete Hoekstra stated on February 5, 2012 in a website linked to a campaign ad: "Since ObamaCare and the stimulus passed, the unemployment rate in the U.S. has increased." Winning Our Future stated on January 24, 2012 in a television ad: "Romneycare sent costs spiraling out of control" in Massachusetts, "hiking premiums, squeezing household budgets." Barack Obama stated on January 18, 2012 in a campaign commercial: "For the first time in 13 years, our dependence on foreign oil is below 50 percent." Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto." Scott Walker stated on January 3, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Wisconsin Democrats during the previous administration adopted "double-digit tax increases." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on January 10, 2012 in campaign material : Rob Cornilles supports privatizing Medicare. AFSCME stated on January 20, 2012 in a television ad: "While Romney was a director of the Damon Corporation, the company was defrauding Medicare of millions." Rob Cornilles stated on January 17, 2012 in a radio show: Suzanne Bonamici supports a plan that will cut choice for Medicare Advantage seniors. Newt Gingrich stated on January 10, 2012 in a video campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "put Planned Parenthood on a state medical board but failed to put a pro-life group on the same board." Newt Gingrich stated on January 10, 2012 in a video ad: "Romney signed government-mandated health care with taxpayer-funded abortions." Barack Obama stated on January 18, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says PolitiFact has said he "kept a campaign promise to toughen ethics rules." Suzanne Bonamici stated on January 17, 2012 in a press release: PolitiFact Oregon gave Rob Cornilles a Pants on Fire for a claim about taxes and fees. Restore Our Future stated on January 13, 2012 in a television ad: Says Rick Santorum "voted to let convicted felons vote." Rob Cornilles stated on January 10, 2012 in a debate: Suzanne Bonamici was the only no vote on a 2009 bill cracking down on drunk drivers. Suzanne Bonamici stated on January 10, 2012 in a debate: "My opponent on day one of this campaign attacked me on Medicare and Medicare Advantage and that claim was found to be False." Suzanne Bonamici stated on January 10, 2012 in a debate: "I also voted 98 percent of the time with Republicans in the Oregon Legislature." Newt Gingrich stated on January 13, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "runs away from Ronald Reagan." Winning Our Future stated on January 10, 2012 in the online video "King of Bain": Mitt Romney is worth "at least a quarter billion dollars" and the bulk of his wealth "remains in blind trusts and overseas bank accounts." Winning Our Future stated on January 11, 2012 in the video, "When Mitt Romney Came to Town" : Says Romney and Bain Capital drove KB Toys into bankruptcy by loading it up with debt. Winning Our Future stated on January 12, 2012 in the video, "When Mitt Romney Came to Town": Mitt Romney’s and Bain Capital’s profits from KB Toys, which later went out of business, were "described by the Boston Herald as ‘disgusting.’"
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Winning Our Future stated on January 27, 2012 in an ad: Mitt Romney "supervised a company guilty of massive Medicare fraud." Rick Santorum stated on February 14, 2012 in a video ad airing in Michigan: Says Mitt Romney supports cap and trade. Rick Santorum stated on February 14, 2012 in a television ad: "Romney adviser admits Romneycare was blueprint for Obamacare." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in an ad against Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont.: "Obamacare (hit) Americans with over $500 billion in new taxes." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in a television ad: "Obamacare ... will kill jobs across America." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in a video ad: Says the Congressional Budget Office said "unemployment could top 9 percent in 2013" U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 9, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, a candidate for Senate, supports raising taxes "by $858 billion." Restore Our Future stated on February 15, 2012 in a television ad: Newt Gingrich "co-sponsored a bill with Nancy Pelosi that would have given $60 million a year to a U.N. program supporting China’s brutal one-child policy." Presente.org stated on January 27, 2012 in a television ad: "91 percent of Latinos support the DREAM Act, which allows undocumented youth to attend college," but Marco Rubio opposes it. Restore Our Future stated on December 14, 2011 in a television ad: Newt Gingrich "was fined $300,000 for ethics violations." Pete Hoekstra stated on February 5, 2012 in a website linked to a campaign ad: "Since ObamaCare and the stimulus passed, the unemployment rate in the U.S. has increased." Winning Our Future stated on January 24, 2012 in a television ad: "Romneycare sent costs spiraling out of control" in Massachusetts, "hiking premiums, squeezing household budgets." Barack Obama stated on January 18, 2012 in a campaign commercial: "For the first time in 13 years, our dependence on foreign oil is below 50 percent." Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto." Scott Walker stated on January 3, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Wisconsin Democrats during the previous administration adopted "double-digit tax increases." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on January 10, 2012 in campaign material : Rob Cornilles supports privatizing Medicare. AFSCME stated on January 20, 2012 in a television ad: "While Romney was a director of the Damon Corporation, the company was defrauding Medicare of millions." Rob Cornilles stated on January 17, 2012 in a radio show: Suzanne Bonamici supports a plan that will cut choice for Medicare Advantage seniors. Newt Gingrich stated on January 10, 2012 in a video campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "put Planned Parenthood on a state medical board but failed to put a pro-life group on the same board." Newt Gingrich stated on January 10, 2012 in a video ad: "Romney signed government-mandated health care with taxpayer-funded abortions." Barack Obama stated on January 18, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says PolitiFact has said he "kept a campaign promise to toughen ethics rules." Suzanne Bonamici stated on January 17, 2012 in a press release: PolitiFact Oregon gave Rob Cornilles a Pants on Fire for a claim about taxes and fees. Restore Our Future stated on January 13, 2012 in a television ad: Says Rick Santorum "voted to let convicted felons vote." Rob Cornilles stated on January 10, 2012 in a debate: Suzanne Bonamici was the only no vote on a 2009 bill cracking down on drunk drivers. Suzanne Bonamici stated on January 10, 2012 in a debate: "My opponent on day one of this campaign attacked me on Medicare and Medicare Advantage and that claim was found to be False." Suzanne Bonamici stated on January 10, 2012 in a debate: "I also voted 98 percent of the time with Republicans in the Oregon Legislature." Newt Gingrich stated on January 13, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "runs away from Ronald Reagan." Winning Our Future stated on January 10, 2012 in the online video "King of Bain": Mitt Romney is worth "at least a quarter billion dollars" and the bulk of his wealth "remains in blind trusts and overseas bank accounts." Winning Our Future stated on January 11, 2012 in the video, "When Mitt Romney Came to Town" : Says Romney and Bain Capital drove KB Toys into bankruptcy by loading it up with debt. Winning Our Future stated on January 12, 2012 in the video, "When Mitt Romney Came to Town": Mitt Romney’s and Bain Capital’s profits from KB Toys, which later went out of business, were "described by the Boston Herald as ‘disgusting.’"
Winning Our Future stated on January 27, 2012 in an ad: Mitt Romney "supervised a company guilty of massive Medicare fraud."
Rick Santorum stated on February 14, 2012 in a video ad airing in Michigan: Says Mitt Romney supports cap and trade.
Rick Santorum stated on February 14, 2012 in a television ad: "Romney adviser admits Romneycare was blueprint for Obamacare."
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in an ad against Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont.: "Obamacare (hit) Americans with over $500 billion in new taxes."
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in a television ad: "Obamacare ... will kill jobs across America."
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in a video ad: Says the Congressional Budget Office said "unemployment could top 9 percent in 2013"
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 9, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, a candidate for Senate, supports raising taxes "by $858 billion."
Restore Our Future stated on February 15, 2012 in a television ad: Newt Gingrich "co-sponsored a bill with Nancy Pelosi that would have given $60 million a year to a U.N. program supporting China’s brutal one-child policy."
Presente.org stated on January 27, 2012 in a television ad: "91 percent of Latinos support the DREAM Act, which allows undocumented youth to attend college," but Marco Rubio opposes it.
Restore Our Future stated on December 14, 2011 in a television ad: Newt Gingrich "was fined $300,000 for ethics violations."
Pete Hoekstra stated on February 5, 2012 in a website linked to a campaign ad: "Since ObamaCare and the stimulus passed, the unemployment rate in the U.S. has increased."
Winning Our Future stated on January 24, 2012 in a television ad: "Romneycare sent costs spiraling out of control" in Massachusetts, "hiking premiums, squeezing household budgets."
Barack Obama stated on January 18, 2012 in a campaign commercial: "For the first time in 13 years, our dependence on foreign oil is below 50 percent."
Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto."
Scott Walker stated on January 3, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Wisconsin Democrats during the previous administration adopted "double-digit tax increases."
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on January 10, 2012 in campaign material : Rob Cornilles supports privatizing Medicare.
AFSCME stated on January 20, 2012 in a television ad: "While Romney was a director of the Damon Corporation, the company was defrauding Medicare of millions."
Rob Cornilles stated on January 17, 2012 in a radio show: Suzanne Bonamici supports a plan that will cut choice for Medicare Advantage seniors.
Newt Gingrich stated on January 10, 2012 in a video campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "put Planned Parenthood on a state medical board but failed to put a pro-life group on the same board."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 10, 2012 in a video ad: "Romney signed government-mandated health care with taxpayer-funded abortions."
Barack Obama stated on January 18, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says PolitiFact has said he "kept a campaign promise to toughen ethics rules."
Suzanne Bonamici stated on January 17, 2012 in a press release: PolitiFact Oregon gave Rob Cornilles a Pants on Fire for a claim about taxes and fees.
Restore Our Future stated on January 13, 2012 in a television ad: Says Rick Santorum "voted to let convicted felons vote."
Rob Cornilles stated on January 10, 2012 in a debate: Suzanne Bonamici was the only no vote on a 2009 bill cracking down on drunk drivers.
Suzanne Bonamici stated on January 10, 2012 in a debate: "My opponent on day one of this campaign attacked me on Medicare and Medicare Advantage and that claim was found to be False."
Suzanne Bonamici stated on January 10, 2012 in a debate: "I also voted 98 percent of the time with Republicans in the Oregon Legislature."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 13, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "runs away from Ronald Reagan."
Winning Our Future stated on January 10, 2012 in the online video "King of Bain": Mitt Romney is worth "at least a quarter billion dollars" and the bulk of his wealth "remains in blind trusts and overseas bank accounts."
Winning Our Future stated on January 11, 2012 in the video, "When Mitt Romney Came to Town" : Says Romney and Bain Capital drove KB Toys into bankruptcy by loading it up with debt.
Winning Our Future stated on January 12, 2012 in the video, "When Mitt Romney Came to Town": Mitt Romney’s and Bain Capital’s profits from KB Toys, which later went out of business, were "described by the Boston Herald as ‘disgusting.’"
