Latest Fact-checks in National 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 Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in a debate: Says Barack Obama "put in place a board that can tell people ultimately what treatments they're going to receive." Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver: "We’re now spending 42 percent of our economy on government." Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate: Romney "would turn Medicare into a voucher program." Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in a presidential debate: "On Medicare for current retirees, he's cutting $716 billion from the program." 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." 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. 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." Workers' Voice stated on September 17, 2012 in a mailer: Says Mitt Romney’s investments created zero jobs. Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes": "Taxes are lower on families than they've been probably in the last 50 years." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 10, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says Illinois Democrat David Gill "would end Medicare." Bill Clinton stated on September 20, 2012 in an interview on "The Daily Show": Says the government has "gotten the TARP money back plus a profit." Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes": "Over the last four years, the deficit has gone up, but 90 percent of that is as a consequence of" President George W. Bush’s policies and the recession. Government is Not God PAC stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper advertisement: "Barack Hussein Obama will … force doctors to assist homosexuals in buying surrogate babies." Government is Not God PAC stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper ad: Says Obama is only president in history who has deliberately removed the words "endowed by their Creator" when referring to the Declaration of Independence. Government is Not God PAC stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper ad: "Barack Hussein Obama will ... force local authorities to allow Occupy protesters to live in parks." Government is Not God PAC stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper advertisement: "Barack Hussein Obama will ... force Christian schools to hire non-Christian teachers." Government is Not God PAC stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper ad: "Barack Hussein Obama will .. force Christian organizations to pay for abortions." Government is Not God PAC stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper ad: "Barack Hussein Obama will ... force courts to accept Islamic Sharia law in domestic disputes." Americans For Tax Reform stated on September 21, 2012 in a mailer to voters: Says Obama sent $450 million to China to build a wind farm in Texas. Mitt Romney stated on September 21, 2012 in a Spanish-language television ad: College tuition "costs have risen by 25 percent under the Democrats." Secure America Now stated on September 12, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Obama adviser David Plouffe took "large piles of cash" from a joint venture partner of a company owned by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. Barack Obama stated on September 18, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Romney tax plan "could take away middle-class deductions for child care, mortgages and college tuition." Restore Our Future stated on September 19, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Eight million Americans have dropped out of the work force since (Barack) Obama became president. ... The real unemployment rate is 19 percent." Mitt Romney stated on September 19, 2012 in remarks in Atlanta: "Redistribution" has "never been a characteristic of America." Barack Obama stated on September 13, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Even today part of Romney’s fortune is invested in China." Mitt Romney stated on September 13, 2012 in in a TV ad: "Seven times Obama could have stopped China's cheating. Seven times, he refused." Mitt Romney stated on September 17, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Under Obama, families have lost over $4,000 a year in income." Barack Obama stated on September 11, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Romney and Ryan "both backed proposals that would outlaw abortions even in cases of rape or incest." Mitt Romney stated on May 17, 2012 in a surreptitiously recorded speech to donors at a fundraiser: The "48, 49 percent" that supports President Barack Obama are "people who pay no income tax." Mitt Romney stated on May 17, 2012 in remarks at a campaign fundraiser: "Forty-seven percent of Americans pay no income tax."
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Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in a debate: Says Barack Obama "put in place a board that can tell people ultimately what treatments they're going to receive." Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver: "We’re now spending 42 percent of our economy on government." Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate: Romney "would turn Medicare into a voucher program." Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in a presidential debate: "On Medicare for current retirees, he's cutting $716 billion from the program." 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." 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. 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." Workers' Voice stated on September 17, 2012 in a mailer: Says Mitt Romney’s investments created zero jobs. Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes": "Taxes are lower on families than they've been probably in the last 50 years." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 10, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says Illinois Democrat David Gill "would end Medicare." Bill Clinton stated on September 20, 2012 in an interview on "The Daily Show": Says the government has "gotten the TARP money back plus a profit." Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes": "Over the last four years, the deficit has gone up, but 90 percent of that is as a consequence of" President George W. Bush’s policies and the recession. Government is Not God PAC stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper advertisement: "Barack Hussein Obama will … force doctors to assist homosexuals in buying surrogate babies." Government is Not God PAC stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper ad: Says Obama is only president in history who has deliberately removed the words "endowed by their Creator" when referring to the Declaration of Independence. Government is Not God PAC stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper ad: "Barack Hussein Obama will ... force local authorities to allow Occupy protesters to live in parks." Government is Not God PAC stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper advertisement: "Barack Hussein Obama will ... force Christian schools to hire non-Christian teachers." Government is Not God PAC stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper ad: "Barack Hussein Obama will .. force Christian organizations to pay for abortions." Government is Not God PAC stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper ad: "Barack Hussein Obama will ... force courts to accept Islamic Sharia law in domestic disputes." Americans For Tax Reform stated on September 21, 2012 in a mailer to voters: Says Obama sent $450 million to China to build a wind farm in Texas. Mitt Romney stated on September 21, 2012 in a Spanish-language television ad: College tuition "costs have risen by 25 percent under the Democrats." Secure America Now stated on September 12, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Obama adviser David Plouffe took "large piles of cash" from a joint venture partner of a company owned by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. Barack Obama stated on September 18, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Romney tax plan "could take away middle-class deductions for child care, mortgages and college tuition." Restore Our Future stated on September 19, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Eight million Americans have dropped out of the work force since (Barack) Obama became president. ... The real unemployment rate is 19 percent." Mitt Romney stated on September 19, 2012 in remarks in Atlanta: "Redistribution" has "never been a characteristic of America." Barack Obama stated on September 13, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Even today part of Romney’s fortune is invested in China." Mitt Romney stated on September 13, 2012 in in a TV ad: "Seven times Obama could have stopped China's cheating. Seven times, he refused." Mitt Romney stated on September 17, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Under Obama, families have lost over $4,000 a year in income." Barack Obama stated on September 11, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Romney and Ryan "both backed proposals that would outlaw abortions even in cases of rape or incest." Mitt Romney stated on May 17, 2012 in a surreptitiously recorded speech to donors at a fundraiser: The "48, 49 percent" that supports President Barack Obama are "people who pay no income tax." Mitt Romney stated on May 17, 2012 in remarks at a campaign fundraiser: "Forty-seven percent of Americans pay no income tax."
Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in a debate: Says Barack Obama "put in place a board that can tell people ultimately what treatments they're going to receive."
Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver: "We’re now spending 42 percent of our economy on government."
Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate: Romney "would turn Medicare into a voucher program."
Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in a presidential debate: "On Medicare for current retirees, he's cutting $716 billion from the program."
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."
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.
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."
Workers' Voice stated on September 17, 2012 in a mailer: Says Mitt Romney’s investments created zero jobs.
Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes": "Taxes are lower on families than they've been probably in the last 50 years."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 10, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says Illinois Democrat David Gill "would end Medicare."
Bill Clinton stated on September 20, 2012 in an interview on "The Daily Show": Says the government has "gotten the TARP money back plus a profit."
Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes": "Over the last four years, the deficit has gone up, but 90 percent of that is as a consequence of" President George W. Bush’s policies and the recession.
Government is Not God PAC stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper advertisement: "Barack Hussein Obama will … force doctors to assist homosexuals in buying surrogate babies."
Government is Not God PAC stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper ad: Says Obama is only president in history who has deliberately removed the words "endowed by their Creator" when referring to the Declaration of Independence.
Government is Not God PAC stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper ad: "Barack Hussein Obama will ... force local authorities to allow Occupy protesters to live in parks."
Government is Not God PAC stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper advertisement: "Barack Hussein Obama will ... force Christian schools to hire non-Christian teachers."
Government is Not God PAC stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper ad: "Barack Hussein Obama will .. force Christian organizations to pay for abortions."
Government is Not God PAC stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper ad: "Barack Hussein Obama will ... force courts to accept Islamic Sharia law in domestic disputes."
Americans For Tax Reform stated on September 21, 2012 in a mailer to voters: Says Obama sent $450 million to China to build a wind farm in Texas.
Mitt Romney stated on September 21, 2012 in a Spanish-language television ad: College tuition "costs have risen by 25 percent under the Democrats."
Secure America Now stated on September 12, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Obama adviser David Plouffe took "large piles of cash" from a joint venture partner of a company owned by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
Barack Obama stated on September 18, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Romney tax plan "could take away middle-class deductions for child care, mortgages and college tuition."
Restore Our Future stated on September 19, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Eight million Americans have dropped out of the work force since (Barack) Obama became president. ... The real unemployment rate is 19 percent."
Mitt Romney stated on September 19, 2012 in remarks in Atlanta: "Redistribution" has "never been a characteristic of America."
Barack Obama stated on September 13, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Even today part of Romney’s fortune is invested in China."
Mitt Romney stated on September 13, 2012 in in a TV ad: "Seven times Obama could have stopped China's cheating. Seven times, he refused."
Mitt Romney stated on September 17, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Under Obama, families have lost over $4,000 a year in income."
Barack Obama stated on September 11, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Romney and Ryan "both backed proposals that would outlaw abortions even in cases of rape or incest."
Mitt Romney stated on May 17, 2012 in a surreptitiously recorded speech to donors at a fundraiser: The "48, 49 percent" that supports President Barack Obama are "people who pay no income tax."
Mitt Romney stated on May 17, 2012 in remarks at a campaign fundraiser: "Forty-seven percent of Americans pay no income tax."
