Latest Fact-checksMitt Romney Deval Patrick stated on September 4, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "By the time (Mitt Romney) left office, Massachusetts was 47th in the nation in job creation." Barack Obama stated on August 21, 2012 in a campaign email to New Hampshire press Aug. 21: Says under the Romney-Ryan budget ... "the American Opportunity Tax Credit for college tuition would be eliminated." Chris Christie stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: Says the national health care law puts federal "bureaucrats between an American citizen and her doctor." Stephanie Cutter stated on August 29, 2012 in a campaign email: "Mitt Romney’s platform ...won't protect the mortgage interest (tax) deduction for middle-class families." Reince Priebus stated on August 26, 2012 in a TV interview: Mitt Romney "gave away his father's inheritance." Barack Obama stated on August 18, 2012 in a speech at Windham High School in New Hampshire: "His new running mate, Congressman Ryan, put forward a plan that would let Governor Romney pay less than 1 percent in taxes each year." Barack Obama stated on August 22, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Mitt Romney says class sizes don’t matter." Barack Obama stated on August 20, 2012 in a radio ad: "In Florida, they're already talking about how the Ryan-Romney plan will end Medicare and replace it with a voucher." Barack Obama stated on August 9, 2012 in a campaign event: Says Mitt Romney "wants to end tax credits for wind producers." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on August 12, 2012 in an interview on Fox News: "Mitt Romney is the first major party candidate for president of the United States in modern times not to release at least 12 years of tax returns." Paul Begala stated on August 12, 2012 in a Twitter post.: Says Mitt Romney said at a January 2012 debate that under Paul Ryan’s tax plan, "I’d have paid no taxes in the last two years." Barack Obama stated on August 9, 2012 in a campaign ad: "We do know that Romney personally approved over $70 million in fictional losses to the IRS as part of the notorious 'Son of Boss' tax scandal, one of the largest tax avoidance schemes in history." New Jersey Democratic State Committee stated on August 1, 2012 in a news release: "(The Tax Policy Center) found that Romney would raise taxes on the average middle class family by $2,000 to pay for $5 trillion in tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires." Barack Obama stated on August 2, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "paid only 14 percent in taxes — probably less than you." Jay Carney stated on August 7, 2012 in a press White House press briefing: "Gov. Romney himself, with 28 other Republican governors, supported policies that would have eliminated the time limits in the welfare reform law and allowed people to stay on welfare forever." Priorities USA Action stated on August 7, 2012 in campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney and Bain Capital are to blame in a woman’s premature death when they closed the plant where her husband worked. Barack Obama stated on August 4, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney opposes requiring employers to cover contraception and would eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood. Barack Obama stated on July 31, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Romney would add "trillions" to the deficit while Obama would "cut the deficit by $4 trillion." Harry Reid stated on July 31, 2012 in an interview with the Huffington Post: Says Mitt Romney did not pay taxes for 10 years. Barack Obama stated on August 1, 2012 in a TV ad: Mitt Romney is proposing a tax plan "that would give millionaires another tax break and raises taxes on middle class families by up to $2,000 a year." 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. Priorities USA Action stated on July 25, 2012 in a Web ad: Says India "gained jobs thanks to Romney." Priorities USA Action stated on July 25, 2012 in an advertisement: "Thousands (in China) owe their jobs to Mitt Romney's companies." 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." Barack Obama stated on July 23, 2012 in an advertisement: "Gov. Romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top." Barack Obama stated on July 17, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney’s carried interest income was a tax "trick." Barack Obama stated on July 14, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Mitt Romney had millions in the Cayman Islands, a tax haven. Barack Obama stated on July 3, 2012 in a campaign commercial: "Mitt Romney's companies were pioneers in outsourcing U.S. jobs to low-wage countries." Robert Gibbs stated on July 8, 2012 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Mitt Romney "has a corporation in Bermuda (but) failed to disclose that on seven different financial disclosures." Chris Christie stated on July 3, 2012 in an interview on CNBC: "If you look at most of the polls, this is a margin-of-error race on Fourth of July between Mitt Romney and the president."
Deval Patrick stated on September 4, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "By the time (Mitt Romney) left office, Massachusetts was 47th in the nation in job creation." Barack Obama stated on August 21, 2012 in a campaign email to New Hampshire press Aug. 21: Says under the Romney-Ryan budget ... "the American Opportunity Tax Credit for college tuition would be eliminated." Chris Christie stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: Says the national health care law puts federal "bureaucrats between an American citizen and her doctor." Stephanie Cutter stated on August 29, 2012 in a campaign email: "Mitt Romney’s platform ...won't protect the mortgage interest (tax) deduction for middle-class families." Reince Priebus stated on August 26, 2012 in a TV interview: Mitt Romney "gave away his father's inheritance." Barack Obama stated on August 18, 2012 in a speech at Windham High School in New Hampshire: "His new running mate, Congressman Ryan, put forward a plan that would let Governor Romney pay less than 1 percent in taxes each year." Barack Obama stated on August 22, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Mitt Romney says class sizes don’t matter." Barack Obama stated on August 20, 2012 in a radio ad: "In Florida, they're already talking about how the Ryan-Romney plan will end Medicare and replace it with a voucher." Barack Obama stated on August 9, 2012 in a campaign event: Says Mitt Romney "wants to end tax credits for wind producers." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on August 12, 2012 in an interview on Fox News: "Mitt Romney is the first major party candidate for president of the United States in modern times not to release at least 12 years of tax returns." Paul Begala stated on August 12, 2012 in a Twitter post.: Says Mitt Romney said at a January 2012 debate that under Paul Ryan’s tax plan, "I’d have paid no taxes in the last two years." Barack Obama stated on August 9, 2012 in a campaign ad: "We do know that Romney personally approved over $70 million in fictional losses to the IRS as part of the notorious 'Son of Boss' tax scandal, one of the largest tax avoidance schemes in history." New Jersey Democratic State Committee stated on August 1, 2012 in a news release: "(The Tax Policy Center) found that Romney would raise taxes on the average middle class family by $2,000 to pay for $5 trillion in tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires." Barack Obama stated on August 2, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "paid only 14 percent in taxes — probably less than you." Jay Carney stated on August 7, 2012 in a press White House press briefing: "Gov. Romney himself, with 28 other Republican governors, supported policies that would have eliminated the time limits in the welfare reform law and allowed people to stay on welfare forever." Priorities USA Action stated on August 7, 2012 in campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney and Bain Capital are to blame in a woman’s premature death when they closed the plant where her husband worked. Barack Obama stated on August 4, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney opposes requiring employers to cover contraception and would eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood. Barack Obama stated on July 31, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Romney would add "trillions" to the deficit while Obama would "cut the deficit by $4 trillion." Harry Reid stated on July 31, 2012 in an interview with the Huffington Post: Says Mitt Romney did not pay taxes for 10 years. Barack Obama stated on August 1, 2012 in a TV ad: Mitt Romney is proposing a tax plan "that would give millionaires another tax break and raises taxes on middle class families by up to $2,000 a year." 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. Priorities USA Action stated on July 25, 2012 in a Web ad: Says India "gained jobs thanks to Romney." Priorities USA Action stated on July 25, 2012 in an advertisement: "Thousands (in China) owe their jobs to Mitt Romney's companies." 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." Barack Obama stated on July 23, 2012 in an advertisement: "Gov. Romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top." Barack Obama stated on July 17, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney’s carried interest income was a tax "trick." Barack Obama stated on July 14, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Mitt Romney had millions in the Cayman Islands, a tax haven. Barack Obama stated on July 3, 2012 in a campaign commercial: "Mitt Romney's companies were pioneers in outsourcing U.S. jobs to low-wage countries." Robert Gibbs stated on July 8, 2012 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Mitt Romney "has a corporation in Bermuda (but) failed to disclose that on seven different financial disclosures." Chris Christie stated on July 3, 2012 in an interview on CNBC: "If you look at most of the polls, this is a margin-of-error race on Fourth of July between Mitt Romney and the president."
Deval Patrick stated on September 4, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "By the time (Mitt Romney) left office, Massachusetts was 47th in the nation in job creation."
Barack Obama stated on August 21, 2012 in a campaign email to New Hampshire press Aug. 21: Says under the Romney-Ryan budget ... "the American Opportunity Tax Credit for college tuition would be eliminated."
Chris Christie stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: Says the national health care law puts federal "bureaucrats between an American citizen and her doctor."
Stephanie Cutter stated on August 29, 2012 in a campaign email: "Mitt Romney’s platform ...won't protect the mortgage interest (tax) deduction for middle-class families."
Reince Priebus stated on August 26, 2012 in a TV interview: Mitt Romney "gave away his father's inheritance."
Barack Obama stated on August 18, 2012 in a speech at Windham High School in New Hampshire: "His new running mate, Congressman Ryan, put forward a plan that would let Governor Romney pay less than 1 percent in taxes each year."
Barack Obama stated on August 22, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Mitt Romney says class sizes don’t matter."
Barack Obama stated on August 20, 2012 in a radio ad: "In Florida, they're already talking about how the Ryan-Romney plan will end Medicare and replace it with a voucher."
Barack Obama stated on August 9, 2012 in a campaign event: Says Mitt Romney "wants to end tax credits for wind producers."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on August 12, 2012 in an interview on Fox News: "Mitt Romney is the first major party candidate for president of the United States in modern times not to release at least 12 years of tax returns."
Paul Begala stated on August 12, 2012 in a Twitter post.: Says Mitt Romney said at a January 2012 debate that under Paul Ryan’s tax plan, "I’d have paid no taxes in the last two years."
Barack Obama stated on August 9, 2012 in a campaign ad: "We do know that Romney personally approved over $70 million in fictional losses to the IRS as part of the notorious 'Son of Boss' tax scandal, one of the largest tax avoidance schemes in history."
New Jersey Democratic State Committee stated on August 1, 2012 in a news release: "(The Tax Policy Center) found that Romney would raise taxes on the average middle class family by $2,000 to pay for $5 trillion in tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires."
Barack Obama stated on August 2, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "paid only 14 percent in taxes — probably less than you."
Jay Carney stated on August 7, 2012 in a press White House press briefing: "Gov. Romney himself, with 28 other Republican governors, supported policies that would have eliminated the time limits in the welfare reform law and allowed people to stay on welfare forever."
Priorities USA Action stated on August 7, 2012 in campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney and Bain Capital are to blame in a woman’s premature death when they closed the plant where her husband worked.
Barack Obama stated on August 4, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney opposes requiring employers to cover contraception and would eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood.
Barack Obama stated on July 31, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Romney would add "trillions" to the deficit while Obama would "cut the deficit by $4 trillion."
Harry Reid stated on July 31, 2012 in an interview with the Huffington Post: Says Mitt Romney did not pay taxes for 10 years.
Barack Obama stated on August 1, 2012 in a TV ad: Mitt Romney is proposing a tax plan "that would give millionaires another tax break and raises taxes on middle class families by up to $2,000 a year."
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.
Priorities USA Action stated on July 25, 2012 in a Web ad: Says India "gained jobs thanks to Romney."
Priorities USA Action stated on July 25, 2012 in an advertisement: "Thousands (in China) owe their jobs to Mitt Romney's companies."
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."
Barack Obama stated on July 23, 2012 in an advertisement: "Gov. Romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top."
Barack Obama stated on July 17, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney’s carried interest income was a tax "trick."
Barack Obama stated on July 14, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Mitt Romney had millions in the Cayman Islands, a tax haven.
Barack Obama stated on July 3, 2012 in a campaign commercial: "Mitt Romney's companies were pioneers in outsourcing U.S. jobs to low-wage countries."
Robert Gibbs stated on July 8, 2012 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Mitt Romney "has a corporation in Bermuda (but) failed to disclose that on seven different financial disclosures."
Chris Christie stated on July 3, 2012 in an interview on CNBC: "If you look at most of the polls, this is a margin-of-error race on Fourth of July between Mitt Romney and the president."
