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Priorities USA Action: "Mitt Romney made over a hundred million dollars by shutting down (a Marion, Ind. paper) plant." 6 Nov 2012 | 02:20 am
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Ad claims Mitt Romney made 'over a hundred million dollars' shutting down paper plant A dramatic TV ad featuring an employee of a plant shuttered by Bain Capita...
Priorities USA Action: Says Mitt Romney "was director of a company that stole millions from Medicare." 3 Nov 2012 | 01:26 am
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Mitt Romney and Rick Scott both have Medicare fraud in their background, super PAC ad claims The super PAC supporting President Barack Obama made a final pitch t...
Michael Moore: Says during George W. Bush’s administration "we were losing millions of jobs per month," while under Barack Obama we have "three year... 3 Nov 2012 | 12:49 am
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Michael Moore said U.S. lost millions of jobs per month under Bush On the day of the final release of jobs numbers before the presidential election, liberal filmmaker ...
Planned Parenthood Action Fund: Says Mitt Romney wants to "get rid of Planned Parenthood." 2 Nov 2012 | 07:45 pm
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Radio ad says Mitt Romney wants to "get rid of Planned Parenthood” In the final days of the 2012 presidential campaign, the Planned Parenthood Action fund relea...
Florida Democratic Party: Says "Romney supported a law that could have made most common forms of birth control illegal." 2 Nov 2012 | 06:14 pm
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Florida Dems say Romney supported law that could have banned some kinds of birth control In an effort to sway women voters, Democrats keep returning to the theme of ab...
Adam Putnam: An Obama campaign tactic for rallying voters is to "offer them cell phones." 1 Nov 2012 | 01:59 am
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Adam Putnam: Obama campaign gives free cell phones to supporters An A-team of Florida Republicans packed a Tampa stage Wednesday to welcome Mitt Romney and ra...
Barack Obama: Says "Mitt Romney’s plan rolls back regulations" on banks. 1 Nov 2012 | 01:32 am
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Barack Obama says Mitt Romney would roll back banking regulations In the final days before the election, the Obama campaign has put up an ad that is a sort of Cl...
Barack Obama: "There are millions of women all across the country who rely on Planned Parenthood for not just contraceptive care; they rely on it fo... 31 Oct 2012 | 12:53 am
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Barack Obama, critics clash on whether Planned Parenthood provides mammograms In recent weeks, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have sparred over Romney’s pr...
Barack Obama: Says Mitt Romney’s plan makes "catastrophic cuts to education." 31 Oct 2012 | 12:48 am
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Obama ad says Romney will make ‘catastrophic cuts to education’ With Election Day approaching, a new ad from Barack Obama implores voters to remember, in the solit...
Clint Eastwood: "We borrow $4 billion every single day, much of it from China." 31 Oct 2012 | 12:28 am
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Clint Eastwood says in ad that U.S. borrows $4B day, much 'from China’ In an ad from American Crossroads, Clint Eastwood tells the country it "just couldn’t surviv...
