Mitt Romney - The King of Bain (Photo credit: DonkeyHotey)
Here we provide links to over 50 FlackCheck.org digests of FactCheck.org’s assessments of the accuracy of statements made by Republican candidates in their 2012 debates and by President Obama in his State of the Union address.
The Candidates’ Records
For fact-checkers’ assessments, click on the candidates’ names or the topic.
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R)
- Balanced budgets (Again!)
- Federal health insurance mandate
- Freddie Mac contracts
- Balanced budgets
- His resignation as House speaker
- His military deferment
Rep. Ron Paul (R)
- Earmark record
- Iran’s nuclear ambitions (Again!)
- His military service
- An attack on his position on Iran
Former Gov. Mitt Romney (R)
His Massachusetts health care law:
Attacks on Massachusetts health care law:
- A “government takeover” of health care
- Those seeking free care
- Abortion funding
- Medicaid subsidies
- Law’s “failure”
- Patients’ waiting times
- Role of government
- Premium costs
Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R)
- Earmark process
- His rank as a fiscal conservative
- His attack on federal health care law costs
- His attack on use of the term “middle class”
- Attacks on him as a lobbyist
- His record on earmarks
- Whether he voted to let convicted felons vote
President Obama (D)
Statements about:
- Republican energy efficiency plans
- The Taliban’s momentum
- Border Patrol and crossings
- Red tape
- Job growth
- Domestic oil production
Attacks on:
- A “government takeover” of health care
- Federal health care law costs
- The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and deficits
- His NASA policy
- Current size of the U.S. Navy
- Foreign trade
Historical Facts
- Current size of the U.S. Navy
- Unemployment under President Carter
- Seniors’ access to medical care in the ’60s
Issues
Abortion
- Gingrich on Planned Parenthood and Romney’s health plan
- Gingrich on abortion funding in Romney’s health plan
China
Cuba
EPA regulations
Gold standard
Health care insurance
- Santorum on a “government takeover” of health care
- Santorum on federal health care law costs
- Gingrich on federal health insurance mandate
- Santorum on free riders under Massachusetts law
- Santorum on Medicaid subsidies under Massachusetts law
- Santorum on Massachusetts law’s “failure”
- Santorum on patients’ wait times under Massachusetts law
- Santorum on role of government in Massachusetts law
- Santorum on premium costs in Massachusetts
- Romney on decreases in premiums under Massachusetts law
- Romney on insurance in Massachusetts before health law
- Romney on insurance premium costs
Israel and Palestinians
Jobs
Foreign trade
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