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Romney's statements by ruling
- True30 (%)(30)
- Mostly True32 (%)(32)
- Half True56 (%)(56)
- Mostly False33 (%)(33)
- False32 (%)(32)
- Pants on Fire19 (%)(19)
Republican from Massachusetts
Mitt Romney served one term as governor of Massachusetts, elected to that post in 2002. He was born in 1947 in Michigan, where his father was governor from 1963 to 1969. Romney graduated from Brigham Young University and received both a law degree and an MBA from Harvard University. Romney helped found the investment firm Bain Capital in 1984, which launched or rebuilt such companies as Staples and Dominos Pizza. Romney managed the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City from 1999-2002. He ran for president in 2008 but lost the Republican nomination. He and his wife, Ann, have five sons, Tagg, Craig, Matt, Ben and Josh.
Recent statements involving Mitt Romney
"Q: What do these ‘Patriotic' Americans have in common? A: They are all Draft Dodgers."
"Mitt Romney made over a hundred million dollars by shutting down (a Marion, Ind. paper) plant."
Says Mitt Romney "was director of a company that stole millions from Medicare."
"Obama's Environmental Protection Agency sent emails for Hispanic Heritage Month with a photo of Che Guevara."
Says Mitt Romney wants to "get rid of Planned Parenthood."
Recent stories featuring Mitt Romney
Top 10 PolitiFact checks of claims by, and about, Barack Obama as he hies to Texas:
What better way to welcome Obama to Central Texas than walking through the most popular PolitiFact fact checks of, or about, him this year--plus they include a 2012 check of Romney.
The Most Popular Fact-Checks of 2012:
Readers voted with their eyeballs for our most popular fact-checks of the year.
Julián Castro critique of Romney's advice sparked No. 2 readers' favorite:
When a Texan gave the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention, the Texas Truth-O-Meter kicked into gear. The resulting check of a claim about Mitt Romney proved to be our readers No. 2 favorite of the year.
Mailbag: Lie of the Year edition:
Readers react to this year's choice for PolitiFact Lie of the Year -- Mitt Romney's claim that Chrysler was going to move Jeep production to China at the cost of American jobs.
Lie of the Year: the Romney campaign's ad on jeeps made in China:
Mitt Romney's claim about Jeep moving production to China at the expense of American jobs was last-ditch effort to win the election, but it hit a roadblock: the facts.
People often say that politicians don’t pay a price for deception, but this time was different: A flood of negative press coverage rained down on the Romney campaign, and he failed to turn the tide in Ohio, the most important state in the presidential election.
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