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All Half-True statements involving Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan

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Claim goes too far

Says Abraham Lincoln supported an agreement that allowed slavery in New Mexico "and a law to return runaway slaves to their owners."

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Paul Ryan

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Which debt?

"Our debt is already bigger than our economy."

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

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$1 trillion benefits more than just those in poverty

"Over $1 trillion" was spent on anti-poverty programs in 2011, enough to "give every single poor American a check for $22,000."

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

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Hillary Clinton was reporting views of others

The Obama administration "called Bashar Assad a reformer when he was turning his Russian-provided guns on his own people."

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

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A mixed bag on statistical accuracy

In Massachusetts under Mitt Romney, "unemployment went down, household incomes went up," and the state "saw its credit rating upgraded."

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

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Repealing 'Obamacare' takes away benefits

The Romney-Ryan plan for Medicare "does not affect" benefits for anyone 55 or older.

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

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Not even that much time, but it still would be a pile of money

Even a 100 percent tax on millionaires would only fund four months of government operations, failing to seriously address budget deficits and debt.

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

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Deficit claim on, debt claim off

Says the U.S. borrows "42 cents of every dollar Washington spends today and about half of that comes from countries like China."

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

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Some models do go haywire, but not all, and the timing isn't clear

"The Congressional Budget Office has this economic model where they measure the economy going forward, and they are now telling us that the entire economy crashes in the year 2037 because their computer simulation can't conceive of any way in which the U.S. economy can continue."

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

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Closer ... but no cigar

"Since taking office, President Obama has signed into law spending increases of nearly 25 percent for domestic government agencies, an 84 percent increase when you include the failed stimulus."

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