Statements we say are False
Says "Romney supported a law that could have made most common forms of birth control illegal."
Says GM used taxpayer dollars to prop up operations in China.
As a Member of Congress, Chris Murphy "was raking in $1 million in salary."
"Regulations have quadrupled. The rate of regulations quadrupled under this president."
Says Mitt Romney "called the Arizona law a model for the nation."
Says Obama was in New York City the same day as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but went on a TV show instead of meeting with him.
"In one year, (President Obama) provided $90 billion in breaks to the green energy world … into solar and wind, to Solyndra and Fisker and Tesla and Ener1."
Says President Obama has "doubled" the deficit.
"Under Gov. Romney's definition ... Donald Trump is a small business."
Because of Obamacare, "over the last two years, health care premiums have gone up -- it's true -- but they've gone up slower than any time in the last 50 years."
"Right now, the (Congressional Budget Office) says up to 20 million people will lose their insurance as Obamacare goes into effect next year."
"Over the last four years, the deficit has gone up, but 90 percent of that is as a consequence of" President George W. Bush’s policies and the recession.
Says Obama is only president in history who has deliberately removed the words "endowed by their Creator" when referring to the Declaration of Independence.
"Barack Hussein Obama will ... force Christian schools to hire non-Christian teachers."
The "48, 49 percent" that supports President Barack Obama are "people who pay no income tax."
When Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid were created, "Republicans stood on the sidelines"
When it comes to jobless workers, "Mitt Romney says he likes to fire people."
Barack Obama has "never even worked in business."
When his grandfather arrived in the United States, "there were no government benefits for immigrants."
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