Statements we say are False
"The only time government employment has gone down during a recession has been under me."
"Under the Romney/Ryan budget, interest rates on federal student loans would be allowed to double."
Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as "half a billion to an electric car company that created hundreds of jobs in Finland."
"After four years of a celebrity president … 85% (of recent college grads are) moving back in with their parents."
Says Barack Obama "is the only president to ever cut $500 billion from Medicare."
If the Supreme Court throws out the federal health care law, it "would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress."
"I think it’s seven or eight of the California system of universities don’t even teach an American history course. It’s not even available to be taught."
The administration has issued rules for "$1 abortions in ObamaCare" and "requires all persons enrolled in insurance plans that include elective abortion coverage to pay" an abortion premium.
"Did you know ObamaCare will cost nearly twice as much as initially expected -- $1.8 TRILLION?"
After President Barack Obama’s health care law takes full effect, "100 percent" of Americans will "depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them."
"Tonight in Ohio, more people came out to vote for Barack Obama in an unopposed race than voted for (Mitt) Romney and (Rick) Santorum combined."
"When my grandfather came to this country back in 1925, there were no government benefits."
Mitt Romney "left Massachusetts $1 billion in debt."
"President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college."
"Amniocentesis, does, in fact, result more often than not in this country in abortion."
"Obamacare ... will kill jobs across America."
"You can't pass a budget in the Senate of the United States without 60 votes."
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