Statements we say are Half-True
Says Barack Obama "has deported more people than any other president in this country's history."
Says Mitt Romney "paid only 14 percent in taxes — probably less than you."
Says Obama "refuses to recognize Jerusalem" as the capital of Israel.
Says Romney would add "trillions" to the deficit while Obama would "cut the deficit by $4 trillion."
It’s "typical" for a presidential candidate to release 10 or 11 years of tax returns.
"Thousands (in China) owe their jobs to Mitt Romney's companies."
"There's a loophole where you can sell guns without a background check … 40 percent of guns are sold that way" at gun shows and over the Internet.
The Obama administration "has been outsourcing" by sending money to "solar and wind energy companies that end up making their products outside the United States."
"When I was governor, not only did test scores improve – we also narrowed the achievement gap."
"Mitt Romney's companies were pioneers in outsourcing U.S. jobs to low-wage countries."
Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is "the largest recipient of lobbyist money."
The United States has "the best health care delivery system in the world."
"If you're one of the more than 250 million Americans who already have health insurance, you will keep your health insurance."
"When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ... (had) more debt per person than any other state in the country."
Says Barack Obama’s regulatory adviser Cass Sunstein, "wants to ban hunting and says animals should be represented in court."
As governor of Massachusetts, "Romney reduced unemployment to just 4.7 percent."
"More Hispanics have fallen into poverty under Obama."
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