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New defense systems still coming
The United States stopped plans to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe "as a gift to Russia."
— PunditFact on Sunday, March 23rd, 2014
Not totally precise
The federal health care law tells "the American people precisely what type of coverage they have to have."
— PunditFact on Sunday, January 5th, 2014
Email was not approved -- especially not by Obama
"Obama's Environmental Protection Agency sent emails for Hispanic Heritage Month with a photo of Che Guevara."
— PolitiFact Florida on Friday, November 2nd, 2012
Big-picture, yes; in identical jobs, not so much
"Women in Barack Obama's White House are earning less than men."
— PolitiFact National on Monday, October 29th, 2012
Depends on your definition of "almost as big"
"Latin America’s economy is almost as big as the economy of China."
— PolitiFact National on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
Obama said it, then things got muddied
Says President Obama waited two weeks to call the attack in Libya "terror."
— PolitiFact National on Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
Number is right, but cherry-picked
"Oil production is down 14 percent this year on federal land."
— PolitiFact National on Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
Number is cherry-picked
"Since President Obama took office, there are over 450,000 more unemployed women."
— PolitiFact National on Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
Reduces future spending, not current budget
"On Medicare for current retirees, he's cutting $716 billion from the program."
— PolitiFact National on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
Republicans responsible too
Says President Barack Obama is responsible for pending defense cuts.
— PolitiFact Florida on Friday, September 21st, 2012
Too narrow a look at Obama's actions
"Seven times Obama could have stopped China's cheating. Seven times, he refused."
— PolitiFact National on Wednesday, September 19th, 2012
More blame goes to the recession
"Under Obama, families have lost over $4,000 a year in income."
A mixed bag
Under the "Obama economy ... utility bills are higher."
— PolitiFact National on Friday, August 31st, 2012
We are pessimistic, and long have been
"The majority of Americans now doubt that our children will have a better future."
— PolitiFact National on Thursday, August 30th, 2012
Needs more explanation
"Under the president's plan, he cuts Medicare by $716 billion, takes that money out of the Medicare trust fund and uses it to pay for Obamacare."
— PolitiFact Florida on Monday, August 20th, 2012
Not a refusal but a longstanding policy
Says Obama "refuses to recognize Jerusalem" as the capital of Israel.
— PolitiFact National on Tuesday, August 7th, 2012
Implication is that closures might not have occurred otherwise
"Under the Obama administration’s bailout of General Motors, Ohio dealerships were forced to close."
— PolitiFact Ohio on Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
It can't be "outsourcing" if there are no U.S. jobs
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."
— PolitiFact National on Friday, July 20th, 2012
School reforms long predated Romney
"When I was governor, not only did test scores improve – we also narrowed the achievement gap."
— PolitiFact National on Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
Arguably true at one time, but no longer
"The median income in America has dropped by 10 percent in the last four years."
— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Wednesday, June 27th, 2012