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- Newt Gingrich:
"Gov. Romney cut off kosher meals for Jewish senior citizens who were on Medicaid to save $5 a day."The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Newt Gingrich says Mitt Romney cut off Jewish nursing home residents' kosher food Newt Gingrich, campaigning in Florida before the state’s GOP primary, accused Mitt Romney of preventing Jewish nursing home residents in Massachusetts from keeping kosher to save a few bucks. "Gov. Romney cut off kosher meals for […]
- Newt Gingrich:
"The Obama administration ... would impose on every Catholic institution, every Jewish institution, every Protestant institution the Obamacare standard of what you have to buy as insurance." The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Newt Gingrich says government would impose 'Obamacare' standards on religious institutions Newt Gingrich, on the campaign trail before the Florida GOP primary, called out the Barack Obama administration for engaging in a "war against religion." Federal officials' interpretation of the 2010 healt […]
- Chain e-mail:
In July 1996, Mitt Romney helped locate the missing teenage daughter of a partner at Bain Capital.The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Viral Internet story says Mitt Romney helped locate missing teen daughter of Bain Capital partner A number of readers recently have asked us to fact-check a story about Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The story, currently circulating on email, Facebook, and blogs, says that Romney helped a colleague of his at Bai […]
- Newt Gingrich:
Students today "take more years to get through" college.The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Newt Gingrich says students today 'take more years to get through' college Newt Gingrich says too many college students are slackers. During a campaign event in Stuart, Fla., on Jan. 28, 2012, Newt Gingrich said college students are taking too long to graduate. "Students take fewer classes per semester. T […]
- Rick Santorum:
"In 2006, I went out and authored a letter with 24 other senators asking for major reform of Freddie and Fannie, warning of a meltdown and a bubble in the housing market."The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Sen. Rick Santorum says he warned 'of a meltdown and a bubble in the housing market' As Republican presidential candidates battled over mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in a debate in Jacksonville, Fla., Rick Santorum sought the high ground. "In 2006, I went out and authored a letter with 24 oth […]
- Mitt Romney:
"I've never voted for a Democrat when there was a Republican on the ballot."The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Mitt Romney says, 'I've never voted for a Democrat when there was a Republican on the ballot' During the Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Fla., on Jan. 26, 2012, Mitt Romney had to fend off challenges to his record as a conservative, including a series of charges from Newt Gingrich. In the cou […]
- Rick Santorum:
"Romneycare … is a top-down, government-run health care system."The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Rick Santorum calls Massachusetts health law top-down and government-run It’s like a new cover of an old song. During a Republican primary debate on Jan. 26, 2012, Rick Santorum said that the health care legislation Mitt Romney signed as governor of Massachusetts is "a top-down, government-run health care system. […]
- Newt Gingrich:
"We balanced the budget with the 1997 Balanced Budget Act, and ultimately had four consecutive balanced budgets."The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Newt Gingrich revises claim on balanced budgets, improves Truth-O-Meter rating During the Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Fla., on Jan. 26, 2012, Newt Gingrich reiterated a talking point we several times have rated False. But this time, he tweaked the language. Responding to a comment from Rick Santorum a […]
- Bloggers:
Republican-leaning states get more in federal dollars than they pay in taxes.The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | 'Red State Socialism' graphic says GOP-leaning states get lion's share of federal dollars Many GOP-leaning states get more in federal funding than they contribute in federal taxes. That's the point made by a graphic that’s circulating on the Internet, titled "Red State Socialism." A reader r […]
- Mitch Daniels:
Says Steve Jobs was responsible for creating more jobs than the stimulus bill.The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Mitch Daniels says Steve Jobs created more jobs than the stimulus Did Apple founder Steve Jobs do more to boost American employment than the $800 billion federal stimulus program? In the Republican response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Jan. 24, 2012, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said just that. […]
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