President Obama (D) wrongly asserts that under proposed health care legislation, individuals will not be forced to change insurance plans.
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Former President Bill Clinton (D) and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich exaggerate their role in determining the federal budget.
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When candidate Barack Obama said that as president he would make health care available to “every single American,” he was promising to do something that was not in his power to deliver.
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A third-party group called Crossroads GPS urges viewers to tell President Obama to cut the national debt, but doing so requires action by Congress.
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Attack ads falsely assume that the president can control the price of gasoline.
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In an Obama campaign ad, former President Bill Clinton (D) claims that under his administration, 22 million new jobs were created, but most of the factors affecting jobs are not under a president’s control.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act if elected. But he ignores the fact that Congress would have to pass legislation to do so.
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FlackCheck.org’s response to some of Mitt Romney’s recent campaign promises.
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