Mitt Romney's Biggest Truths and Burning Lies
BET.com fact-checks Mitt Romney.
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Claim: Obama Failed to Deliver Immigration Bill in First Year - BET.com fact-checks Mitt Romney. –Britt Middleton TRUE: During the second presidential debate Romney said President Obama broke his promise to introduce a comprehensive immigration bill by the end of his first year in office. Then-Sen. Obama did make this claim in a 2008 interview, but didn't deliver until June 2012, when he introduced a policy that halts the deportation young immigrants in America. (Photo: Marc Serota/Getty Images)
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Claim: American's Income Has Declined Under Obama - FALSE: During the first presidential debate, Romney said that middle-class Americans have "seen their income come down by $4,300" under Obama's leadership. "Census figures show the decline in median household income during Obama’s first three years was $2,492, even after adjusting for inflation," Factcheck.org writes.(Photo: Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)
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Claim: "47 Percent of Americans Pay No Income Tax." - TRUE: There is some truth to Romney's "47 percent" comments. In 2009, the Brookings Institution Tax Policy Center reported 47 percent of tax filers paid no income tax. Most Americans are either exempted because they don’t make enough money or are benefitting from enough tax breaks to owe nothing.
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Claim: Obama Favors "Green Jobs" Over Education - FALSE: Romney argued in their Oct. 3 debate that the president spent $90 billion on wind and solar projects instead on hiring two million teachers. In reality, "that $90 billion included loans, not just grant money, and the government can’t hire teachers with loans," Factcheck.org writes.(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Claim: Obama Bashed McCain for Cost-Saving Medicare Policies - TRUE: In a campaign ad entitled "It Ain't Right," Obama is accused of slashing $700 billion from Medicare to pay for Obamacare, even though he bashed Sen. John McCain for similar cost-saving plans in 2008. While fact-checkers haven't fully endorsed the $700 billion figure, it is true that Obama inaccurately characterized McCain's health care plan as more than $800 billion in cuts from services and benefits in 2008.
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