The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Obama says he will cut deficits by $4 trillion
In the first presidential debate, President Obama and Mitt Romney disagreed sharply over who had the best way to rein in federal deficits. Romney relies on spending cuts and reshaping the tax code. The first would make it easier to reach fiscal balance and the second would spur growth that would fill the government coffers with higher tax revenues, he says. Obama favors what he calls a balanced approach. It uses a mix of spending cuts and a variety of tax and fee increases to curb the deficit . "I've
Pop Squad is a pedophile hunting organisation from New England and other areas like Detroit,D.C and Florida.What they do is set up a profile on a dating app and the Predator contacts them and during conversations they reveal 'they' are underage, the conversation develops and eventually the predator asks to meet up and they do and the dude interrogates the predator if he doesn't run away and asks why he does it and such.Please watch this to understand them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzgJkyFYXS0
Lets say they do one in D.C and encounter a predator using a false name, it goes the same way 'they' reveal they are 13 or 14 and ask to meet up.To the shock of pop squad and any viewer watching live, the profile user is former president Barack Obama,Obama doesn't run away and basically answers their questions and explains he managed to sneak off the radar.The next day it is uploaded to Pop squad and goes absolutely viral.What would they say/ask him?What happens next?What would be the reactions and responses to this?
https://www.popsquadhq.com/
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Obama says tax code rewards firms for shifting jobs overseas
President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have sparred over tax policy for many months. They have argued over the treatment of the middle class, small businesses and whether the Bush-era tax cuts should be extended for the wealthiest 2 percent. The first presidential debate sparked debate on a different point -- the taxes paid by companies doing business overseas. So far, this topic has not played a prominent role in the campaign, although American-based multinational firms have a huge stake in the outcome. By one conservative estimate, this part of the tax code is worth $30
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Obama says his budget plan will cut deficits by $4 trillion
Republicans have used the government’s growing deficits as a cudgel to drive Democrats out of office. The strategy worked well in 2010 and, with the nation’s total debt having hit $16 trillion, they are using it again. Democrats say they, too, are working to reduce the deficits. In his speech at the Democratic convention, Barack Obama said he will put the country on a path to better fiscal health. He spoke of the choice this election offers voters and said "You can choose a future where we reduce our deficit without wrecking our middle class. Independent analysis shows
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Barack Obama says Mitt Romney would roll back banking regulations
In the final days before the election, the Obama campaign has put up an ad that is a sort of Cliff Notes for voters before they walk into the voting booth. It lists many of the points Obama has used against Mitt Romney throughout this contest. It warns about the future of Medicare, support for education, tax breaks for the wealthiest, and banking regulation. On that last point, it says, "Mitt Romney’s plan rolls back regulations on the banks that crashed our economy." This fact-check examines that claim and tries to
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Obama says Romney once said a coal-burning plant βkills peopleβ
Energy policy and gas prices garnered a lot of attention in the town-hall style debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Romney accused Obama of stifling domestic production and said he would champion the oil and coal industries. Obama fired back that Romney hasn’t always been such a proponent of coal. "Governor, when you were governor of Massachusetts, you stood in front of a coal plant and pointed at it and said, ‘This plant kills,’ and took great pride in shutting it down. And now suddenly you're a big champion
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Obama said health premiums in the last two years went up slower than any time in the past five decades
Mitt Romney likes to say that if he’s elected, he will repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law "on day one." During the Oct. 3, 2012, presidential debate, he predicted what would happen if he isn’t elected: The Affordable Care Act would take full effect in 2014 and "health premiums go up by some $2,500 per family." That prompted the following response from Obama: "The fact of the matter is that, when Obamacare is fully implemented, we're going to be in a position to show that costs are going down. And over the
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Obama ad says class sizes 'don't matter' to Romney
A new Barack Obama campaign ad titled "Children" attacks Republican Mitt Romney on education by painting him as out of touch with public school students and their families. In the ad, parents Kevin and Caroline say their children’s best experiences have been in the classroom. "But Mitt Romney says class sizes don’t matter," a narrator interjects. A photo of Romney appears, along with a Washington Times headline declaring "Romney downplays value of small class size." Many parents have long believed that small class sizes translate into
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Obama says Romney called Russia our βNo. 1 enemyβ
President Barack Obama reminded Americans in his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention that he’s also the nation’s commander-in-chief who has made tough decisions in wartime and negotiated delicate diplomatic situations. His opponent, Obama said, is "new to foreign policy" and will drag the country back into old conflicts. "After all, you don't call Russia our No. 1 enemy -- not Al-Qaida, Russia -- unless you're still stuck in a Cold War mind warp," Obama said, alluding to Republican rival Mitt Romney. We wondered if Romney really did say
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Obama says Romney talks tough on China but puts his money there
America’s fraught relationship with China seems to creep into every modern presidential election. This time the argument is over which candidate has done more to boost Asia’s largest economy at America’s expense. Mitt Romney slams President Barack Obama for being soft on enforcing trade rules with China. In a television ad, the Obama campaign punches back, saying as an investor, Romney sent American jobs to the very country he promises to boot into line. The Obama ad gets personal. It says "Even today part of Romney’s fortune is invested in China." We wondered if that attack
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Obama ad says Romney raised nursing home fees eight times in Mass.
A new Obama campaign ad urges middle-class voters to pay attention to Medicaid, the government health program most commonly known for providing care to the poor, and to the changes Mitt Romney will make to it. Against images of middle-age couples caring for elderly parents, a narrator says "It’s one of the hardest decisions a family can make, realizing a nursing home is the only choice." It continues, "for many middle-class families, Medicaid is the only way to afford the care. But as a governor Mitt Romney raised nursing home fees eight
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Barack Obama says Mitt Romney would spend $2 trilllion that the military hasn't asked for
With the country facing tough choices on spending and taxes, the defense budget, the largest single area of discretionary spending, plays a special role. In the first of three debates, President Barack Obama tried to pressure Mitt Romney on his defense plans, but the Massachusetts governor did not allow himself to be drawn in. Obama made at least four references to Romney’s goal to greatly ramp up military spending. Each time, he did it in the context of tax policy. "Gov. Romney's central economic plan calls for a $5 trillion tax cut," Obama
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The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Obama says Romney wants to turn Medicare into a voucher program
President Barack Obama wasted little time deriding Mitt Romney’s Medicare plan as a "voucher program" while talking entitlements in the first presidential debate. "First of all, I think it's important for Gov. Romney to present this plan that he says will only affect folks in the future," Obama said during the Oct. 3, 2012, debate at the University of Denver. "And the essence of the plan is that you would turn Medicare into a voucher program. It's called premium support, but it's understood to be a voucher program." In the past, PolitiFact
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Obama says Romney suggested employers should be able to decide if insurance covers contraceptives
President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney clashed over contraceptives coverage in their second debate, with Romney ultimately declaring, "the president's statement of my policy is completely and totally wrong." That sounded like a request for some fact-checking. So, was Obama totally wrong? The issue emerged in the Oct. 16, 2012, debate at Hofstra University after a question from the audience about how the candidates intended to fix income inequality for women. Obama touted signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, then said: "Now,
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Obama says Romney could take away middle class tax deductions
President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are in a battle for the trust of the middle class. The group might be hard to define, but most Americans say they are part of it, and many swing voters fall into it. Accordingly, both camps roll out the term frequently in their campaign ads. The Obama campaign has a new ad called "Pay the bills." It features a woman named Christie who describes a very ordinary life: Christie: "I do the laundry. I pay the bills. I make sure
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Barack Obama says George W. Bush never sought to defund Planned Parenthood
During a town hall presidential debate in which audience members got to ask the questions, one woman asked Mitt Romney how he would differ from the last Republican to occupy the White House: George W. Bush. "Since both you and President Bush are Republicans, I fear a return to the policies of those years should you win this election," said undecided voter Susan Katz. "What is the biggest difference between you and George W. Bush, and how do you differentiate yourself from George W. Bush?" Romney detailed several ways he would depart from
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Obama says 50 million lose coverage if Obamacare is repealed
Both President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney say they want more Americans to have affordable health insurance. That’s about where their agreement ends. In the first debate of the general election, the candidates sparred about how best to improve the health care system, with Romney calling for a repeal of Obamacare, and Obama defending the reform law. "Gov. Romney says we should replace (Obamacare)... But the problem is, he hasn't described what exactly we'd replace it with, other than saying we're going to leave it to the states," Obama said. "But the
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Obama ad says Romney will make βcatastrophic cuts to educationβ
With Election Day approaching, a new ad from Barack Obama implores voters to remember, in the solitude of the voting booth, what Mitt Romney plans for the country. "In here, it’s just you," a narrators says against an image of a man voting. "No ads, no debates, just you. "So think about this: Mitt Romney’s plan rolls back regulations on the banks that crashed our economy. Medicare: voucherized. Catastrophic cuts to education. Millionaires will get one of the largest tax cuts ever, while middle class families pay more. "That’s
