PolitiFact Pants on Fire rating for latest Romney ad
Our ruling
We certainly think it’s fair for Romney to attack Obama for his response to the economy. And the Romney camp can argue that Obama’s situation in 2011 is ironic considering the comments he made in 2008. But those points could have been made without distorting Obama’s words, which have been taken out of context in a ridiculously misleading way. We rate the Romney ad’s portrayal of Obama’s 2008 comments Pants on Fire.
He must really think he’s chances are slim if he’s pulling this kind of easily refutable crap so early.