PolitiFact checked a Romney campaign ad's claim that Obama ended welfare work requirements earlier this month, rating it
Pants On Fire. In reality, the Obama administration has said it will consider proposals from states that are aimed at finding better ways of getting welfare recipients into jobs.
FactCheck.org and the
Washington Post Fact Checker have also said the claim is false.
But the claim lives on. The Romney campaign has released
two more ads repeating the line that work requirements were "gutted" line and it's become a regular talking point for Romney campaign surrogates.
"Our most effective ad is our welfare ad," strategist Ashley O'Connor said
at an RNC forum on Tuesday. "It's new information."
"We’re not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact-checkers," added Romney pollster Neil Newhouse.