Claim: " half a billion in taxpayer money to help his friends at Solyndra, a business the White House knew was on the path to bankruptcy."
Fact-check: Solyndra ad claims President Barack Obama gave taxpayer money to help his campaign donors at failed solar company
Verdict: barely-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Becky Bowers
Date published: 2011-11-15T00:00:00