Claim: "Since President Obama took office, our federal spending has increased by nearly 30 percent and our national debt has increased by almost 50 percent."
Fact-check: Rep. Jim Renacci says that since President Obama took office, federal spending went up nearly 30 percent and the national debt increased by almost 50 percent
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Sabrina Eaton
Date published: 2012-04-13T00:00:00