Monthly Archives: September 2010

More Bailout Baloney

Posted on September 8, 2010 , Corrected on Sept. 8, 2010

Four more freshman House Democrats are claiming in ads to have opposed the Wall Street bailout. We wrote last week about five ads being run by first-term Democrats claiming they voted against the bailout, which created the unpopular Troubled Asset Relief Program. But Congress approved the bailout program before these …
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Sunday Replay

Posted on September 7, 2010 , Corrected on Sept. 10, 2010

To wrap up the Labor Day weekend, we present the Lindsey Graham edition of a holiday-delayed Sunday Replay, with cameos from a few minor characters. Graham on Democratic Legislation On NBC’s "Meet the Press," South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham was skeptical about two Democrat-backed measures, the health care bill and …
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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Aug. 31-Sep. 6

Posted on September 7, 2010

This week, readers sent us comments about Social Security, the "Ground Zero mosque" and keeping the DNC honest. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.

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2011 Tax Increases

Posted on September 3, 2010 , Updated on Sept. 28, 2010

Q: Will "the largest tax hikes in the history of America" take effect next year? Will ordinary taxpayers see taxes "skyrocket"? A: That’s not likely. A scary e-mail lists "Tax hikes in 2011" that probably won’t take effect, or won’t apply to families making under $250,000 a year. One "tax …
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Corporate and Union Ads

Posted on September 3, 2010

In episode 27 of our podcast, we look at misleading ads from a conservative and a liberal group: Crossroads GPS, a group with ties to Karl Rove, and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees labor union. Plus, we tell listeners about a greatly exaggerated claim from the …
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Democratic Bailout Baloney

Posted on September 3, 2010

At least five freshman Democratic House members are running ads claiming they voted against the bank "bailout," when in fact none was in Congress when the bill setting up the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, was enacted. Mary Jo Kilroy says she "voted against the bank bailout." Kathy Dahlkemper …
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Democrats Misfire on Social Security — Again

Posted on September 2, 2010

In Wisconsin and Kentucky House races, the Democrats are attempting to mislead voters into believing the Republican candidates support the privatization of Social Security — despite evidence to the contrary. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is up with an ad attacking Republican Sean Duffy in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District, but …
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AFSCME’s Big, Brazen Attack

Posted on September 1, 2010

The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees is spending more than $1.5 million on ads that attack Republican congressional candidates in Michigan and Nevada. The big ad buy from the labor union also comes with some grandiose …
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