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FactCheck Mailbag
FactCheck Mailbag, Week of May 1-7.
See letters from previous weeks“ Keep up the good and unbiased work -- especially this year with the upcoming elections. ” Viral Spiral
Monthly Archives: April 2011
60 Plus Wrong on Rationing
The chairman of the conservative 60 Plus Association made the bogus claim that the Food and Drug Administration has "declassified" a breast cancer drug "because of cost and cost alone," an example, he said, of the "rationing" of Medicare because of the federal health care law. Jim Martin, the head …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged 60 plus, Avastin, breast cancer, FDA, health care law
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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of April 19-26
This week, readers sent us comments about President Obama’s budget speech and more on Donald Trump’s claims about Obama’s birthplace. 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.
Posted in FactCheck Mailbag
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Rev. Graham and the Signs of Armageddon
On ABC’s "This Week," the Rev. Franklin Graham was wrong when he said that earthquakes, wars and famines are occurring "with more frequency and more intensity." The preacher, who is the son of the Rev. Billy Graham and president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, discussed the prophecy of …
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Fun with Deficit Statistics
Q: Is it true that this year’s deficit is greater than the total taxable income of Americans earning more than $100,000? A: No, it’s not true. The statistic comes from a Wall Street Journal editorial, which has been corrected.
Posted in Ask FactCheck
Tagged deficit, sunday talk shows, taxes, Tom Coburn, wall street journal
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