Monthly Archives: April 2011

Ryan’s Muddy Medicare Claims

Posted on April 19, 2011

Rep. Paul Ryan’s claim that Medicare will be "bankrupt in nine years" goes too far. The trust fund that primarily supports one part of Medicare is projected to be exhausted come 2020, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees said it might not …
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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of April 12-18

Posted on April 19, 2011

This week, readers sent us comments about Donald Trump, Social Security, balanced coverage, congressional reform and Sarah Palin. 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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Planned Parenthood

Posted on April 18, 2011

Q: How much of Planned Parenthood’s services are dedicated to abortions? Does the federal government fund those procedures? A: Abortions represent 3 percent of total services provided by Planned Parenthood, and roughly 10 percent of its clients received an abortion. The group does receive federal funding, but the money cannot …
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FactChecking Obama’s Budget Speech

Posted on April 15, 2011 , Updated on April 18, 2011

President Barack Obama misrepresented the House Republicans’ budget plan at times and exaggerated its impact on U.S. residents during an April 13 speech on deficit reduction. Obama claimed …
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Vote for factcheck.org in 2011 Webby Awards

Posted on April 15, 2011

It’s that time of year when we ask for your support. Yes, it’s time for the annual Webby Awards. Thanks to you, factcheck.org has won the Webby People’s Voice award for four years running. It’s a recognition of the fact that you share our mission of holding politicians accountable. Now, …
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April 15: Budget Cuts, Tax Cuts, Medicare

Posted on April 15, 2011

   

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Biggest Budget Cut in U.S. History?

Posted on April 13, 2011

Democrats and Republicans alike are making grandiose — and unsupportable — claims that the budget deal contains the biggest spending cut in U.S. history. Under the bipartisan agreement, the proposed budget for this fiscal year would be $38.5 billion less than last year’s budget. The federal government spent nearly $3.5 trillion …
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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of April 5-11

Posted on April 12, 2011

This week, readers sent us comments about Donald Trump, the Massachusetts health care law and the FactCheck quiz. 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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Donald, You’re Fired!

Posted on April 9, 2011

If Donald Trump worked for us, we’d have to say: “Donald, you’re fired — for incompetence.” The successful developer and TV celebrity says he’d make a good president, and maybe he would — we take no stand either way about that. But when it comes to getting facts straight …
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April 8: Medicare, Social Security, Abortion

Posted on April 8, 2011

   

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