Monthly Archives: June 2012

Obama’s ‘Outsourcer’ Overreach

Posted on June 29, 2012 , Updated on July 2, 2012

Obama accuses Romney in a series of TV ads of being a “corporate raider” who “shipped jobs to China and Mexico,” asking if voters want to elect an “outsourcer in chief.” But some of the claims in the ads are untrue, and others are thinly supported. Bain Capital, the …
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June 29: Looking at the Affordable Care Act

Posted on June 29, 2012
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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of June 19-25

Posted on June 29, 2012

This week, a reader challenged claims that FactCheck.org has a bias. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the email we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.

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Romney, Obama Uphold Health Care Falsehoods

Posted on June 28, 2012

With the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act on June 28, voters are guaranteed to continue hearing the same old false claims about the law from politicians. And President Barack Obama and presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney wasted little time …
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How Much Is the Obamacare ‘Tax’?

Posted on June 28, 2012 , Updated on June 29, 2012

Q: How much will the “tax” penalty be for going without health insurance? A: The minimum assessment will be $695 per person (but no more than $2,085 per family) in 2016, when fully phased in. The amount can be higher depending on income. But there are exemptions for low-income persons …
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Spotlight On: Richard Rowlands

Posted on June 27, 2012

Richard Rowlands describes himself as liberal. But he subscribes to several conservative groups’ email lists “just to keep track of what they’re doing and saying.” One such group is AmeriPAC, which claims in a fundraising email that President Barack Obama is raising gas prices to pay for failed green energy …
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PAC’s Email Spreads Energy Conspiracy Theory

Posted on June 27, 2012

In a fundraising email, a conservative PAC claims President Barack Obama is raising natural gas prices to pay for failed green energy companies. But the letter offers only false claims and twisted facts to support this conspiracy theory. The email says Solar Trust of America, a now-bankrupt company, received “the second …
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Still No International Gun Ban Treaty

Posted on June 27, 2012 , Updated on July 30, 2012

Q: Does the Obama administration intend to “force gun control and a complete ban on all weapons for U.S. citizens” through a United Nations treaty? A: No. The administration plans to negotiate a treaty to regulate the international export and import of weapons. It says that it won’t support any …
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Rick Perry’s Whopper on Job Losses

Posted on June 26, 2012

Texas Gov. Rick Perry falsely states that President Barack Obama “has overseen the loss of 1.4 million jobs.” Perry is referring to job statistics in 34 states that have lost jobs since Obama took office, ignoring the 16 states that have gained jobs. The total job loss in all 50 …
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Stretching on Romney’s Fees

Posted on June 22, 2012

An ad from the Obama campaign exaggerates the truth about fees and tax hikes imposed by Mitt Romney when he was governor of Massachusetts. It lists numerous fees hiked by Romney, but we found that a number of them are misleading — seeming to be more far-reaching and broad than …
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