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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Falsehoods Flying in Connecticut Senate Race
Linda McMahon falsely claims in a TV ad that Rep. Chris Murphy “voted to raise middle-class Social Security taxes.” The ad cites two votes on end-of-year tax deals — but neither bill would have increased the payroll tax that funds Social Security: Murphy voted against the 2010 tax deal that …
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Smearing Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin Senate Race
A false and vicious TV ad attacks Rep. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin for voting against “honoring the victims of 9/11.” The fact is, she voted to award three Congressional Gold Medals to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks in New York City, Virginia and Pennsylvania. So what’s the ad …
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The Life of the Mother
Illinois Republican Rep. Joe Walsh falsely claimed that there wasn’t “one instance” where an abortion would be necessary to save the mother’s life. But the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said that more than 600 women die each year due to complications from pregnancy and childbirth, and more would …
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False Claims in Final Debate
In the third and final Obama-Romney debate, the candidates again contradicted each other, while each offered incorrect or twisted factual claims. President Obama erred when he accused Mitt Romney of saying during the 2008 campaign that “we should ask Pakistan …
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Tagged afghanistan, Al Qaeda, auto bailout, Iran, Iraq, Mitt Romney, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, President Obama (42), presidential debate
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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Oct. 16-22
This week, readers sent us comments about our analysis of the second presidential debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney. 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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Pro-Israel Group Misleads Wisconsin Voters
A Senate candidate says a pro-Israel group is airing a “false” TV ad about her record and urges stations not to run it. The ad does mislead voters in some — but not all — of its claims: The ad says Wisconsin Rep. Tammy Baldwin called “terrorists who attacked Israel …
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Tagged Emergency Committee for Israel, Gaza Strip, Tammy Baldwin, Tommy Thompson
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