Monthly Archives: October 2012

Mailer Misleads Ohioans on Job Losses

Posted on October 3, 2012

In a mailer to Ohioans, a conservative group distorts Ohio’s job figures under President Obama and misquotes his administration about the potential for mismanaged stimulus money. Ironically, the mailing from Americans for Tax Reform, a nonprofit group led by Grover Norquist, proclaims that it’s “important for Ohio to get the …
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NRCC Reaching with Robocall

Posted on October 3, 2012

A Republican campaign in Pennsylvania attacks a Democratic House candidate for things that weren’t her doing in a strained attempt to tie her to a convicted cop murderer. A robocall from the National Republican Congressional Committee went out to 8th District voters on Sept. 27, claiming that Kathy Boockvar, the …
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Social Security Scare

Posted on October 3, 2012

Seniors beware: The Obama and Romney campaigns are making false claims about taxing Social Security benefits: Vice President Joe Biden told seniors in Florida that Romney’s tax plan “would raise taxes on your Social Security.” But that’s not part of Romney’s tax plan. It’s the Obama-Biden campaign’s latest misrepresentation of …
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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Sept. 25-Oct. 1

Posted on October 2, 2012

This week, readers sent us comments about the percentage of Americans not paying federal income taxes and “inadvertent bias” in our articles on the presidential candidates’ stump speeches. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the email we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited …
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