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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of May 7-13.
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Author Archives: Jess Henig
Uninsured U.S. Citizens
Q: How many of the uninsured are U.S. citizens? A: The vast majority of the uninsured are citizens from working families.
Rahm Emanuel Property Taxes
Q: Does Rahm Emanuel pay property taxes? A: The president’s chief of staff does pay taxes on his home. Failed attempts to find his records are the fault of shoddy research.
Fact Checking Obama’s Speech
President Obama’s first speech to a joint session of Congress was stuffed with signals about the new direction his budget will take and meant-to-be reassuring words about the economy. But it was also peppered with exaggerations and factual misstatements. He said “we import more oil today than ever …
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GOP Stimulus Myths
Do some of the Republican claims you’ve heard about the stimulus bill sound too awful to be true? We find a few that are wildly exaggerated or downright false. It’s not true that the bill contains spending for “golf carts.” It has $300 million to buy fuel-efficient vehicles, some …
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Hamas Refugee Assistance
Q: Did Obama pay for Hamas-affiliated terrorists to emigrate to the United States? A: This claim is false. The president’s memorandum to the State Department would pay for refugee assistance in Gaza, not for transporting anyone to the U.S.
Freedom of Choice Act
Q:What are the facts on the Freedom of Choice Act? A:Some claims about this proposal’s impact are unfounded; others contain some truth. But the bill’s vague wording makes it hard to pin down what it actually would or wouldn’t do.
Now THAT’S an Unemployment Crisis!
Fox News host Chris Wallace caught Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi drastically overstating the employment situation on January 18: PELOSI: But in terms of what we have to do in the first 100 days, we must address the needs of this country. Five hundred million people will lose their …
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Harry Reid’s Outlaw Ancestor?
Q: Was Harry Reid’s ancestor a horse thief? A: That’s a hoax. Sen. Reid is only the most recent political figure to be accused of fabricated outlaw ancestry.
