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Sunday Replay
Immigration and the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico crowded out most other subjects on the May 2 Sunday talk shows, and we found trampled facts in both areas. Immigration Face-Off on ‘Face the Nation’ Arizona’s tough new immigration law sparked a heated exchange between Democratic Rep. Luis Gutierrez …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged Bill Maher, BP, brazil, face the nation, George Will, immigration, J.D Hayworth, Luis Gutierrez, meet the press, Mike Pence, oil, sunday morning talk shows, This Week, unemployment
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Over the Top on TARP
It’s always fascinating to watch history being rewritten before one’s very eyes. A fresh example comes courtesy of the National Republican Congressional Committee, in a cookie-cutter press release attacking Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia and a slew of his fellow Democrats. We were sent a version of the release headlined …
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Twitter, and the Pennsylvania 12th
In episode 9 of FactCheck Radio, we debunk false tweets from the political parties on Twitter, and we look at dueling ads in a special election to fill a House seat in Pennsylvania. (Click the play button below to listen to the podcast. Or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.) …
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Posted in FactCheck Radio
Tagged DCCC, health care reform, Mark Critz, NRCC, offshoring, podcast, RNC, Tim Burns, Twitter
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California Governor’s Race, and More on Health Care
In episode 8 of the FactCheck Radio podcast, we look at a false and misleading ad attacking GOP candidate Meg Whitman in the California gubernatorial race, and we debunk more claims about the health care law. (Click the play button below to listen to the podcast. Or subscribe to the …
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Posted in FactCheck Radio
Tagged 3.8 percent tax, Amish, health care reform, Meg Whitman, microchips, muslims, Steve Poizner, TRICARE
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A False Hit on Critz
We’ve written about misrepresentations in the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s attack on Tim Burns, the GOP candidate in the Pennsylvania 12th. Being equal-opportunity fact-checkers, we can’t let a false attack ad from the National Republican Congressional Committee in this race slip by without mention. The hit on Democratic nominee Mark …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged Add new tag, Democratic National Campaign Committee, health care, Mark Critz, murtha, Pennsylvania, Republican National Campaign Committee, Tim Burns
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California Dreaming
Steve Poizner, who’s running in California’s GOP gubernatorial primary, has launched an attack on front-runner Meg Whitman, accusing her of not being sufficiently Republican. But several of his claims are off the mark. Whitman has never voiced support for “amnesty” for illegal aliens, however the term is defined …
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Abortion and Jobs Numbers
In episode 6 of our podcast, we explain the controversy over abortion and federal funds in the health care law, unemployment statistics touted by the White House, and a long-running April Fools’ hoax. (Click the play button below to listen to the podcast. Or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.) …
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Massey’s Mining Money
The West Virginia coal mining disaster that took more than two dozen lives this week brought Massey Energy Corp., the nation’s fourth largest coal company, into the spotlight. The company and its CEO, Don Blankenship, have never been shy about involvement in the political process. According to the Center for …
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Tagged campaign financing, judicial races, Massey Energy, West Virginia
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