http://factcheck.org A Project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:26:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Democrats in Congress have been pleased with the Congressional Budget Office's findings that both the House and Senate health care bills would reduce the deficit over 10 years. But is that assessment due to some accounting trickery in the bills? The conservative Employment Policies Institute is airing an ad on cable ... http://factcheck.org/2009/11/gimmicks-in-the-health-care-bill/ From time to time we come across bits of political malarkey or other items that don't quite rate a full article. Starting today, we'll collect these tidbits in a new, occasional feature we call "Extras." Palin: "Who makes a decision like that?" In a Nov. 6 appearance at a no-cameras-allowed fundraiser, Sarah ... http://factcheck.org/2009/11/extras-palin-rubio-apps-and-chain-e-mails/ In defense of House members who are under attack for supporting that body's health care bill, two liberal-leaning organizations are on the air with ads that go overboard in describing the wonders of the legislation. Americans United for Change and a labor union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal ... http://factcheck.org/2009/11/a-premium-freeze-dont-believe-it/ The 2009 forecast for turkey sale receipts to farmers is $3.8 billion. Source: Census Bureau http://factcheck.org/2009/11/november-20-2009/ Here at FactCheck.org, we're always excited to see news organizations devoting time to fact-checking. So we were pleased to see that the Associated Press had decided to fact-check Sarah Palin's new memoir, "Going Rogue." Putting 11 reporters on the task strikes us as overkill, but that might just be because ... http://factcheck.org/2009/11/not-just-the-facts/ We reported yesterday that the federal government's Recovery.gov Web site, which purports to track jobs created or saved with stimulus money, was citing new jobs in nonexistent congressional districts. Today a new report from the Government Accountability Office brings news that phantom districts aren't the only problem. GAO found almost 4,000 ... http://factcheck.org/2009/11/recovery-stats-get-rougher/ Q: Was the suspected Fort Hood shooter an "advisor to Obama’s homeland security team" or a member of his "transition team"? A: This is another false e-rumor. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was merely an audience member at some public events of a university-sponsored group that offered unsolicited ... http://factcheck.org/2009/11/homeland-security-adviser/ President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on Nov. 19, 1863. Source: Library of Congress http://factcheck.org/2009/11/november-19-2009/ The Obama administration's Recovery.gov Web site is supposed to compile data on actual, real-life jobs filled by companies and states that have received real money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (a.k.a. the stimulus). But the site claims that jobs exist in congressional districts that don't. This is a site, ... http://factcheck.org/2009/11/real-jobs-fake-districts/ We've received a number of queries about a photograph purporting to show President Obama at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, listening to the national anthem without his hand over his heart. Anyone who saw news coverage of Obama on Veterans Day might have smelled a rat right away: He didn't wear ... http://factcheck.org/2009/11/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/