http://factcheck.org A Project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:38:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Summary Sarah Palin made a splash over the weekend as the keynote speaker at the first National Tea Party convention, and she followed up with an interview on Fox News Sunday. But she didn't always stick to the facts. Palin implied that the Nigerian would-be Christmas Day bomber ... http://factcheck.org/2010/02/tea-party-fact-checking/ In a quarter of the land in the Northern Hemisphere, there's an underground layer that is frozen all year long. Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center http://factcheck.org/2010/02/february-8-2010/ Permafrost is ground that remains frozen for at least two consecutive years. Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center http://factcheck.org/2010/02/february-7-2010/ December 2009 set a record for the greatest snow extent over North America in the 44-year history of snow cover maps produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Source: NOAA http://factcheck.org/2010/02/february-6-2010/ The percentage of non-elderly persons in the U.S. with private health insurance was 79 percent in 1968; it remained around that level until 1980, and then dropped to 67 percent by 2007. Source: National Center for Health Statistics http://factcheck.org/2010/02/february-5-2010/ In a 2009 survey, 6 percent of adults under age 65 said they had requested a refill of a prescription via the Internet and 3 percent said they had made a medical appointment online. Source: National Center for Health Statistics http://factcheck.org/2010/02/february-4-2010/ A third-party group, the Committee for Truth in Politics, is out with an ad blasting the House's "Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act." The group, which has no Web site and has made no disclosures to the Federal Election Commission, was created by a North Carolina GOP operative, according ... http://factcheck.org/2010/02/the-big-bank-bailout-bill/ Debunking e-mail rumors today seems to require that one be an image analysis expert. We regularly get requests to say whether pictures are real or a result of Photoshop. While some of the photos are obviously fabricated, like the one of the president and first lady in stereotypical "pimp and ... http://factcheck.org/2010/02/not-a-fake-but-a-stretch/ In a 2009 survey, half (51 percent) of adults under age 65 said they had used the Internet to look up health information during the previous 12 months. Source: National Center for Health Statistics http://factcheck.org/2010/02/february-3-2010/ This week, readers sent us comments on Dr. Koop's health care ad, FactCheck merchandising, and word choice in articles and letters. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length. Koop's Health Care Ad Thank you for another ... http://factcheck.org/2010/02/factcheck-mailbag-week-of-jan-26-feb-1/