Tag Archives: contraception

Romney Hijacks Credibility

Posted on August 10, 2012 , Updated on August 13, 2012

A new Mitt Romney campaign ad passes off opinions of a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush as though they were from a newspaper’s reporters or editors. It’s a political trick used by both sides: hijacking a news organization’s credibility. In this example, the Romney ad attacks President Obama’s …
More >>

Posted in The FactCheck Wire | Tagged , , , | Comments Off

Falsifying Romney’s Abortion Stance, Again

Posted on July 31, 2012

The Obama campaign is out with another ad making the false claim that Mitt Romney “backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest.” Romney’s consistent position through this campaign, and the last, and as far back as 2005, is that he opposes abortion except …
More >>

Posted in The FactCheck Wire | Tagged , , , | Comments Off

The Contraception Conundrum

Posted on May 30, 2012

Is free contraception coverage revenue neutral, or does it increase insurance premiums? The evidence is conflicting and murky. See our Feb. 24 article, “Cloudy Contraception Costs,” for more on this issue.

Posted in FactCheck.org On the Air | Tagged , | Comments Off

Cloudy Contraception Costs

Posted on February 24, 2012

Is the Obama administration correct when it claims its contraception mandate will be “cost neutral” for insurance companies? Or are the critics right when they say Catholic institutions will pay a hidden cost in the form of higher premiums when their insurers are required to give “free” contraceptives …
More >>

Posted in Articles, Spin Detectors Articles | Tagged , , | Comments Off