Tag Archives: Michele Bachmann

CNN/Tea Party Debate

Posted on September 13, 2011 , Updated on Sept. 13, 2011

The GOP presidential candidates debated for the second time in six days — tossing out a variety of false and misleading claims on everything from Social Security to vaccines for sexually transmitted diseases. …
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FactChecking the Reagan Debate

Posted on September 8, 2011 , Corrected on September 15, 2011

The GOP candidates took some liberties when discussing jobs, Social Security, immigration, health care and other issues during the presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Library: Perry exaggerated when he called Social Security a “Ponzi scheme” that won’t …
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Did Perry Double Texas Budget?

Posted on September 2, 2011

A pro-Bachmann PAC misleads viewers when it says Rick Perry doubled the size of Texas' budget from 2000 to 2010. When adjusted for inflation and population, the total Texas budget increased by 21 percent during that time. Excluding federal funds, however, state spending actually went down by 6 percent. The …
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Bachmann’s Histrionics on Health Care

Posted on August 2, 2011

Michele Bachmann incorrectly claimed the new health care law is "the largest spending and entitlement program ever passed in our nation's history." The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the health care provisions of the law will cost roughly $169 billion in fiscal year 2016, the first year of full …
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Debt Limit Debate Round-Up

Posted on July 29, 2011

The last few weeks have been filled with debate, accusations, stalemate and false claims about the debt ceiling and how — and whether — it should be raised. As the Aug. 2 default deadline looms, here’s a look at the less-than-factual talking points …
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Bachmann’s Waterloo

Posted on June 28, 2011 , Updated on July 13, 2011

Rep. Michele Bachmann officially joined the presidential campaign trail, but made a flurry of false and misleading claims along the way. The Minnesota Republican appeared on two …
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Deficit Arithmetic: Cut Everything 34% Now?

Posted on June 27, 2011

Without an increase in the debt ceiling, could Washington avoid default simply by cutting spending? That's what two leading Republicans, Rep. Michele Bachmann and Sen. Jim DeMint, urged over the weekend. What they didn't say is that this would require instant cuts of at least 34 percent in everything but …
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FactChecking Bachmann

Posted on June 16, 2011

We are periodically taking a look at past claims from the 2012 presidential candidates. Today's topic: Michele Bachmann. The Republican representative from Minnesota announced during this week's debate that she was running for the nation's highest office. Several claims from Bachmann have appeared on our site before, including: Earlier this …
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GOP New Hampshire Debate

Posted on June 14, 2011

In the first New Hampshire debate among 2012 presidential hopefuls, we found a number of incorrect, misleading or shaky factual claims. Pawlenty was wrong when he boasted that he was …
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GOP Exaggerations in Iowa

Posted on March 31, 2011

Several Republicans testing the presidential waters in Iowa made more than a few statements that we found all wet. Among the dubious claims …
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