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FactCheck Mailbag
FactCheck Mailbag, Week of May 1-7.
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Tag Archives: Mitch McConnell
McConnell Misreads Oil Report
Mitch McConnell incorrectly claimed that oil production is “up 96 percent on state-owned land and private land,” which isn’t close to being true. Production rose 11 percent on those lands in fiscal year 2011, the period to which McConnell alluded. Even over the last five fiscal years, the rise has …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged energy (39), Mitch McConnell, oil (24), President Obama (42)
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Twists and Turns on the Debt
Sen. Mitch McConnell and Rep. Xavier Becerra made misstatements about the debt ceiling debate and Social Security. McConnell, R-Ky., was incorrect when he claimed that "nobody is talking about not raising the debt ceiling." In fact, Rep. Michele Bachmann said she would not vote to raise the debt limit in …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged debt ceiling, deficit, Mitch McConnell, Social Security, Xavier Becerra
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Does the U.S. ‘Look a Lot Like Greece’?
Sen. Mitch McConnell strained the facts when he claimed that "[w]e look a lot like Greece already." The public debt of Greece is double that of the U.S. in relation to the size of each nation's economy McConnell made his comment in a July 6 news conference held prior to …
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Sunday Replay
Almost all of the misinformation coming from politicians on the Sunday shows this week had to do with the expiring Bush tax cuts, which Congress is expected to vote on this week. Coming in second was the military’s "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy for gay servicemembers — we’ll post Tuesday …
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Tagged Bush tax cuts, John Kerry, Jon Kyl, Mitch McConnell, Richard Durbin, sunday talk shows
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Tax Cuts and Americans: It’s Complicated
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell misrepresented public opinion about the Bush tax cuts, which are due to expire at the end of the year. In his weekly remarks Nov. 20, he made this unequivocal statement: McConnell, Nov. 20: Americans don’t think we should be raising taxes on anybody, especially in …
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Earmarks, Taxes and Premium Hikes
In episode 38 of our podcast, we highlight false statements from Democrats on the Sunday talk shows, and exaggerations from Republicans about the impact of the new health care law on premiums. [podcast]http://factcheck.org/Images/image/radio/FactCheckRadio_episode38.mp3[/podcast] For more on the stories discussed in this episode, see: Sunday Replay Nov. 15 The Truth About …
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Posted in FactCheck Radio
Tagged David Axelrod, earmarks, health care reform, John Boehner, Mark Warner, middle class, Mitch McConnell, podcast, premiums
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