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Tag Archives: sunday talk shows
Fun with Deficit Statistics
Q: Is it true that this year’s deficit is greater than the total taxable income of Americans earning more than $100,000? A: No, it’s not true. The statistic comes from a Wall Street Journal editorial, which has been corrected.
Posted in Ask FactCheck
Tagged deficit, sunday talk shows, taxes, Tom Coburn, wall street journal
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Ryan’s Muddy Medicare Claims
Rep. Paul Ryan’s claim that Medicare will be "bankrupt in nine years" goes too far. The trust fund that primarily supports one part of Medicare is projected to be exhausted come 2020, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees said it might not …
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A Big, Fat Mistake
Mike Huckabee cited a bloated statistic, claiming obesity disqualifies three out of four young Americans from military service. The actual total is closer to one in four. The former Arkansas governor (and possible GOP presidential contender in 2012) was on "Fox News Sunday" on Feb. 27, explaining why he has …
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Tagged Mike Huckabee, military, obesity, sunday talk shows
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Pawlenty’s Political Climate Change
Likely GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty's views on cap and trade aren't what they used to be. Pawlenty told "Fox News Sunday" on Jan. 16 that he "never did sign a bill relating to cap and trade" when he was governor of Minnesota, but that's not true. He also said: …
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Tagged cap-and-trade, climate change, sunday talk shows, Tim Pawlenty
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More Guns, Fewer Murders?
On CNN’s "State of the Union with Candy Crowley," Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah perpetuated a falsehood about gun ownership and lower murder rates. Lee: And to the contrary, I think there is abundant research suggesting that in cities where more people own guns, the crime rate, especially the …
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Sunday Replay
Surprisingly – considering that the topic du jour was taxes, which means numbers – the flubs and fibs on the Dec. 12 talk shows were few, and relatively minor. Not So Out-of-Context On "Meet the Press," the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, Austan Goolsbee, claimed host …
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Tagged Austan Goolsbee, David Axelrod, sunday talk shows, taxes
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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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Sunday Replay
We found a relative dearth of misleading comments uttered by the politicians and others appearing on the Nov. 21 talk shows. We can’t be sure why, but we would note that most members of Congress seem to have fled town. Any connection? Not for us to say! Happy Turkey Day. …
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Sunday Replay
The first set of Sunday shows since the midterm elections featured a number of Republicans talking about how they’ll exercise their increased power. We’d just like to set the facts straight — on the budget, the health care law, taxes and other subjects. Democrats, too, weren’t immune from making a …
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Tagged David Stockman, discretionary spending, health care law, James Clyburn, medicaid, medicare, Mike Pence, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Rick Perry, small businesses, sunday talk shows
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Sunday Replay
This weekend, the Sunday talkfests were dominated by predictions of how the makeup of the Senate and House might change after Tuesday’s elections. Halloween or not, clairvoyance isn’t a skill set we’ve mastered. We’re happy to wait for the actual results. Meanwhile, we highlight a few misleading, non-predictive comments from …
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Tagged Amy Klobuchar, Bush tax cuts, Joe Miller, Lisa Murkowski, Michael Steele, minimum wage, Richard Durbin, Robert Menendez, Sarah Palin, sunday talk shows
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