In the Georgia Republican Senate runoff, Rep. Jack Kingston is falsely claiming that his opponent, David Perdue, “sat on a board promoting amnesty for illegal immigrants.”
Kingston’s False ‘Amnesty’ Connection
Month: July 2014
Who Supports Obamacare in Georgia Race?
Both candidates seeking the Republican nomination in a Georgia House race have repeatedly called for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. But you wouldn’t know it from the competing ads from Bob Johnson and Buddy Carter.
Legal Immigration Down, Not Up
Rick Santorum said that the United States is “accepting more legal immigrants than we ever have.” Actually, the number of people being granted lawful permanent resident status has decreased consecutively for two fiscal years.
July 11: ACA, Social Security, Exports
More Senior Scare in Montana
A new ad from Republican Montana Senate candidate Steve Daines falsely accuses his Democratic opponent, Sen. John Walsh, of wanting to privatize Social Security. And both candidates trade jabs in competing TV ads on Medicare.
Exaggerated Claims of ‘Corporate Welfare’
Rep. Justin Amash and Club for Growth Action make false and distorted claims in TV ads that attack Amash’s Republican primary opponent, Brian Ellis, for wasting taxpayer money on “corporate welfare.”
FactCheck Mailbag, Week of June 30 – July 7
The FactCheck Mailbag is back! This week, readers sent us letters about school shootings and the Keystone XL Pipeline project.
In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the email we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.
Medicare Ghost Stories
Ghost stories are fanciful, frightening tales told to children. But political claims about Medicare cuts are stories used to scare senior citizens. Such distortions are currently on display in the high-profile Kentucky Senate race.
July 4: Obama’s Numbers
Obama’s Numbers (July 2014 Update)
Jobs, Profits, Guns & Health Insurance: Our Regular Update of the Statistical Record