The anti-tax group Club for Growth Action is attacking an Indiana Republican candidate for the House, Kip Tom, as a “liberal insider.” We find the evidence doesn’t support that claim.
Mislabeling a ‘Liberal Insider’
Stories by Brooks Jackson
Director Emeritus, FactCheck.org
Obama’s Numbers April 2016 Update
Trade deficit and illegal immigration are down; real weekly earnings and federal debt are up. Our quarterly update of Obama’s scorecard.
House Majority PAC
A super PAC that supports Democratic candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, aiming to put them back in the majority.
Senate Majority PAC
A Democratic super PAC devoted to regaining a Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate.
Obama’s Numbers (January 2016 Update)
A statistical measure of the U.S. on crime, guns, jobs, health insurance and more under Barack Obama.
Democratic Deportation Misinformation
A Democratic super PAC claims that Republican candidates for president are “all on the same page” with Donald Trump. But the ad invites a false conclusion that both Marco Rubio and Trump favor deporting millions of immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally.
Ethanol: Higher Emissions or Lower?
In dueling TV ads, foes of the federal ethanol mandate claim that it “doubles greenhouse gas emissions,” while the ethanol lobby says that “the oil industry is lying” and the mandate will lead to lower emissions.
Obama’s Numbers (October 2015 Update)
Our quarterly update of selected statistical indicators of Obama’s presidency.
Social Security Bunk — Again
Here we go again: another phony and misleading claim that somebody is “robbing Social Security.”
Spinning ‘Tax Breaks’ for Outsourcing
Who says Congress can’t get anything done? As a new TV spot in New Hampshire once again demonstrates, it excels at grinding out symbolic votes that become fodder for political attack ads.