Q: Does the health care law contain a “hidden” tax on hunting and fishing equipment?
A: No. There is a 2.3 percent excise tax on certain medical devices. Cabela’s, a Nebraska sporting goods company, applied the tax to some of its customers’ purchases by mistake.
Stories by D'Angelo Gore
Staff Writer, FactCheck.org
Inspection Deception
GOP Mistweets #Obamacare Survey Results
No Russian Troops in U.S.
Q: Is Russia providing 15,000 troops to help the Federal Emergency Management Agency provide security for the U.S.?
A: No. A renewed agreement between the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry and FEMA only allows for the exchanging of emergency management experts, not security or military personnel.
Spinning Obama’s Climate Change Plan
Cherry-Picking McConnell’s Pay Raise Votes
A Botched Attack on IRS Budget
A False Claim of Blame in Mass. Senate Race
IRS Not So ‘Independent’
Court-Martialed for Sharing Religious Faith?
Q: Has the Pentagon recently declared that sharing one’s faith is punishable by court-martial?
A: No. The Pentagon merely restated its long-held policy that military members can “share their faith (evangelize)” but “not force unwanted, intrusive attempts to convert others … to one’s beliefs (proselytization).”