Stories by Eugene Kiely
Former Director, FactCheck.org
Nov. 14: Pentagon, China, FactCheck ‘Awards’
Rick Perry’s Talking Point on Defense Cuts
Rick Perry says the U.S. is at risk because “our spending on defense has declined 21 percent over four years.” But that includes war funding, which has sharply declined now that U.S. combat troops are out of Iraq and leaving Afghanistan.
Nov. 7: Campaign Donors, Jobs Bills, Taxes
Boehner’s ‘Bipartisan’ Bunk
House Speaker John Boehner exaggerates when he says “almost all” of the 46 “jobs bills” awaiting action in the Senate “passed the House on a bipartisan basis.” Exactly half of those bills got less than 20 Democratic votes, including two that got no votes.
Oct. 31: U.S. Flag, Jobs, Birth Control
NARAL’s ‘Edgy’ Condom Ad in Colorado
A TV ad in the Colorado Senate race says Republican Rep. Cory Gardner wants to “ban birth control,” so “you better stock up on condoms.”
2014 Campaign Whoppers
No shortage of tall tales in the midterm elections, from both parties.
A ‘Willie Horton’ Ad in Nebraska
Every now and then we see a powerful attack ad that is factually accurate, but makes such a strong appeal to fear that we urge viewers to pause to consider all the facts. That’s the case in Nebraska.