Stories by Eugene Kiely
Former Director, FactCheck.org
Feb. 14: League of Conservation Voters, AFSCME, ACA
Distortions in Mississippi GOP Primary
A super PAC supporting Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran is trying to turn the tables on his tea-party-backed challenger in the GOP primary.
Independence USA
A left-leaning super PAC founded and financed by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Feb. 7: ACA, Independence USA
Jan. 31: Law School, Medicaid, Climate Change
Jan. 24: Putin, Scott Brown, Health Care Jobs
Paul’s ‘Head-Scratching’ Stats
Sen. Rand Paul was wrong when he said that 60 percent of law students and 55 percent of medical students are women, and he repeated a myth that “nine out of 10 businesses fail.”
IRS, Benghazi and Accountability
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani praised New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for holding “people accountable who were responsible” for the “stupid” bridge lane closings — adding that’s something President Barack Obama “failed to do with Benghazi” and “failed to do with the IRS.”