Treasury Secretary Jack Lew twisted the facts during discussions about job growth and the debt ceiling on “Meet the Press.”
Lew Distorts Facts on Jobs, Debt Ceiling
Stories by Eugene Kiely
Director, FactCheck.org
Cruz’s Nonfactual Illegal Immigration Figures
Sen. Ted Cruz says there will be “20 or 30 million” people living in the U.S. illegally “in another 10, 20 years” if the Senate immigration bill becomes law. But the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says the bill, if enacted, will reduce future illegal immigration by 33 percent to 50 percent compared with current law.
July 26: Obama’s Numbers
July 19: Seniors, FEMA, Immigration
VA Democrats Throw the Book at Cuccinelli
A Democratic TV ad goes a little too far when it says GOP gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli’s new book “questions whether Medicare and Social Security should exist.”
FactCheck.org Facelift
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July 12: Food Aid, Health Insurance and Immigration
Rep. Labrador Spins Immigration Bill
Rep. Raul Labrador misrepresented key elements of the Senate immigration bill during a July 7 appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
June 28: Climate Change, Consumer Confidence, Immigration
Jeb Bush Gets ‘F’ on School Spending
Jeb Bush has repeatedly — and falsely — claimed that the United States spends “more per student than any country in the world.” Luxembourg, Norway and Switzerland all spend more than the U.S. on elementary and secondary education.