Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Democratic opponent exaggerates when she claims in a TV ad that McConnell “blocked the Senate over 400 times” since 2007.
Grimes Inflates McConnell’s ‘Gridlock’ Tally
Stories by Eugene Kiely
Former Director, FactCheck.org
Oct. 25: Government Shutdown, McAuliffe’s Budget, Medicare
Who’s Fooling Whom in Alabama?
A TV ad accuses Alabama congressional candidate Dean Young of fooling “good Christian people” into making contributions to a political action committee “for his own profit.” That’s nonsense.
Cruz Distorts ACA Impact on Seniors, Children
Sen. Ted Cruz says his “fight against Obamacare must continue,” and so must our fact-checking of claims about the law.
Oct. 18: Mammograms, NYC Mayoral Race, Medical Device Tax
Oct. 11: Obama’s Numbers
Boehner and the Medical Device Tax
House Speaker John Boehner exaggerated when he said the 2.3 percent medical device excise tax in the Affordable Care Act “is costing us tens of thousands of jobs that are being shipped overseas.”
Oct. 4: Affordable Care Act
Sept. 27: Affordable Care Act
FactChecking ‘Pernicious’ Obamacare Claims
There’s plenty of fodder for fact-checkers in Sen. Ted Cruz’s looong attack on Obamacare, and in President Obama’s defense of it.