Stories by Eugene Kiely
Former Director, FactCheck.org
Environmentalists Misuse GOP Quote
The League of Conservation Voters misuses a quote by a Republican congressman to portray him as “extreme” on climate change.
Louie Gohmert’s Health Care Hooey
Rep. Louie Gohmert is wrong when he says a “poor guy out there making $14,000” is “going to pay extra income tax if he cannot afford to pay the several thousand dollars for an Obamacare policy.”
Aug. 9: Pork Spending, Health Care, Arkansas Senate Race
Arkansas Race Off to Misleading Start
The Arkansas Senate race got off to a dubious start as both major party candidates found themselves under attack in misleading TV ads.
Lew Distorts Facts on Jobs, Debt Ceiling
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew twisted the facts during discussions about job growth and the debt ceiling on “Meet the Press.”
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.”