The President burnishes the State of the Union through selective facts and strategic omissions.
Stories by FactCheck.org
DNC State of the Union Attack
A DNC TV ad accuses Bush of breaking his word, but it strains some facts in the process.
Anti-Alito Ad Uses Selective Quotes
It cites a study saying Alito ruled to narrow privacy rights. It didn’t quote the part saying he’s seen as restrained and nonpartisan.
Does Alito Pretend To Be A Moderate?
We examine a MoveOn.org ad saying he “plays one on TV,” and implying he gives misleading answers to “problem” questions.
Dueling Alito Ads
A liberal ad suggests Alito can’t be trusted. A conservative ad says he’s admired. We supply context.
Polling in Iraq: Who’s Right?
Bush says 70 per cent of Iraqis see their lives going well, but MoveOn.org says most Iraqis want US troops out. Both sides are right, up to a point.
A Tortured History
President Bush has declared repeatedly, “we do not torture.” But claims of prisoner abuse continue to surface, Amnesty International has declared the US detention center in Cuba to be “a gulag,” and the administration has yet to deny a news report that it holds scores of suspects in secret CIA prisons overseas.
RNC Web Ad: Are Democrats Waving White Flag In Iraq?
Controversial ad implies Dean, Boxer & Kerry advocate “retreat and defeat.” We supply background.
Liberal Ad Against Alito: True As Far As It Goes
A mostly liberal group’s ad says Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito made a ruling “to make it easier for corporations to discriminate” and also “voted to approve the strip search of a 10-year-old girl.” As is often the case with 30-second ads, there’s more to it than that.
Ad Pushes Digital TV – But Doesn’t Tell The Whole Story
It claims conversion to all-digital is a “win-win.” Actually, there could be 21 million losers, and taxpayers could pay billions in subsidies.