Bush says Congress had the same (faulty) intelligence he did. Howard Dean says intelligence was “corrupted.” We give facts.
Issues: Iraq war
Anti-war Ad Says Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld & Rice “Lied” About Iraq
We find some subtle word-twisting, and place the claims in context.
Bush’s Iraq Speech: Long On Assertion, Short On Facts
Bush says “progress is uneven” in Iraq, but accentuates positive evidence and mostly ignores the negative.
Distortions Galore at Second Presidential Debate
Both candidates played loose with the facts at the second Presidential Debate in St. Louis Oct. 8. We offer a sampler of the dubious and sometimes false statements made by each of the candidates.
Cheney & Edwards Mangle Facts
Getting it wrong about combat pay, Halliburton, and FactCheck.org.
Distortions and Misstatements At First Presidential Debate
Bush and Kerry both have problems with the facts at their meeting in Coral Gables.
The “Willie Horton” Ad Of 2004?
Republican group’s ad shows Osama, Kerry. It appeals to fear, and twists Kerry’s record on defense, intelligence, Iraq.
Bush Ad Twists Kerry’s Words on Iraq
Selective use of Kerry’s own words makes him look inconsistent on Iraq. A closer look gives a different picture.
Misinforming Voters From The Stump
Bush and Kerry both pepper their standard political speeches with misleading claims.
Kerry Exaggerates Cost of War in Iraq
Kerry is using an exaggerated figure for the cost of the Iraq war in his latest line of attack against Bush, claiming in the latest version of his standard stump speech that the war in Iraq has cost “$200 billion and counting.”