The President wrongly claimed he cut the growth of discretionary spending. Reality: the growth rate multiplied.
FactCheck Posts
Oops! Clark Falsely Accuses Kerry & Edwards on Taxes
The General says he can’t understand why they voted for Bush tax cuts. Well, they didn’t.
Gephardt Ad Quotes Dean Out of Context
Tough attack twists Dean’s words about Medicare.
Was Wesley Clark a Republican?
He registered as an independent, says he voted for Nixon and Reagan, then for Clinton and Gore, later praised Bush but now criticizes him.
Even Opponents Call Iowa Anti-immigration Ad Factually Accurate
An ad running heavily in Iowa says meatpackers replaced Iowans with thousands of foreign workers and then cut wages “almost in half.” That claim is true, according to academics who studied the Iowa meatpacking industry. But the same academics disagree with the ad’s anti-immigration message and one called it “borderline racist.”
Is Bush Abusing Seniors with Medicare Rx Benefit?
A liberal group’s ad gets a couple facts right, but leaves out the good stuff.
Fibs and Flubs at Democratic Debate
Straining the facts at Iowa’s debate on Sunday Jan. 4.
Gephardt ‘Enron’ Attack Misses the Mark
Dick Gephardt has been attacking Howard Dean for giving “huge tax breaks” to Enron. But Gephardt has failed to show that Enron got any special treatment.
Republican Economist Asks ‘Retraction’ – But Our Facts Stand
A Republican economist on the Joint Economic Committee says FactCheck.org made “multiple and blatant factual errors” in an article we published Dec. 5. We don’t think so.
Puncturing a Republican Tax Fable
Republican National Chairman Ed Gillespie said “80% of the tax relief for upper income filers goes to small businesses.” That’s untrue – and a classic example of a statistical distortion gone amok.