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Gas n' Guns Today...and Tomorrow?
Week of May 8, 2008 We look at the Democrats' attack ad exchange on gas and a plausible mailer attack against Obama on guns.
Did electing a Democratic Congress in 2006 really lead to increased unemployment, higher gas prices and more home foreclosures?
No, and most of the figures in a widely-circulated e-mail are made up. In fact, the entire premise of the e-mail is a logical fallacy.
81 percent of women age 40 to 44 are mothers in the U.S. In 1976, the figure was 90 percent.
Source: Census Bureau
That Chain E-mail Your Friend Sent to You Is (Likely) Bogus. Seriously.
by Lori Robertson
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Gunning for Obama
May 6, 2008
A messy set of facts makes for a plausible mailer attack on Obama.
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FactCheck Wins Three Webby Awards
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FactCheck.org wins two awards in politics, while FactCheckED.org wins one in education.
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Running on Fumes
May 5, 2008
Clinton, Obama both mislead with ads promising gas price relief.
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Gas Price Fixes that Won't
May 2, 2008
McCain, Clinton call for gas tax relief that really isn't, while Bush dredges up old ideas with a variety of problems.
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McCain's $5,000 Promise
May 1, 2008
His new ad only tells half the story of what his health proposal could mean for U.S. workers.
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DNC vs. McCain
April 29, 2008
Two Democratic Party TV ads hit McCain on Iraq and the economy. We supply context and corrections.
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"Reprehensible Misrepresentation"
April 24, 2008
A conservative adman striving to regain his Willie Horton notoriety produces a death-penalty dud aimed at Obama.
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PAC-ing Heat
April 21, 2008
Clinton and Obama fire off misleading claims about lobbyists and PAC contributions.
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Misleading Pennsylvania Voters
April 21, 2008
Clinton and Obama trade bogus charges about health care.
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Giving Till They're Blue?
April 18, 2008
The right numbers leave the wrong impression in a Pennsylvania House primary race.
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Taking Liberties in Philadelphia
April 17, 2008
Truth is not always self-evident in the latest Clinton-Obama debate.
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Oily Words
April 11, 2008
Clinton and Obama shade the truth as each claims to be tougher on oil companies than the other.
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