Hayworth’s Misleading Attack on Immigration

Hayworth falsely claims McCain's bill would have given Social Security and Medicare benefits to illegal immigrants.

J.D. Hayworth — who is seeking to unseat Sen. John McCain of Arizona in the Aug. 24 Republican primary — makes illegal immigration the subject of his first TV buy. The ad attacks the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 for potentially costing U.S. taxpayers $2.6 trillion …

Whitman, Unions Swap Misleading Charges

California Working Families, a coalition of labor unions, goes after GOP nominee -- and she fights back.

A coalition of labor unions called California Working Families for Jerry Brown has relentlessly attacked Meg Whitman since she won the Republican gubernatorial nomination June 8. Now Whitman is firing back — accusing Democrat Brown of being the candidate of special interests.

Mystery, Drama, Deception in Alabama

Is the state's biggest teacher's union behind a so-called "conservative" group?

The big question in the final days of Alabama’s runoff election for the GOP gubernatorial nomination isn’t just who is going to win the tight race between Bradley Byrne and Robert Bentley. It’s the mystery of who’s behind a largely bogus TV ad attacking Byrne. …

Oil Spill Whoppers

All sides are spinning the oil disaster. Our roundup — so far.

The April 20 explosion that started oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico has prompted a slew of claims and counterclaims about the disaster. What caused it, how it’s being handled, the history of drilling accidents in the area – all are subjects ripe for false or misleading statements by politicians and others. …

‘Bailout’ Baloney

Serving up a loaded word to spin the public.

This campaign season, “bailout” is a dirty — and often misused — word. It’s no longer being used just in reference to Wall Street banks and the rescue of the financial industry. Candidates, corporations and special interest groups increasingly use “bailout” even when no government financial assistance is being proposed. …

Jerry Brown: ‘A Legacy of Failure?’

We find Meg Whitman's attack ad fails to tell the truth.

Republican Meg Whitman is making false claims about Democrat Jerry Brown’s “lifetime in politics” in an attack ad, her first TV spot of the general election campaign. The two are battling to become the next governor of California. The ad claims that “crime soared” while Brown was mayor of Oakland. That’s false. …

Hodes Deletes Truth in NH Senate Race

The Democrat falsely accuses his likely Republican opponent of a cover-up.

It didn’t take long for New Hampshire’s Senate race to turn dirty. In his first TV ad, Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes falsely accuses his likely Republican opponent of erasing e-mails to cover-up her department’s botched investigation of an alleged $20 million Ponzi scheme. But former state Attorney General Kelly Ayotte’s …