Readers have been filling up our inbox with questions regarding claims being made about McCain’s v.p. pick, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. We found many charges to be false or misleading. Palin didn’t cut funding for special needs education, for instance. Nor was she ever a member of the Alaskan Independence Party. See our article, “Sliming Palin,” for all the details.
Posted by Lori Robertson on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 5:24 pm Filed under The FactCheck Wire. tagged with FactCheck.org.
Q: How much has the federal debt gone up under Obama?
A: During his first three years in office, it rose $4.7 trillion, an increase of 45 percent. Partisan graphics circulating via email and Facebook are both incorrect.
| “ | It is this very nitpicking of the facts that has contributed to the divisiveness this country is experiencing now. | ” |
