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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Joe Biden Lives!
No, we haven’t forgotten that the Democrats have a VP candidate, too. While he hasn’t been making much news lately, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden has been busy out on the stump. We’ve caught him stretching the truth a bit. You can read all about Biden’s adventures in misquoting in our …
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We’re on TV Again
Thursday night to-do list: Eat dinner. Put the dishes in the dishwasher. Get the kids to bed. Tune in to CNN to watch FactCheck.org’s Viveca Novak bring Larry King (and you!) up to speed on all the latest ads from the McCain-Palin and Obama-Biden campaigns.
Don’t Call It a Comeback
We been here for years. Since 2003, to be precise. But in 2008, we have a lot more company than we used to. And Editor & Publisher, a journal that covers the newspaper industry (a meta-newspaper?) has taken notice. In a special report published yesterday, E&P discusses a trend that …
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Can’t be Fired
We noticed John McCain saying today that he would fire the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission if he were president. But, fortunately for the SEC chairman, the president can’t fire him. McCain (Sept. 18, Cedar Rapids, Iowa): The chairman of the SEC serves at the appointment of the …
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Tagged economy, John McCain, Securities and Exchange Commission
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McCain and Computers
Today’s Ask FactCheck on our main site, FactCheck.org, addresses a question we’ve been asked repeatedly. (Follow the link for our full response.): Is McCain unable to use a computer because of war injuries? He can type. But using a keyboard for long periods is uncomfortable for him. He says he’s been …
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More on Palin’s False Energy Claim
There’s more on Sarah Palin’s claim, made in her ABC News interview, that Alaska produces 20 percent of the nation’s energy supply. As we noted in our original article, official statistics from the federal government show that Alaska produces only 3.5 percent of the total energy produced in the U.S., …
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Muting the Mommy Melodrama
The Internet is abuzz with the rumor that Palin’s youngest child, Trig, is not actually her son but her grandson, born to her teenage daughter Bristol and adopted by Palin to cover up the scandal. Aside from a DNA test, it’s unlikely we’ll convince the hard-core conspiracy theorists and skeptics …
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