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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Reviewing Polls
Earlier this week we wrote about a television ad from Americans United for Change and found it to be misleading. The ad claimed that "a new poll shows that 62 percent of Americans support" President Obama’s "plan to reform health care." Americans United for Change disagreed with our analysis and …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged Americans United for Change, health care, polling, President Obama
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GAO Report: U.S. Source For “Large Portion” of Mexican Crime Guns
According to a new report issued by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office, the United States is the source for a "large proportion of the firearms fueling Mexican drug violence": GAO, June 2009: Available evidence indicates a large proportion of the firearms fueling Mexican drug violence originated in the United States, …
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Tagged crime, GAO, Guns, Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
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June 19, 2009
Prior to 1935, Iran was known as Persia. Source: CIA World Factbook
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WSJ: “GAO Ties U.S. Guns to Mexico Violence”
The Wall Street Journal reports that a new study by the Government Accountability Office says "most firearms recovered in drug violence in Mexico come from the U.S." The WSJ, which obtained and reviewed a draft of the study, says the full report is to be released later today. This news …
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Tagged crime, GAO, Guns, Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
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Blame It on the Governor
Two new Republican ads targeting New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine contain a few misleading claims. One ad suggests that Corzine is responsible for New Jersey’s business climate being “among the worst in the nation.” But the survey cited as the source of the claim shows that the perception of …
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June 18, 2009
With a population estimated at 66.4 million, Iran is the 20th largest nation on earth. Source: CIA World Factbook
Posted in Fact of the Day
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Liberal Ad Misleads with Poll Numbers
The liberal advocacy group Americans United for Change has released a new ad backing President Obama’s "plan to reform health care." According to the ad, "a new poll shows that 62 percent of Americans support" the plan. But that’s misleading. The poll in question, conducted for Diageo/Hotline, didn’t ask respondents …
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June 17, 2009
The average commuting time for New Jersey residents is 30 minutes. Source: Census Bureau
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Obama’s Health Care Claims
We found several claims in Obama’s recent health-care sales pitches that could use some explanation or qualification. He said “the average family pays a thousand dollars in extra premiums to pay for people going to the emergency room who don’t have health insurance.” That’s from a recent report by …
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Tagged health care, health insurance, kaiser family foundation, President Obama
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