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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Over the Top on TARP
It’s always fascinating to watch history being rewritten before one’s very eyes. A fresh example comes courtesy of the National Republican Congressional Committee, in a cookie-cutter press release attacking Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia and a slew of his fellow Democrats. We were sent a version of the release headlined …
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Blackwell Blasts FactCheck
In an interview on "The Daily Show," Family Research Council fellow Ken Blackwell disagreed with host Jon Stewart about whether the Obama administration has an unprecedented number of "czars." (This is part two of the interview, available only online.) Stewart: Not all the so-called czars were appointed by Obama, and …
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Twitter, and the Pennsylvania 12th
In episode 9 of FactCheck Radio, we debunk false tweets from the political parties on Twitter, and we look at dueling ads in a special election to fill a House seat in Pennsylvania. (Click the play button below to listen to the podcast. Or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.) …
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Posted in FactCheck Radio
Tagged DCCC, health care reform, Mark Critz, NRCC, offshoring, podcast, RNC, Tim Burns, Twitter
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Mis-Tweeting in the News
In light of our article yesterday about false and misleading political claims on Twitter, we found this story on media mis-tweetment amusing: Mediaite.com: Just after 9:30 @ABCWorldNews twittered this: BREAKING: President Obama will name Elena Kagan his nominee for the Supreme Court, @jaketapper reports. As you will see, he did …
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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of April 20-April 26
This week, readers sent us comments about sales taxes on home profits and the Webby awards. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.
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Just the Facts 2010: Attack Ads
The 2010 elections are heating up. In California’s GOP gubernatorial primary, Steve Poizner launched a false ad attacking Meg Whitman. And the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee was wrong when it accused a Republican House candidate in Hawaii of pledging to protect tax breaks …
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Sunday Replay
We found a few claims worthy of comment on the Sunday political talk shows. On NBC’s "Meet the Press," Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama said that President Obama was being "misleading" when he boasted about General Motors and Chrysler repaying the government: "Meet the Press" host David Gregory: The …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged budget, General Motors, health care, Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby, Saxby Chambliss, sunday morning talk shows, TARP
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Retrofit, Energy License Not Required
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act in June 2009. A chain e-mail that has been forwarded to us repeatedly in recent days says that the bill would require homeowners to retrofit their houses to meet new energy standards, and obtain a license …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged cap-and-trade, chain e-mail, energy, energy audit, license, retrofit
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