Monthly Archives: May 2010

Phony “Big Oil Bailout” Claims

Posted on May 28, 2010

In a highly competitive race for an open U.S. Senate seat in Missouri, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan accuses Republican Rep. Roy Blunt of supporting a "Big Oil bailout" and sticking the taxpayers with the cleanup costs. We find the charges to be false. In two similar videos in a …
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More Census Nonsense

Posted on May 28, 2010

Here are a couple of new falsehoods being circulated about the Census, to add to the bogus claims we told you about back in March: It’s not true that Census workers can demand that your landlord let Census workers into your apartment when you are absent, as claimed by a …
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New Mexico and Arkansas Races

Posted on May 28, 2010

In episode 13 of FactCheck Radio, we look at a Republican ad that was condemned by the head of the GOP in New Mexico. Plus, we debunk labor union ads attacking Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, and we update listeners on claims about Muslims and the health care law. …
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Obama Says Gulf Beaches ‘Clean.’ Really?

Posted on May 27, 2010

In his May 27 press conference on the oil spill, President Barack Obama declared Gulf Coast beaches safe and encouraged Americans to visit them. “Except for three beaches in Louisiana, all of the Gulf’s beaches are open, they are safe and they are clean,” he said. But it depends on …
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Labor Falsely Attacks Lincoln. Again.

Posted on May 27, 2010

New TV spots from two labor unions try to paint Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas as a slick politician who has done the bidding of big-business donors, such as oil companies. But the claims just don’t stick. One ad claims Lincoln “helped George Bush and Dick Cheney give oil and gas companies …
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Health Care Law and W-2 Forms

Posted on May 26, 2010

Q: Does the new health care law require workers to pay income tax on the value of employer-provided health insurance? A: No. The value will appear on employees’ W-2 forms for information purposes, but will not be considered taxable income.

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‘Dishonesty’ in New Mexico

Posted on May 26, 2010

We can’t recall a time when a candidate’s ad was denounced as misleading and dishonest by the head of his own party. But that’s what has happened in New Mexico. Harvey E. Yates Jr., New Mexico’s Republican state party chairman, stepped in to referee a dispute between the gubernatorial campaigns of …
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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of May 18-May 24

Posted on May 25, 2010

This week, readers sent us comments about misinformation burnout, immigration, Sunday shows and the word "gender." 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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Sunday Replay

Posted on May 24, 2010 , Corrected on June 1, 2010

This Sunday’s collection of morning talkfests produced a few points worth noting, including distortions of Rand Paul’s use of the term "un-American," a bit of cherry-picking on job growth numbers under President Obama, a false accusation that oil companies are making "record profits," and misleading innuendo that the White House …
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Did Ed Case Kill 3,000 Hawaii Jobs? No.

Posted on May 20, 2010

As the days tick down to Hawaii’s May 22 special congressional election, Republican Charles Djou is airing an ad falsely accusing former Democratic Rep. Ed Case of voting to raise "taxes that kill 3,000 local jobs a year.” The ad, which first ran May 14, makes this claim: “Case said …
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