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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Space Ad: Wrong on Pay, Misleading on Taxes
Democratic Rep. Zack Space of Ohio has kicked off his TV campaign with an ad that falsely accuses Republican challenger Bob Gibbs of voting to raise his legislative pay and misleads voters about Gibbs’ record on taxes. Since June 8, Space has been running a TV ad called "Check Your …
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DCCC Misstates ‘Doughnut Hole’ Effects
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee claimed on its website that 8 million seniors pay "full" drug costs when their prescription totals hit the gap in Medicare Part D known as the "doughut hole." But that’s not true; it’s double the actual number. The DCCC said: DCCC, June 10: Each year …
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McConnell and Part D Premiums
This week, while President Barack Obama was touting the $250 rebate checks the government would begin sending to seniors to cover some prescription drug costs, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was warning that many more seniors would be paying higher premiums. It’s true, as McConnell says, that many seniors will …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged doughnut hole, health care reform, medicare, Mitch McConnell, Part D
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Boyd’s Ad on Florida Jobs Stretches Truth
Democratic Rep. Allen Boyd of Florida is running a TV ad falsely accusing his primary opponent of having "killed jobs," while exaggerating his own record for creating jobs. The ad, titled “Job Killer,” has been airing since May 20 in Boyd’s North Florida district. Job Killer? Rep. Boyd’s ad goes …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged Al Lawson, Allen Boyd, Charlie Crist, jobs, stimulus
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Halter Questioned On Misleading TV Ad
In an MSNBC interview today — the day of the June 8 Democratic primary runoff in Arkansas — Lt. Gov. Bill Halter was questioned about a TV ad that we here at factcheck.org said made misleading claims about Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s position on Social Security cuts. MSNBC reporter Andrea Mitchell, who …
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Tagged Bill Halter, Blanche Lincoln, medicaid, medicare, Social Security
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Satire Alert: Dodd’s ‘Quote’ on Mortgages
Q: Did Sen. Dodd of Connecticut really say that requiring homebuyers to make a 5 percent down payment "would restrict home ownership to only those who can afford it"? A: No. This quote was made up by satirist John Semmens, who regularly writes a blog called Semi-News — A Satirical …
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