Monthly Archives: October 2010

DSCC Not Fighting Fair

Posted on October 7, 2010

In Connecticut’s Senate race, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is sponsoring a misleading ad that attacks Republican candidate Linda McMahon. It says McMahon, the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, "laid off workers, yet took millions in bonuses," and "spent thousands on lobbyists to get millions in tax breaks for …
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Super PAC for America

Posted on October 6, 2010

Conservative group formed by political strategist and TV commentator Dick Morris.
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Another Black Hole

Posted on October 6, 2010

A secretive, Republican-leaning group has spent an estimated $3 million on a TV ad making the false claim that government spending is "not creating jobs." The ad first appeared Sept. 7 and was still running nearly a month later. The ad shows a man in a business suit digging an …
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Pataki’s Bogus Health Care Claims

Posted on October 6, 2010

A conservative group led by former New York Gov. George Pataki has launched two nearly identical ads criticizing Democratic Reps. Carol Shea-Porter of New Hampshire and John Hall of New York for voting for the new health care law. Pataki said …
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Tea Party Express

Posted on October 6, 2010

Conservative group that supports the tea party movement; founded by Republican strategist Sal Russo.
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Murkowski vs. Tea Party, Round 2

Posted on October 6, 2010

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and the Tea Party Express are at it again. Murkowski, who is running for reelection as a write-in candidate after losing the GOP nomination to a tea party-backed candidate, has asked Alaska TV stations not to air a Tea Party Express ad that she calls "false, misleading …
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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Sept. 28-Oct. 4

Posted on October 5, 2010

This week, readers sent us comments about small business taxes, revisionist history and the Congressional Budget Office. 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 October 4, 2010

Sunday morning’s talkathons featured a few misstatements in a debate between Kentucky’s Senate contenders, and some confusion about debts and deficits.     Kentucky Senate Candidates Debate "Fox News Sunday" hosted a debate between Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul, a Republican, and his Democratic opponent, Jack Conway.  Paul’s statements about the …
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Dust-Up in Coal Country

Posted on October 1, 2010

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin is under fire from his Republican opponent, John Raese, for supposedly undermining the coal industry. Raese’s ad is misleading, though. Even the coal producers disagree with it. The two are competing to fill the last two years of the late Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd’s term. …
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Super PAC Ads, Grayson’s Attack and the Stimulus

Posted on October 1, 2010

In episode 31 of our podcast, we look at ads from a conservative "super PAC," a low blow from Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson of Florida and false claims that the stimulus failed to create jobs. [podcast]http://podcast.factcheck.org/FactCheckRadio_episode31.mp3[/podcast] For more on the stories discussed in this episode, see: Crossroads Jam-Up  Oct. 1 …
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