Monthly Archives: January 2011

A ‘Job-Killing’ Law?

When it comes to truth in labeling, House Republicans are getting off to a poor start with their constantly repeated references to the new health care law as “job-killing.” We find: Independent, nonpartisan experts project …
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The 2012 GOP Field

In episode 43 of our podcast, we take a look at what some of the potential Republican presidential candidates have been saying. [podcast]http://factcheck.org/Images/image/radio/FactCheckRadio.43.mp3[/podcast] For more on the claims discussed in this podcast, see: Let the Distortions Begin  Dec. 23

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Congress Not Exempt from Student Loans

Q: Is it true that members of Congress, their staffers and their family members do not have to pay back their student loans? A: Not true. Some congressional employees are eligible to have up to $60,000 of student loans repaid after several years — just like other federal workers. But …
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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Dec. 28-Jan. 3

During our break for the holidays, readers sent us comments about TSA screenings, the estate tax and bringing FactCheck to cable television. 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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A New Home for FactCheck.org

With the New Year we are getting new GPS coordinates. FactCheck.org is moving to the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s new headquarters building on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. Our web address, of course, remains unchanged.   Our new physical address: FactCheck.org c/o Annenberg Public Policy Center 202 S. …
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