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Monthly Archives: August 2012
About Those ‘Republican Cuts’
Q: Would a “list of Republican budget cuts” by the “new Republican House” slash $2.5 trillion from federal spending over 10 years? A: The list is real. But so far, there has been no action on the bill, which was sponsored by 33 conservative GOP House members.
Medicare’s Finances
The Romney campaign has claimed that reductions in Medicare spending that are part of the Affordable Care Act hurt Medicare’s finances. But as Managing Editor Lori Robertson explains on Connecticut Public Broadcasting, the opposite is true. And such claims falsely imply that Medicare is losing this money and won’t get …
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Spin Detectors: Help Us Monitor the Conventions
Political conventions are like shopping malls of political spin — one-stop bazaars brimming with suspect claims from politicians. And we want you to do a little window-shopping for us this year. Spin Detectors is asking readers to help us monitor both political parties in Tampa and Charlotte. Robert Farley, factcheck.org’s deputy …
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Winning? Super PAC Compares Republican to Charlie Sheen
In a new TV spot called “Tiger Blood,” a Democratic super PAC compares a Florida Republican Senate candidate to party boy actor Charlie Sheen. Winning? Not really. The video ties together a shocking list of allegations against Connie Mack IV, and most are true. But when closely examined, there’s less …
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GOP Platform on Abortion
The Republican Party’s 2012 platform calls for a ban on abortion, but is silent on exceptions — leaving that decision up to Congress and the states. However, as factcheck.org Director Brooks Jackson tells WCBS radio, the Obama campaign falsely claims the GOP platform calls for banning abortions even in cases …
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Again with the Wheelchair
First the Republicans claimed President Obama’s health care law taxes “sick puppies,” and now Mitt Romney’s campaign claims the law taxes “wheelchairs.” Wrong again. At issue is a new 2.3 percent excise tax on certain medical devices. The tax is set to kick in next year to help offset the …
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GOP Attack on Tim Kaine’s ‘Shortfall’ Falls Short
A conservative group claims former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine “left us with a $4.2 billion shortfall.” Not exactly. The state did face a $4.2 billion gap in the biennial 2010-2012 budget, but Kaine submitted a balanced budget proposal days before leaving office, as required by law. And the last budget …
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Medicare’s ‘Piggy Bank’
Republicans claim the president’s $716 billion “cuts” to Medicare hurt the program’s finances. But the opposite is true. These cuts in the future growth of spending prolong the life of the Medicare trust fund, stretching the program’s finances out longer than they would last otherwise. Mitt Romney has claimed that …
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Another Abortion Falsehood from Obama’s ‘Truth Team’
The Obama campaign is falsely accusing the Republican Party’s platform of calling for banning abortions even in cases of rape or incest. That’s not true. The 2012 platform is silent on exceptions — leaving that decision up to Congress and the states — just as it was in 2008 and …
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