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FactCheck Archive


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Official statistics still show most US families lost income in 2002 even after taxes, despite misleading GOP claim to contrary.
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He claims Dean aided Enron at the expense of Vermont's needy. But Enron got nothing special, and the state GAINED revenue.
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GOP fact-twisters claim 80% of the tax relief given to the rich goes to job-creating small businesses. Don't believe it.
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Democratic candidates still getting some facts wrong about the economy, taxes -- and now, personal hygiene.
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But Dean's position has shifted some since the National Rifle Association endorsed him.
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Dean calls the ad "false," but Club for Growth TV ad -- saying he's called for a big tax increase -- is mostly right.
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Liberal ad pushes a Democratic theme: exaggerate the severity of the economic downturn.
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Did the Bush tax cuts make up for income lost to the recession? No - but watch out for Republicans who claim it did.
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Says Dems attack Bush "For Attacking the Terrorists," but can't cite a single example.
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Do they really pay a lower tax rate than teachers or cops? Hardly ever.
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General Clark says he's been "very, very clear" about opposing the U.S. war with Iraq, but earlier statements show otherwise.
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A Gephardt ad in Iowa says "George Bush has lost more jobs since any President since Herbert Hoover." That's not exactly true.
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He claims US suffers greatest job loss since the 30's, which is not true.
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He falsely claimed most middle-class people got no cut.
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His ad says he's against $87 billion for Iraq - but in September he said "we have no choice" but to approve it.
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His ad says "Millionaires' taxes keep going down while yours go up." But in fact, federal income taxes have gone down for everybody who paid any
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