A Fictional View of the Filibuster March 31, 2005 Liberal group's ad features movie hero Jimmy Stewart. But historic reality was often ugly.

AARP Claims Bush's Plan Is A Homewrecker March 22, 2005 The group's latest TV ad passes off Social Security's problems as minor; claims Bush's solution would demolish the program.

Recycled Exaggerations: Local Ads Pressure Congress In Home States March 18, 2005 A conservative group again overstates the Social Security shortfall, and attacks Democrats for doing nothing.

Pro-Bush Group Overstates Social Security Shortfall March 11, 2005 Progress for America says Social Security will sink like the Titanic, a big exaggeration.

AARP Says Social Security Needs "Moderate" Changes March 8, 2005 We explore just how "moderate" these reforms are, and what exactly they do to solve the system's long-term deficit.

False Attacks Over "Windfalls" to Wall Street March 3, 2005 We find that brokers netted only 16 cents in fees to manage a $10,000 retirement account under the federal retirement system on which Bush is modeling his private Social Security accounts.