The Whoppers of 2004 October 31, 2004 Bush and Kerry repeat discredited claims in their final flurry of ads. Here's our pre-election summary of the misinformation we found during the Bush-Kerry presidential campaign.

NRA Ad Falsely Accuses Kerry October 28, 2004 It says he's sponsoring a proposal to ban "every pump shotgun" and voted "to ban deer-hunting ammunition." Don't believe either claim.

Media Fund Twists the Truth More Than Michael Moore October 27, 2004 Radio ad claims most air traffic was grounded when bin Laden's family was allowed to leave. Not true. In fact, the FBI questioned 22 of them and found no links to terrorism.

Kerry and Bush Mislead Voters With Promises of Energy Independence October 27, 2004 Experts say both men's proposals are a far cry from achieving freedom from oil imports.

Would Kerry Throw Us To The Wolves? October 23, 2004 A misleading Bush ad criticizes Kerry for proposing to cut intelligence spending -- a decade ago, by 4%, when some Republicans also proposed cuts.

$8 Million Worth Of Distortions October 21, 2004 Two Bush ads full of misleading and false statements ran more than 9,000 times in 45 cities last week.

An Avalanche of Misinformation October 21, 2004 Both sides run lots of new ads with plenty of distortions, new and recycled.

How Liberal is John Kerry? October 19, 2004 A new RNC ad claims Kerry is "the most liberal man in the Senate." Actually, his lifetime rating is 11th or lower, depending.

Kerry Falsely Claims Bush Plans To Cut Social Security Benefits October 18, 2004 It's not Bush's plan, and it wouldn't cut benefits.

Just How Many Bills Has Kerry Passed? October 15, 2004 Bush said Kerry passed five bills. Kerry said he's passed 56. Who's right? That depends on the definition of "passed" and "bills."

New And Recycled Distortions At Final Presidential Debate October 14, 2004 Bush claims most of his tax cuts went to low- and middle-income persons. Kerry says Pell Grants were cut. Don't believe either.

Kerry's Tax Ad: Literally Accurate, But Misleading October 13, 2004 His ad says "the middle class is paying a bigger share of America's tax burden." True. But it's a smaller burden all around. And the richest still pay the most.

Pro-Bush Puffery on Economy, Medicare October 12, 2004 New ad claims Bush inherited an economy "already in recession" and that 41 million seniors "now have access to lower cost prescriptions." Wrong on both counts.

Distortions Galore at Second Presidential Debate October 9, 2004 Examples: Bush forgets he owns a tree-growing company. Kerry again inflates job-loss figures.

Cheney & Edwards Mangle Facts October 6, 2004 Getting it wrong about combat pay, Halliburton, and FactCheck.org.

Bush Mischaracterizes Kerry's Health Plan October 4, 2004 Bush claims Kerry's plan puts "bureaucrats in control" of medical decisions, "not you, not your doctor." But experts don't agree with that.

Distortions and Misstatements At First Presidential Debate October 1, 2004 Bush and Kerry both have problems with the facts at their meeting in Coral Gables.