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Four Times the Fun!
Week of July 24, 2008 We stop four ads in their tracks and debunk misleads on energy, war funding, Afghanistan hearings and attributions gone AWOL.
Historically, have vice presidential candidates really helped win states in the general election?
Presidential nominees don't pick their running mates based on this strategy as often as one might think. Even when they do, the results are decidedly mixed.
Today is Pioneer Day, the annual commemoration of when the first Mormon pioneers, led by Brigham Young, entered the Valley of the Great Salt Lake in 1847.
Source: University of Utah
That Chain E-mail Your Friend Sent to You Is (Likely) Bogus. Seriously.
by Lori Robertson
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McCain's Viagra Moment
July 24, 2008
There's more urban legend than fact in a Planned Parenthood ad attacking McCain.
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A Full Tank of Nonsense
July 22, 2008
McCain ad says Obama's the guy to thank for emptying our wallets at the filling station. We say that's ridiculous.
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The Truth on Troop Support?
July 22, 2008
A McCain TV ad says Obama "voted against funding our troops." He did, once. Every other time he voted in favor.
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Questionable Quotes
July 18, 2008
Vets for Freedom ad attributes CIA chief's viewpoint to a critical newspaper.
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Straining a Point
July 16, 2008
An Obama ad says he'll "fast track alternatives" to imported oil. Actually, his plan is a 10-year proposal with no guarantees.
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McCain's Small-Business Bunk
July 14, 2008
He claims 23 million small-business owners would pay higher tax rates under Obama. He's wrong. The vast majority would see no change, and many would get a cut.
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AFL-CIO Falsely Attacks McCain
July 10, 2008
It runs an ad claiming McCain voted "against increasing health care benefits for veterans," when he actually voted repeatedly to increase them.
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A False Accusation About Energy
July 9, 2008
An RNC ad claims Obama has "no new solutions" to the energy problem, when he actually proposes $150 billion worth.
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The $32,000 Question
July 8, 2008
The McCain campaign falsely claims that Obama voted to raise income taxes on individuals earning "as little as $32,000 per year."
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Errors en Español
July 8, 2008
A Spanish-language McCain radio ad gets nearly all its facts wrong.
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Tax Tally Trickery
July 3, 2008
Republicans claim Obama "voted 94 times for higher taxes." But their count is inflated and misleading.
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Obama's Work Claim
July 2, 2008
His new ad says he "worked his way" through college and law school. His campaign says he had two summer jobs.
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