Author Archives: Brooks Jackson

Obama’s Overstatement

Posted on August 4, 2008 , Updated on August 6, 2008

Summary Obama released a TV spot saying McCain’s campaign got $2 million from "Big Oil" while McCain proposed "another $4 billion in tax breaks" for the industry. The truth is that McCain’s campaign has received $1.33 million from individuals employed in the oil and gas industry, not $2 million. Obama …
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The Truth on Troop Support?

Posted on July 22, 2008

Summary The McCain campaign is running a TV ad attacking Obama with statements that are literally true but paint an incomplete picture. It says he "voted against funding our troops." He did – exactly once. Obama cast at least 10 votes for war-funding bills before voting against one last year, after …
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Presidential Debate Dates

Posted on July 20, 2008

Q: When is the first real debate between John McCain and Barack Obama? I’m really looking forward to it. A: Not until Sept. 26, as things stand. But McCain wants more debates starting sooner and Obama has said he’s open to the idea. So far the two haven’t agreed on …
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Straining a Point

Posted on July 16, 2008

Summary Obama released a national ad saying he would "fast-track alternatives" to imported oil. On closer examination, his proposal is to spend $150 billion over the coming decade on energy research. Ten years doesn't sound all that "fast" to us, and there's no guarantee that the research will result in …
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McCain’s Small-Business Bunk

Posted on July 14, 2008

Summary McCain has repeatedly claimed that Obama would raise tax rates for 23 million small-business owners. It’s a false and preposterously inflated figure. We find that the overwhelming majority of those small-business owners would see no increase, because they earn too little to be affected. Obama’s tax proposal would raise …
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Viral Claims About Obama’s Tax Proposals

Posted on July 10, 2008 , Updated on August, 27, 2008

Q: Would Obama tax my profits if I sell my home? Would he tax my IRA? Would he tax my water? A: No. A new e-mail being circulated about Obama's tax proposals is almost entirely false.

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NAFTA’s Impact on Employment

Posted on July 7, 2008

Q: How many U.S. jobs have been lost since the inception of the North American Free Trade Agreement? A: Actually, nearly 25 million jobs have been gained. Nearly all economic studies say NAFTA's net effect on jobs was negligible.

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Fuel Efficient Freight Trains?

Posted on July 1, 2008

Q: Can a freight train really move a ton of freight 436 miles on a gallon of fuel? A: Yes, and some do even better. The figure used in the rail industry's advertising is a national average.

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Drilling Off the Coast of Cuba

Posted on June 26, 2008

Q: Are the Chinese drilling off the coast of Cuba? A: No. George Will and Vice President Cheney got that wrong. But Cuba has allowed for exploration by at least six other non-Chinese firms in the region and onshore testing and exploration by China’s Sinopec.

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Distorting Obama

Posted on June 26, 2008

Summary McCain released a Web ad that distorts Obama’s positions on clean-energy innovation and nuclear power. The ad portrays Obama as saying "no" to energy "innovation" and to "the electric car." In fact, Obama proposed a $150 billion program of research into a wide variety of clean-energy technologies last year, …
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