-
-
Viral Spiral
FactCheck Mailbag
FactCheck Mailbag, Week of May 7-13.
See letters from previous weeks“ Why is that worth noting? Does it change the facts? ” -
-
2012 Players Guide
Author Archives: Lori Robertson
Rove Vs. Brokaw, and Other Sunday Squabbles
Republican strategist Karl Rove and NBC’s "Meet the Press" guest host Tom Brokaw got into a tussle on that program Sunday over whether the Bush administration had planned to use oil money to partly fund the Iraq war. Rove also overstated opposition to Democratic health care legislation. We’ll start with …
More >>
Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged David Axelrod, health care, health care reform, health insurance, Iraq war, John Boehner, Karl Rove, lindsey graham, Tom Brokaw
Comments Off
You’ve Got False Mail
If you live in Connecticut and are a registered Republican, you may have received a mailer or two from former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon attacking her opponent in the state’s GOP Senate primary, former U.S. Rep. Robert Simmons. But some of the mailers’ claims are false. In one mailer, …
More >>
Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, cap-and-trade, Connecticut, Linda McMahon, Robert Simmons
Comments Off
Enforcing the Individual Mandate
Q: How does health care legislation propose to enforce the individual mandate? A: The Internal Revenue Service would verify whether individuals meet the requirement to have health insurance, and collect a tax if they don’t.
Axelrod Wrong on Health Care Ads Claim
White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod incorrectly claimed that Republican Scott Brown “didn’t run one ad on health care in the entire campaign” against Democrat Martha Coakley. In fact, a Brown campaign TV spot attacking health care legislation ran heavily in the days before Tuesday’s Senate election in Massachusetts. Axelrod, …
More >>
Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged Americans for Responsible Health Care, David Axelrod, Massachusetts, Scott Brown
Comments Off
Sarah Palin’s Accomplishments
Q: Is an Alaska fisherman’s list of Sarah Palin’s accomplishments accurate? A: There’s some truth to a number of his claims, but some are also false or misleading.
