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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of March 19-25.
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Author Archives: Viveca Novak
Sunday Replay
On the Sunday before confirmation hearings kicked off for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, we heard several misleading comments having to do with her or nominations of earlier years. We also found no evidence to back up Sen. John Cornyn’s claim that the new health care law was negatively impacting …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged afghanistan, Cornyn, Elena Kagan, filibuster, kidnapping, Leahy, medicare, political talk shows, Sessions, sunday talk shows
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DNC Steals Words Right Out of Steele’s Mouth
Props to Politico’s Ben Smith for spotting the latest misleading ad from the Democratic National Committee. The ad, called "On Their Side," uses selective editing to make it seem as though Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele gives "Wall Street" exclusive credit for creating jobs and building the economy. In …
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Tagged Democratic National Committee, jobs, Michael Steele, small businesses, Wall Street
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A Mis-tweet from McMahon
Linda McMahon’s U.S. Senate campaign recently used the social networking site Twitter to misrepresent former Rep. Robert Simmons’ position on tax credits for businesses and the dividend tax. McMahon and Simmons are battling in Connecticut to become the GOP nominee for Chris Dodd’s Senate seat. Shawn McCoy, deputy communications director …
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Tagged 2010 elections, Connecticut, Linda McMahon, Robert Simmons
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Sunday Replay
The Sunday talk shows contained ample misinformation this week. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan was the subject of bogus claims coming from two lawmakers, and a Democratic candidate for Senate fudged the facts about his military record. Also, a Republican former House speaker played loose with the facts, while accusing …
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Tagged Elena Kagan, Joe Sestak, Newt Gingrich, sunday talk shows
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Sunday Replay
We found a few claims worthy of comment on the Sunday political talk shows. On NBC’s "Meet the Press," Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama said that President Obama was being "misleading" when he boasted about General Motors and Chrysler repaying the government: "Meet the Press" host David Gregory: The …
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Tagged budget, General Motors, health care, Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby, Saxby Chambliss, sunday morning talk shows, TARP
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Retrofit, Energy License Not Required
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act in June 2009. A chain e-mail that has been forwarded to us repeatedly in recent days says that the bill would require homeowners to retrofit their houses to meet new energy standards, and obtain a license …
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Tagged cap-and-trade, chain e-mail, energy, energy audit, license, retrofit
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Sunday Replay
During his first appearance on CBS’ "Face the Nation" on April 18, Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts claimed that the financial regulatory bill could potentially cost insurance companies in his state 25,000 to 35,000 jobs. But the freshman senator has failed to provide any support for the claim, and …
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Tagged face the nation, jobs, Massachusetts, Scott Brown, sunday morning talk shows
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