Author Archives: Eugene Kiely

Vote for FactCheck.org in 2011 Webby Awards

Posted on April 15, 2011

It’s that time of year when we ask for your support. Yes, it’s time for the annual Webby Awards. Thanks to you, FactCheck.org has won the Webby People’s Voice award for four years running. It’s a recognition of the fact that you share our mission of holding politicians accountable. Now, …
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April 15: Budget Cuts, Tax Cuts, Medicare

Posted on April 15, 2011

   

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Biggest Budget Cut in U.S. History?

Posted on April 13, 2011

Democrats and Republicans alike are making grandiose — and unsupportable — claims that the budget deal contains the biggest spending cut in U.S. history. Under the bipartisan agreement, the proposed budget for this fiscal year would be $38.5 billion less than last year’s budget. The federal government spent nearly $3.5 trillion …
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April 8: Medicare, Social Security, Abortion

Posted on April 8, 2011

   

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Dems, GOP Fight Over Homeless Vets

Posted on April 8, 2011

In the fog of a historic budget battle, Democrats are exaggerating the impact of proposed GOP cuts on homeless military veterans. A GOP budget bill approved by the House in February would not fund 10,000 new housing vouchers for homeless veterans this fiscal …
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April 1: The ‘RomneyCare’ Edition

Posted on April 1, 2011

   

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Santorum Wrong on Abortion, Birth Facts

Posted on March 31, 2011

Rick Santorum incorrectly stated that “one in three pregnancies end in abortion” in the United States. It’s actually fewer than one in four. Santorum appeared on a New Hampshire radio talk show, blaming abortions for “causing Social Security and Medicare to be underfunded.” But he not only misstated the abortion …
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GOP Exaggerations in Iowa

Posted on March 31, 2011

Several Republicans testing the presidential waters in Iowa made more than a few statements that we found all wet. Among the dubious claims …
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Obama on War, Then and Now

Posted on March 29, 2011

President Barack Obama stuck to the facts in his speech on Libya, but as others have pointed out, he has flip-flopped on the fundamental question of whether he needed congressional approval for military intervention. Also, Obama sought in his address to minimize the military costs to the United States by …
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March 25: Congressional Pay, Oil Production

Posted on March 25, 2011

   

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