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Author Archives: Lori Robertson
Can’t be Fired
We noticed John McCain saying today that he would fire the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission if he were president. But, fortunately for the SEC chairman, the president can’t fire him. McCain (Sept. 18, Cedar Rapids, Iowa): The chairman of the SEC serves at the appointment of the …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged economy, John McCain, Securities and Exchange Commission
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McCain and Computers
Today’s Ask FactCheck on our main site, factcheck.org, addresses a question we’ve been asked repeatedly. (Follow the link for our full response.): Is McCain unable to use a computer because of war injuries? He can type. But using a keyboard for long periods is uncomfortable for him. He says he’s been …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
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Distorting Quotes and Voting Records
We neglected to inform Wire readers yesterday that we published two new articles on factcheck.org. (So much content to keep track of!) We looked at a new McCain-Palin ad that distorts quotes from the Obama campaign to make it sound as though Obama and Biden have made sexist remarks and …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
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That Patriotic Bikini Shot
By now you’ve probably seen it – the purported pic of Sarah Palin wearing a red, white and blue bikini and toting a gun. At first glance, we suspected it was fake and someone’s idea of a joke. And guess what? It is. We tracked down the guy who took …
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False Claims About Palin
Readers have been filling up our inbox with questions regarding claims being made about McCain’s v.p. pick, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. We found many charges to be false or misleading. Palin didn’t cut funding for special needs education, for instance. Nor was she ever a member of the Alaskan Independence …
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Sliming Palin
Summary We’ve been flooded for the past few days with queries about dubious Internet postings and mass e-mail messages making claims about McCain’s running mate, Gov. Palin. We find that many are completely false, or misleading. Palin did not cut funding for special needs education in Alaska by 62 percent. …
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FactChecking McCain
Summary We checked the accuracy of McCain’s speech accepting the Republican nomination and noted the following: McCain claimed that Obama’s health care plan would "force small businesses to cut jobs" and would put "a bureaucrat … between you and your doctor." In fact, the plan exempts small businesses, and those …
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