Author Archives: Lori Robertson

They’ve Got You Covered?

Posted on February 14, 2008 , Updated on February 15, 2008 , Corrected on February 18, 2008

In television ads, Clinton’s campaign says her health care plan is the only one that will provide universal coverage, while Obama says his plan will cover all Americans, too. We find: Obama is being misleading when he says his proposal would “cover everyone.” It would make coverage available to all, but experts we consulted estimate that 15 million to 26 million wouldn’t take it up unless required to do so.
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Monday Night Quibbles

Posted on February 12, 2008 , Updated on February 18, 2008

In separate, 30-minute question-and-answer sessions sponsored by The Politico and a Washington, D.C., television station, Obama and Clinton for the most part stuck to the facts – or, often, to statements that were matters of judgment and thus out of our bailiwick. But, our mission being to point out the diminutive distortions as well as the big, fat slabs of baloney, we bring you flubs we found in last night’s non-debate:
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You’ve Got Mailers!

Posted on February 6, 2008

A direct-mail piece sent to voters by the Clinton campaign twists Obama’s words and gives a false picture of his proposals: It says he “wants to raise Social Security taxes by a trillion dollars,” a big distortion. Obama has said a “good option” would be to apply Social Security payroll taxes to incomes over $97,500 a year, but that would only affect taxes paid by 6.5 percent of individuals and couples. And he hasn’t formally proposed such a move anyway.
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McCain Ads Attack Romney

Posted on January 28, 2008

Summary On the eve of the crucial Florida GOP primary, John McCain is attacking Mitt Romney with some out-of-context or misleading statements on radio and the Internet: A Web ad says Romney's health care program in Massachusetts is "not very good" and "is failing." But official figures indicate that roughly …
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Defining the ‘Middle Class’

Posted on January 24, 2008

Q: Is there a standard, accepted definition of what constitutes the "middle class"? A: No, there isn’t. "Middle class" means different things to different people – and politicians.

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The Impact of Tax Cuts

Posted on January 16, 2008

Q: Have tax cuts always resulted in higher tax revenues and more economic growth as many tax cut proponents claim? A: No. In fact, economists say tax cuts do not spark enough growth to pay for themselves.

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Myrtle Beach Blarney

Posted on January 11, 2008

Summary Another debate, another round of fact-checking. The GOP meeting in South Carolina was the third for Republican candidates in a week, but they haven’t run out of exaggerations or misstatements: Romney claimed Massachusetts gained jobs "every single month" he was governor after hitting a low point. In fact the …
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Huckabee’s Attack Ad Runs After All

Posted on January 3, 2008 , Updated on January 4, 2008

 Summary The ad Huckabee said he decided not to run has now appeared at least three times in Iowa anyway. It accuses Romney of being "dishonest" but shades the facts in the process. Update, Jan. 4: The ad ran at least 10 times on four different stations in Davenport and …
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How Many Have Bachelor’s Degrees?

Posted on January 1, 2008

Q: What percentage of the U.S. population has at least a bachelor's degree? A: According to the Census Bureau, the figure is 27 percent of adults.

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More Mitt Malarkey

Posted on December 28, 2007

Summary Romney’s latest ad attacks McCain in New Hampshire with false and misleading claims: It claims McCain "voted to allow illegals to collect Social Security." That’s untrue. Nobody who is in the country illegally could be paid any Social Security benefits under McCain’s immigration bill. It implies McCain supported "amnesty" …
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