Author Archives: Robert Farley

Child Homicides

Posted on January 28, 2013

Q: Is it true that 85 percent of all the children killed by guns in the world are killed in the United States? A: No. This statistic, misused by the husband of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, refers to a study of 23 high-income countries in 2003 that made up less …
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Haggling Over Hagel’s Record

Posted on January 10, 2013

An ad from a pro-Israel group oversimplifies Chuck Hagel’s foreign policy positions in an attempt to portray Obama’s choice for secretary of defense as soft on Iran. The ad claims Hagel voted against sanctions on Iran. It’s true that Hagel opposed unilateral U.S. sanctions, but he has voiced support for …
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Fudging on the Fiscal Cliff Deal

Posted on January 4, 2013 , Updated on Jan. 4, 2013

In a Web video, President Barack Obama leaves out some key facts about the fiscal cliff deal, possibly leaving the wrong impression about its impact on taxpayers and the deficit: Obama boasts that “middle-class families” will not have to “pay upwards of $2,000 more in taxes this year.” That’s accurate …
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Gun Rhetoric vs. Gun Facts

Posted on December 20, 2012 , Corrected on December 21, 2012

The mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., has reignited a national debate on gun control. As elected leaders begin the dialogue, some facts are clear — there has been a massive increase in gun sales. Some things are not so clear — such as whether there is causation between more guns and more violent crimes. And some …
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Fiscal Cliff Air Wars

Posted on December 13, 2012

The presidential election ended last month, but the partisan air wars continue with competing fiscal cliff ads from the conservative Crossroads GPS and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Most of what is in the ads falls into the realm of opinion, but we found a couple points to quibble with …
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Facts Falling Off the Fiscal Cliff

Posted on November 14, 2012 , Corrected on November 30, 2012

In press conferences on the so-called fiscal cliff, House Speaker John Boehner greatly exaggerated the negative effect on the economy of raising taxes on upper-income individuals. Boehner erred when he said that “the problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest Americans is that more than half of them are …
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Did Undelivered Military Ballots Give Election to Obama?

Posted on November 9, 2012

Q: Did military absentee ballots arrive a day late, swinging the election in favor of President Obama? A: No. This rumor is based on a satirical post on a blog that specializes in “faux news.”

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Campaign Funny Business

Posted on November 1, 2012

An ad from the Romney campaign mocks President Obama’s proposal to create a “Secretary of Business,” but misrepresents the president’s proposal. The ad says that “his solution to everything is to add another bureaucrat.” But in fact, Obama’s plan actually seeks to consolidate more than a half dozen agencies, trim …
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New Obama Ad Repeats Old Distortions

Posted on October 29, 2012

A new Obama campaign ad repeats old distortions in a homestretch appeal to voters. The ad claims Romney would make “catastrophic cuts to education,” but the ad cites an editorial that says Romney has promised to cut discretionary spending — not necessarily education. The ad repeats the claim that Romney’s tax plan …
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Romney All Wet on Ships

Posted on October 26, 2012

The Romney campaign is moving full steam ahead with a new radio ad that repeats a misleading debate claim by Romney that the size of the Navy’s fleet is the smallest it has been since 1917. The number of ships is actually up a bit since 2007 under President George …
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