FactCheck.org http://www.factcheck.org/ FactCheck.org: Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania en-us Copyright 2009 FactCheck.org FactCheck.org Has a New Look! http://www.factcheck.org/specialreports/factcheckorg_has_a_new_look.html You'll still find our content at the same place, but you'll need to change your RSS feed to http://factcheck.org/feed/rss/ FactCheck.org FactCheck.org 2009-08-07T11:33:08-07:00 Did Michelle Obama and her daughters use taxpayer money to take a European vacation? http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/did_michelle_obama_and_her_daughters_use.html The first lady, her mother and her children did stay in Europe for a private vacation after the president completed an overseas trip on official business. However, no taxpayer money was used for the first family's personal expenses. FactCheck.org FactCheck.org 2009-07-28T11:33:08-07:00 Obama's Health Care News Conference http://www.factcheck.org/politics/obamas_health_care_news_conference.html Facts vs. Obama FactCheck.org FactCheck.org 2009-07-23T11:33:08-07:00 Does the House energy bill subject owners of existing homes to an energy efficiency audit before they can sell? http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/does_the_house_energy_bill_subject_owners.html Rep. Boehner and Rush Limbaugh got this wrong. The Realtors and home builders associations say there's no such requirement in the bill, as do we. FactCheck.org FactCheck.org 2009-07-20T11:33:08-07:00 Canadian Straw Man http://www.factcheck.org/politics/canadian_straw_man.html More ads claim that Congress is pushing a Canadian-style health care bill. FactCheck.org FactCheck.org 2009-07-17T11:33:08-07:00 Our election coverage wins a Clarion Award http://www.factcheck.org/announcements/our_election_coverage_wins_a_clarion_award.html The Association for Women in Communications selected our 2008 election coverage as the best journalism by an online publication. FactCheck.org FactCheck.org 2009-07-16T11:33:08-07:00 Corzine on Christie: Contracts for Cronies? http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2010/corzine_on_christie_contracts_for_cronies.html Democrat attacks GOP challenger's anti-corruption creds by suggesting he's ... corrupt. FactCheck.org FactCheck.org 2009-07-13T11:33:08-07:00 Is it true that persons older than 59 can't get heart surgery in England? http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/is_it_true_that_persons_older_than.html There's no such prohibition on heart operations in England, as a chain e-mail claims. FactCheck.org FactCheck.org 2009-07-09T11:33:08-07:00 Is the ACLU suing to have cross-shaped headstones removed from military cemeteries? http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/is_the_aclu_suing_to_have_cross-shaped.html The ACLU has filed no such suit, and it hasn't sued to "end prayer from the military" either. FactCheck.org FactCheck.org 2009-07-05T11:33:08-07:00 Was Obama rude to wounded veterans during a visit to the National Naval Medical Center? http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/was_obama_rude_to_wounded_veterans_during.html A chain e-mail that makes such a claim gets several facts wrong and is disputed by an official who was present at the meeting. FactCheck.org FactCheck.org 2009-07-14T11:33:08-07:00