Tag Archives: ACORN

ACORN and the Census

Posted on June 26, 2009

Q: Is ACORN providing workers for the 2010 census? A: No. ACORN employees will not be taking the census. The group is one of more than 30,000 "partners" that will help publicize the event.

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The Stimulus Bill and ACORN

Posted on February 6, 2009

Q: Does the stimulus bill include a $5.2 billion payoff for ACORN? A: The bill does include funds for which ACORN would be eligible to compete – against hundreds of other groups. But most is for a housing rehabilitation program ACORN says it never applied for in the past and …
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ACORN Accusations

Posted on October 18, 2008 , Updated on October 21, 2008

Summary The McCain-Palin campaign accuses ACORN, a community activist group that operates nationwide, of perpetrating "massive voter fraud." It says Obama has “long and deep” ties to the group. We find both claims to be exaggerated. But we also find Obama has understated the extent of his work with the …
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FactChecking Debate No. 3

Posted on October 16, 2008 , Updated on October 16, 2008 , Corrected on October 17, 2008

Summary Spin and hype were apparent, once again, at the third and final debate between McCain and Obama: McCain claimed the liberal group ACORN “is now on the verge of maybe perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in voter history … maybe destroying the fabric of democracy.” In fact, a …
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