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Tag Archives: Barack Obama
The Obamas’ Law Licenses
Posted on June 14, 2012
Q: Did Barack and Michelle Obama “surrender” their law licenses to avoid ethics charges? A: No. A court official confirms that no public disciplinary proceeding has ever been brought against either of them, contrary to a false Internet rumor. By voluntarily inactivating their licenses, they avoid a requirement to take …
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Spinning Romney’s Debt
Posted on June 13, 2012
An ad from the Obama campaign claims Massachusetts ranked No. 1 in state debt per person when Mitt Romney was governor. It’s true, but there’s less there than meets the eye. Massachusetts has historically been a high-debt state. Massachusetts has ranked either first or second in debt per capita in …
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Obama Twists Romney’s Economic Record
Posted on June 7, 2012
A new ad from the Obama campaign takes aim at Mitt Romney’s performance as governor of Massachusetts, claiming he had “one of the worst economic records in the country.” But the ad overreaches with several of its claims. The ad states that job creation …
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Obama’s Spending: ‘Inferno’ or Not?
Posted on June 4, 2012 , Updated on June 7, 2012
Is President Obama’s spending an “inferno,” as Mitt Romney claims, or a binge that “never happened” as an analysis touted by the White House concluded? We judge that both of those claims are wrong on the facts. The truth is that the nearly 18 percent spike in spending …
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Romney’s Solar Flareout
Posted on June 1, 2012
An ad from the Romney campaign strains facts to make its point that federal grants and loans to green-energy companies were improperly steered to Obama’s political backers, and that federal money was wasted on failing companies that are now laying off employees. It claims the “inspector general said …
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‘Life of Julia’ Not So Realistic
Posted on May 31, 2012
The Obama campaign’s fictitious portrayal of a woman’s life under the president’s policies versus those of Mitt Romney exaggerates the impact of the federal health care law. Read about other claims in the “Julia” slide show in our May 8 article, “ ‘The Life of Julia,’ Corrected.”
Kids and Preexisting Conditions
Posted on May 31, 2012
An Obama campaign video wrongly implies that 17 million kids with preexisting conditions were being denied health insurance before the federal law was passed. Read more about the Obama administration’s claim in our March 21 article, “Obama ‘Road’ Film Takes Some Detours.”
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Obama Misrepresents Ryan’s Plan
Posted on May 30, 2012
The president got a key point wrong when he attacked Rep. Paul Ryan’s plan for Medicare. Read more about Obama’s claims in “Fall Preview: Obama vs. Romney (and Ryan),” April 6.
Obama Criminalize Free Speech?
Posted on May 7, 2012
Q: Did President Obama secretly sign a law that makes it a crime to protest against him or ask him a question he doesn’t like? A: No. He openly announced the signing of a bill overwhelmingly passed by Congress that slightly revises a 1971 law against trespassing into areas under …
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Stimulus Money for Jobs Overseas?
Posted on May 2, 2012
An ad from the conservative Americans for Prosperity distorts the truth about stimulus money for “green jobs” going overseas. The ad, titled “Wasteful Spending,” introduces some new wrinkles to this well-used line of attack. According to the ad, the stimulus included: “$1.2 billion to a solar company that’s building a …
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