Tag Archives: breast cancer

60 Plus Wrong on Rationing

Posted on April 28, 2011 , Updated on April 29, 2011

The chairman of the conservative 60 Plus Association made the bogus claim that the Food and Drug Administration has "declassified" a breast cancer drug "because of cost and cost alone," an example, he said, of the "rationing" of Medicare because of the federal health care law. Jim Martin, the head …
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A Bogus Ad on Breast Cancer, Rove Vs. Brokaw, and Pelosi’s Promise

Posted on March 18, 2010

In Episode 3, we explore the false claims in an ad about breast cancer and health care legislation, look into a testy exchange between Republican strategist Karl Rove and “Meet the Press” host Tom Brokaw, and add context to an RNC ad that criticizes Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for the ethics of members of her party.
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Breast Cancer Ballyhoo

Posted on March 12, 2010

This ad from Americans for Prosperity caught our eye because of the sheer number of falsehoods it hits on, both new ones and old faithfuls. The group, whose president helped organize the Tea Party protests, is spending $750,000 to run this very misleading ad in nine states. In the ad, …
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A False Appeal to Women’s Fears

Posted on September 4, 2009

A conservative group with Republican ties called the Independent Women’s Forum is airing an ad that says “300,000 American women with breast cancer might have died” if our health care were “government run” like England’s, citing the American Cancer Society as a source …
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