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2012 Players Guide
FactCheck Mailbag
FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Jan. 24-30.
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Viral Spiral
Tag Archives: chain e-mails
Congressional Reform Act
Q: What about the "Congressional Reform Act of 2011"? A: A viral e-mail calls for fixing some abuses and excesses that don’t exist, repeating misinformed claims that we’ve addressed before.
More Census Nonsense
Here are a couple of new falsehoods being circulated about the Census, to add to the bogus claims we told you about back in March: It’s not true that Census workers can demand that your landlord let Census workers into your apartment when you are absent, as claimed by a …
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Health Care Claims, and a Party Plane?
This week, we examine health care claims from the president, a conservative group and a Republican candidate in the race for a Senate seat in Nevada. Plus, we give listeners the scoop on allegations that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi hosts congressional party planes. [podcast]http://factcheck.org/Images/image/radio/FactCheckRadio_episodetwo.mp3[/podcast]
FactCheck’s Most Wanted
Enthusiastic truth-seekers (and angry partisans) have been inundating us with questions this election cycle. We’re thrilled to be your go-to guys, but sometimes the rumors take a long time to untangle — the truth is rarely straightforward enough to fit neatly into an ad, a sound bite or a chain e-mail. …
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