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CNN/Tea Party Debate

Posted on September 13, 2011 , Updated on Sept. 13, 2011

The GOP presidential candidates debated for the second time in six days — tossing out a variety of false and misleading claims on everything from Social Security to vaccines for sexually transmitted diseases. …
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Debt Limit Debate Round-Up

Posted on July 29, 2011

The last few weeks have been filled with debate, accusations, stalemate and false claims about the debt ceiling and how — and whether — it should be raised. As the Aug. 2 default deadline looms, here’s a look at the less-than-factual talking points …
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Default ‘Danger’ Revisited

Posted on July 28, 2011

President Obama's communications director said we’ve "never" been in danger of defaulting before. That's not true. Congress has come close to failing to raise the debt ceiling before defaulting more than once in recent years, under both Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer …
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McConnell’s Debt Claim ‘Rejected’

Posted on July 27, 2011

Sen. Mitch McConnell wrongly claimed President Obama "rejected the only plan the Democrats have proposed" to raise the debt ceiling. That's not true. The White House has explicitly supported the proposal. The Senate minority leader made the false statement in a July 26 speech on the Senate floor. McConnell, July …
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FactChecking Dueling Debt Speeches

Posted on July 26, 2011 , Corrected on July 27, 2011

The president and House speaker restated familiar positions in their dueling debt ceiling speeches, but they took their points too far at times or made them without enough context. …
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Ron Paul Ad Invokes Reagan, Imprecisely

Posted on July 15, 2011 , Corrected on July 27, 2011

Ron Paul wrongly suggests Ronald Reagan reluctantly agreed to a "debt ceiling compromise" in 1987. There was no disagreement over raising the debt ceiling. In fact, Reagan said he had "no objection whatsoever" to raising the debt ceiling. Reagan opposed the main provision of the legislation that threatened to impose …
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Twists and Turns on the Debt

Posted on July 12, 2011

Sen. Mitch McConnell and Rep. Xavier Becerra made misstatements about the debt ceiling debate and Social Security. McConnell, R-Ky., was incorrect when he claimed that "nobody is talking about not raising the debt ceiling." In fact, Rep. Michele Bachmann said she would not vote to raise the debt limit in …
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Deficit Arithmetic: Cut Everything 34% Now?

Posted on June 27, 2011

Without an increase in the debt ceiling, could Washington avoid default simply by cutting spending? That's what two leading Republicans, Rep. Michele Bachmann and Sen. Jim DeMint, urged over the weekend. What they didn't say is that this would require instant cuts of at least 34 percent in everything but …
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