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Health Care and Census
President Obama signed the health care bill into law this week — but we’re still fact-checking claims about it. In this episode, we look at two ads from groups that were pushing for passage of the legislation. Plus, we discuss various false claims about the 2010 Census. (Click the play …
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Posted in FactCheck Radio
Tagged Americans for Stable Quality Care, Americans United for Change, Census, chain e-mail, health care, health care reform, health insurance, Internet rumors, Jerry Day
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Census Nonsense
Q: Do I have to answer Census questions? Isn’t this an invasion of privacy and a violation of the Fourth Amendment? A: A widely circulated anti-Census commentary makes several false claims. The law requires truthful answers and states that they will be kept confidential. Courts have upheld its constitutionality.
Posted in Ask FactCheck
Tagged Census, chain e-mail, Jerry Day, social issues, viral videos
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