Tag Archives: Sarah Palin

Sunday Replay

Posted on August 2, 2010

It may be August, but there is no vacation from politicians getting things wrong on the Sunday talkfests. We found Sen. Jon Kyl misstating facts about immigration and Sarah Palin miscasting the Democratic position on the Bush tax cuts – as well as overestimating how much it would cost Americans …
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Oil Spill Whoppers

Posted on July 2, 2010 , Corrected on July 7, 2010

The April 20 explosion that started oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico has prompted a slew of claims and counterclaims about the disaster. What caused it, how it’s being handled, the history of drilling accidents in the area – all are subjects ripe for false or misleading statements by politicians and others. …
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Oil Spill Claims and the New Mexico Governor’s Race

Posted on June 25, 2010

In episode 17 of FactCheck Radio, we look at false and misleading oil spill claims from both Republicans and Democrats. Also, we talk about the New Mexico gubernatorial race and debunk an ad from Democrat Diane Denish, attacking Republican Susana Martinez. (Click the play button below to listen to the …
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Sunday Replay

Posted on May 24, 2010 , Corrected on June 1, 2010

This Sunday’s collection of morning talkfests produced a few points worth noting, including distortions of Rand Paul’s use of the term "un-American," a bit of cherry-picking on job growth numbers under President Obama, a false accusation that oil companies are making "record profits," and misleading innuendo that the White House …
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Tea Party Fact-Checking

Posted on February 8, 2010

Sarah Palin made a splash over the weekend as the keynote speaker at the first National Tea Party convention, and she followed up with an interview on Fox News Sunday. But she didn’t always stick to the facts. Palin implied that the Nigerian would-be Christmas Day bomber stopped talking after he was read his Miranda rights. He did, but …
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Sarah Palin’s Accomplishments

Posted on December 22, 2009 , Corrected on Jan. 5, 2010

Q: Is an Alaska fisherman’s list of Sarah Palin’s accomplishments accurate? A: There’s some truth to a number of his claims, but some are also false or misleading.

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Palin vs. Gore Climate Showdown

Posted on December 18, 2009

On Dec. 9, an op-ed by Sarah Palin on climate change ran in the Washington Post. Al Gore responded to Palin’s piece and made some fresh claims of his own later that day in an interview with MSNBC. We find that both engaged in some distortions and have been rightly called out by experts in the field. …
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Extras: iPhone Death Panels, Newton, UFOs

Posted on December 14, 2009

This week’s political tidbits range from a new iPhone app to 17th century scientists’ correspondence. There’s an App for That OMG! We thought we’d seen it all. But an iPhone app designed to test your knowledge about the overhaul of the health care system? Seriously? To play "Death Panel," the …
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Extras: Palin, Rubio, Apps and Chain E-mails

Posted on November 20, 2009

From time to time we come across bits of political malarkey or other items that don’t quite rate a full article. Starting today, we’ll collect these tidbits in a new, occasional feature we call "Extras." Palin: "Who makes a decision like that?" In a Nov. 6 appearance at a no-cameras-allowed …
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Not Just the Facts

Posted on November 19, 2009

Here at FactCheck.org, we’re always excited to see news organizations devoting time to fact-checking. So we were pleased to see that the Associated Press had decided to fact-check Sarah Palin’s new memoir, "Going Rogue." Putting 11 reporters on the task strikes us as overkill, but that might just be because …
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