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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of March 19-25.
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Tag Archives: Social Security
Down-to-the-Wire Deceptions
Attack ads, and the misinformation that comes with them, continue to swamp the airwaves. In fact, spending on ads in these midterm elections could top $3 billion, said Evan Tracey, whose Kantar Media-owned Campaign Media Analysis Group tracks political ads running nationwide. That cracks the $2.7 billion spent in 2008 – …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged 17th amendment, 2010 midterm elections, AFSCME, Bill Brady, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, DSCC, Eric Cantor, Joe Sestak, Ken Buck, Lisa Murkowski, Nancy Pelosi, Pat Quinn, privatization, Social Security, stimulus, student loans
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Whoppers of Campaign 2010
Midterm elections are an embarrassment of riches for fact-checkers — this year more than others. With Democrats fighting desperately to keep control of the House and Senate, and a torrent of money from corporations and other undisclosed …
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Posted in Articles
Tagged 2010 midterm elections, Bailout, FairTax, health care law, Social Security, stimulus, taxes, whoppers
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Toss-ups: Nevada
In the Nevada Senate race, the state’s economy — it has the highest unemployment in the country — has prompted two new ads that deal with illegal immigration. Republican challenger Sharron Angle falsely claims Sen. Harry Reid voted to …
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Posted in Articles
Tagged earned income tax credit, Harry Reid, Illegal immigration, Nevada, Sharron Angle, Social Security, toss-ups
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Health Care, Social Security and Vietnam
In episode 30 of our podcast, we look at deceptive ads from a conservative group on the new health care law, misleading spots on Social Security from Democrats, and a false claim about a GOP House candidate and draft dodging. [podcast]http://podcast.factcheck.org/factcheckradio_episode30.mp3[/podcast] For more on the stories discussed in this episode, …
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Posted in FactCheck Radio
Tagged 60 plus, Alan Grayson, health care, podcast, Social Security, Vietnam
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AFSCME’s Big, Brazen Attack
The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees is spending more than $1.5 million on ads that attack Republican congressional candidates in Michigan and Nevada. The big ad buy from the labor union also comes with some grandiose …
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Tagged AFSCME, cervical cancer, Joe Heck, privatization, Social Security, taxes, Tim Walberg
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Reid, Angle Trade Familiar Charges
In Nevada’s Senate race, Republican Sharron Angle and Democrat Harry Reid began airing new commercials Aug. 26. Angle’s attack ad pictures Reid in a "love triangle" with President Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and repeats some familiar but misleading claims. Like Angle’s, Reid’s ad covers familiar ground. All …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged abortion, Harry Reid, medicare, Second Amendment, Sharron Angle, Social Security, stimulus package, unemployment, Wall Street
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