In TV and radio ads two conservative groups greatly overstate the burden that the federal estate tax puts on heirs to a family farm or business.
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The Biography of a Bad Statistic
Abortions rising under Bush? Not true. How that false claim came to be – and lives on.
Asbestos Lawsuits: Which Republican is Misleading?
Sen. Specter attacks former House Republican Leader Armey as “just another paid lobbyist spreading disinformation” about his asbestos bill. Neither is telling the real story.
Judicial Fight Prompts Dueling, Distorted Ads
Millions are being spent on rival ads supporting and opposing two of President Bush’s most controversial judicial selections. Neither ad is completely accurate.
Are Democrats Causing Delays in Court?
Contrary to a pro-Bush TV ad, Republicans share the blame for “empty courtrooms,” and delays are shorter now than they were before Bush.
Bush Proposes Slowing Growth of Social Security Benefits for Future Retirees
Democrats call it a ‘cut.’ Compared to what?
Insurance Industry Ad Makes Fishy Claim About Lawyers
Lobby groups fight like animals over health care costs — implausible statistics vs. fact-free stereotypes.
A Rigged ‘Calculator’
Democrats harness false assumptions to generate projections that individual Social Security accounts would be losers.
A Fictional View of the Filibuster
Liberal group’s ad features movie hero Jimmy Stewart. But historic reality was often ugly.
AARP Claims Bush’s Plan Is a Homewrecker
The group’s latest TV ad passes off Social Security’s problems as minor; claims Bush’s solution would demolish the program.