Stories by Eugene Kiely
Former Director, FactCheck.org
Boehner’s ‘Bipartisan’ Bunk
House Speaker John Boehner exaggerates when he says “almost all” of the 46 “jobs bills” awaiting action in the Senate “passed the House on a bipartisan basis.” Exactly half of those bills got less than 20 Democratic votes, including two that got no votes.
Oct. 31: U.S. Flag, Jobs, Birth Control
NARAL’s ‘Edgy’ Condom Ad in Colorado
A TV ad in the Colorado Senate race says Republican Rep. Cory Gardner wants to “ban birth control,” so “you better stock up on condoms.”
2014 Campaign Whoppers
No shortage of tall tales in the midterm elections, from both parties.
A ‘Willie Horton’ Ad in Nebraska
Every now and then we see a powerful attack ad that is factually accurate, but makes such a strong appeal to fear that we urge viewers to pause to consider all the facts. That’s the case in Nebraska.
Oct. 24: McConnell, Student Loans, Tax Cuts
Oct. 17: Ebola, Uninsured, U.S. Budget
A ‘Whopper’ in Arkansas Debate?
At an Oct. 13 Arkansas Senate debate, Rep. Tom Cotton claimed that Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor “voted for every one of Barack Obama’s tax increases.” Pryor called this a “whopper,” and countered that he “voted against every budget that President Obama has offered.” We find that both are not telling the whole story.
What We Were Told About Ebola
Sen. John McCain claimed on a Sunday talk show that “we were told there would never be a case of Ebola in the United States.” Not exactly.