Our statistical indicators include record corporate profits and millions flocking to Obamacare, along with stagnant wages and a doubled debt.
Obama’s Numbers (April 2014 Update)
Issues: Affordable Care Act
How Not To Use a Survey
Republicans cite a new survey to claim health insurance premiums are up 90 percent in New Hampshire because of the Affordable Care Act. But that figure is based on just one insurance broker in the state.
Not ‘Everybody’ Is Covered Under ACA
President Obama went too far in saying the Affordable Care Act meant “everybody” would have “basic health care.” The law doesn’t create a universal health care system, and not everyone will have insurance.
Eric Cantor, the Fry Cook and the Whopper
Did you hear the story about President Obama and the fry cook? House Majority Leader Eric Cantor did, but he got it wrong.
Misleading Anti-Obamacare Ad in Michigan
Americans for Prosperity’s latest anecdotal TV ad attacking the Affordable Care Act features a Michigan mom who says her family’s “new plan is not affordable at all” and that the law is “destroying the middle class.”
Silver State Slipups
An ad from a PAC headed by tea party Republican Sharron Angle relies on several dubious comparisons to attack the Affordable Care Act’s state-run exchange in Nevada.
Bogus Attack in Coal Mine Country
A TV ad in West Virginia’s 3rd District falsely claims that Republican Evan Jenkins “vowed to repeal black lung benefits.” Jenkins vowed to repeal the Affordable Care Act, not end black lung benefits.
Obama Mixing and Matching Insurance Stats
President Obama jumbled his facts when asked about “skyrocketing” premiums for people who get insurance through work.
FactChecking Sarah Palin at CPAC
Sarah Palin told her fellow conservatives at CPAC that “there are more uninsured today than when Obama began all of this,” referring to the Affordable Care Act. But there is no evidence of that.
Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change is a liberal group whose message closely mirrors that of the Obama White House.