We are pleased to announce that SciCheck will be around to fact-check the science-based claims of politicians throughout the 2016 campaign.
SciCheck’s Extended Run
Jan. 30: Taxes, Military Cuts, Ballot Challenges
Generation Forward
A Democratic super PAC supporting Martin O’Malley for president.
FactChecking the Seventh GOP Debate
There was no Donald Trump, but plenty to fact-check in the last GOP debate before the Iowa caucuses.
Trump Retweets Bogus Fox Graphic
Republican front-runner Donald Trump retweeted a bogus graphic that purports to show Fox News host Megyn Kelly posing with Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal and his sister. The image is fake.
Distorting Kasich’s Tax Plan
An ad from a conservative group attacks Ohio Gov. John Kasich as an “Obama Republican,” and misleadingly claims his budget “raised taxes by billions, hitting businesses hard and the middle class even harder.” The ad only tells half the story.
House Majority PAC
A super PAC that supports Democratic candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, aiming to put them back in the majority.
Cruz’s Misleading Ad on Military Cuts
A Ted Cruz TV ad in South Carolina blames President Obama for “threatening 3,000 jobs at Fort Jackson.” Actually, only 180 jobs were cut. The potential for deeper cuts was avoided by a bill signed last year by Obama — and opposed by Cruz.
Senate Majority PAC
A Democratic super PAC devoted to regaining a Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate.
Rubio, Cruz on Reagan and Hostages
Sens. Rubio and Cruz have implied that Iran released U.S. hostages in 1981 on the day Ronald Reagan was inaugurated because Reagan ushered in a new foreign policy. But several experts on the crisis told us the timing was a final insult to President Jimmy Carter, whom the hostage-takers despised.