Clinton falsely claims guardsmen and reservists didn’t have health insurance before she went to work.
Romney on Huckabee II
Romney attacks Huckabee again with false and misleading claims.
Not Working 4 Edwards
A labor group’s ad supporting Edwards misleads about plant closings.
Presidents Who Owned Slaves
Q: Who was the last U.S. president to own slaves?
A: Zachary Taylor owned slaves while in office. U.S. Grant owned a slave he freed in 1859, long before becoming president.
Members of Congress Pay Social Security Taxes
Q: Do members of Congress pay Social Security taxes?
A: Yes, ever since 1984.
Defining Enemy Combatant
Q: What is an enemy combatant?
A: “Enemy combatant” is shorthand for people who are fighting unlawfully. But no one is quite sure exactly what that means.
Romney on Huckabee
His ad strains to create black-and-white contrasts from blurry shades of gray.
Democrats Debate in Iowa
Richardson stands out for exaggerated and inaccurate claims.
Republicans Debate in Iowa
More exaggerations and misstatements in the final GOP debate before the Iowa caucuses.
Bush: The Constitution a ‘Goddamned Piece of Paper’?
Q: Did President Bush call the Constitution a “goddamned piece of paper”?
A: Extremely unlikely. The Web site that reported those words has a history of quoting phony sources and retracting bogus stories.