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The ‘Obamaquester’
The Line: “The president’s sequester.” The Party: Republican Editor’s note: This is the first of an occasional series called “Party Lines” that will highlight misleading talking points by both...
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Guns Acquired Without Background Checks
The Line: 40 percent of guns are purchased without a background check. The Party: Democratic gun-control advocates Editor’s note: This is one of an occasional series called “Party Lines” that will...
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‘Record Revenues’
The Line: The federal government will “collect more revenue in 2013 than ever before.” The Party: Republican It is true that the government will collect more revenues than ever in raw dollars, but not...
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The ‘Obamaquester’
The Line: “The president’s sequester.” The Party: Republican Editor’s note: This is the first of an occasional series called “Party Lines” that will highlight misleading talking points by both...
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Guns Acquired Without Background Checks
The Line: 40 percent of guns are purchased without a background check. The Party: Democratic gun-control advocates Editor’s note: This is one of an occasional series called “Party Lines” that will...
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‘Record Revenues’
The Line: The federal government will “collect more revenue in 2013 than ever before.” The Party: Republican It is true that the government will collect more revenues than ever in raw dollars, but not...
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GOP Hits Turbulence with FAA Claim
A number of Republicans are using misleading numbers when they say the Federal Aviation Administration should cut consultants and travel before resorting to furloughs that are causing airport delays....
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Keeping Your Health Plan
The Line: If you like your health insurance plan, you can keep it. The Party: Democratic For years, President Obama promised millions of Americans with health insurance that “if you like your health...
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‘Lost Jobs’ from Obamacare
It only took two days for a Senate candidate to air a TV ad distorting the Affordable Care Act’s effect on the labor market in a way that the Congressional Budget Office (and fact-checkers) warned...
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More Than 9 Million Newly Insured
The Line: More than 9 million Americans have health insurance because of the Affordable Care Act. The Party: Democratic Top Democrats, including President Obama, have credited the Affordable Care Act...
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‘Millions’ Lost Insurance
The Line: Millions of people have lost their health insurance and their doctors because of the Affordable Care Act. The Party: Republican President Obama gave ad-makers plenty of fodder last year when...
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‘Skyrocketing’ Premiums
The Line: Premiums and health care costs are ‘skyrocketing’ under the Affordable Care Act. The Party: Republican Several anti-Obamacare ads have made the claim that premiums or health care costs have...
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ACA ‘Hurting’ Families
The Line: The Affordable Care Act is hurting families. The Party: Republican Several ads attacking the Affordable Care Act make the general claim that the law is “hurting” families. It’s true that some...
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Government-Run Health Care
The Line: The Affordable Care Act puts the government between you and your doctor. The Party: Republican Those “government-run” health care claims were once so ubiquitous we called them a “mantra.”...
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Planned Parenthood’s Services
The Line: Abortions are 94 percent of Planned Parenthood’s pregnancy services. The Party: Republican Congressional Republicans seeking to eliminate federal funding for Planned Parenthood have made...
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SCOTUS Nomination: What Polls Say
The Line: Two-thirds of Americans believe that Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland deserves a Senate hearing and vote. The Party: Democratic President Obama, on March 16, nominated Judge Merrick...
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Precision in Climate Science
The Line: Scientists cannot precisely measure climate change nor the impact of human activity on climate change. The Party: Republican In the past, some Republicans have denied that global warming and...
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The 24 Million Talking Point
The Line: The Republican health care bill would throw 24 million people off the health insurance they have now. The Party: Democratic After the House passed a GOP health care bill to replace the...
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More Than 9 Million Newly Insured
The Line: More than 9 million Americans have health insurance because of the Affordable Care Act. The Party: Democratic Top Democrats, including President Obama, have credited the Affordable Care Act...
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‘Millions’ Lost Insurance
The Line: Millions of people have lost their health insurance and their doctors because of the Affordable Care Act. The Party: Republican President Obama gave ad-makers plenty of fodder last year when...
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