Fact Check Posts – Page 2

Yes, but take this prediction with a grain of salt

By Alexander Lane

March 17, 2009

"Last week the Blue Chip Economic Indicators came out that surveys lots of private forecasters. Almost all of them are predicting a turnaround in the…

Eighth graders are in ninth, but showing improvement, not falling

By Alexander Lane

March 13, 2009

"In eighth grade math, we’ve fallen to ninth place."

White House highlights one way the tax code goes easy on the rich

By Alexander Lane

March 11, 2009

"A middle-class family donates $1 to charity, they get 15 cents off their income tax. Bill Gates donates $1 to charity, he takes 35 cents off…

Obama invokes Republican icons on health care

By Alexander Lane

March 5, 2009

"Teddy Roosevelt first called for (health care) reform nearly a century ago."

McConnell contends Democrats have already exceeded Iraq, Afghanistan and Katrina spending

By Alexander Lane

March 3, 2009

"In just one month, the Democrats have spent more than President Bush spent in seven years on the war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan…

Spending bill wasn’t candidate Obama’s “type,” Boehner points out

By Alexander Lane

March 3, 2009

"The president campaigned against this type of legislation."

McCain says Obama will leave troops in Iraq — wishful thinking?

By Alexander Lane

February 27, 2009

"The president's plan, even after the end of its withdrawal timeline is reached, will leave in place up to 50,000 U.S. troops."

Jindal’s not as off the rails as some have said

By Alexander Lane

February 27, 2009

The stimulus bill includes "$8 billion for high-speed rail projects, such as a 'magnetic levitation' line from Las Vegas to Disneyland."

For the feds, yes, this is big school spending

By Alexander Lane

February 27, 2009

"We are making the largest investment in education in our nation’s history."

Congresswoman’s portrait of a toothless FDA is correct

By Alexander Lane

February 19, 2009

"When the salmonella source was finally identified, FDA officials had to wait for industry approval before they could go live with the [peanut] recall."

Al Gore is optimistic about solar energy, and pretty accurate, too

By Alexander Lane

February 18, 2009

If we got solar energy from "an area of the Southwestern desert 100 miles on a side, that would be enough, in and of itself,…

Bogus e-mail is wrong about Pelosi and ‘windfall profits’ from stocks

By Alexander Lane

February 11, 2009

"Nancy Pelosi wants a Windfall Tax on Retirement Income."

Latest Fact Checks By Alexander Lane

Yes, but take this prediction with a grain of salt

Eighth graders are in ninth, but showing improvement, not falling

White House highlights one way the tax code goes easy on the rich

Obama invokes Republican icons on health care

McConnell contends Democrats have already exceeded Iraq, Afghanistan and Katrina spending

Spending bill wasn’t candidate Obama’s “type,” Boehner points out

McCain says Obama will leave troops in Iraq — wishful thinking?

Jindal’s not as off the rails as some have said

For the feds, yes, this is big school spending

Congresswoman’s portrait of a toothless FDA is correct

Al Gore is optimistic about solar energy, and pretty accurate, too

Bogus e-mail is wrong about Pelosi and ‘windfall profits’ from stocks