Latest Fact Checks By Lukas Pleva

Republican candidate says opponent Denish put 50,000 illegal immigrants behind wheels

By Lukas Pleva

September 9, 2010

The Richardson-Denish administration "gave" 50,000 driver's licenses to illegal immigrants in New Mexico.

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Bennet says Ken Buck wants to privatize Social Security

By Lukas Pleva

September 2, 2010

"Buck wants to privatize Social Security."  

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Sen. Lincoln says Boozman wants to privatize Social Security.

By Lukas Pleva

September 2, 2010

John Boozman supports "privatizing Social Security"

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Beck claims U.S. on track for second-biggest deficit in 65 years

By Lukas Pleva

August 30, 2010

"The federal government is now on track" for the second-largest budget deficit "in 65 years."

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Obama says Republicans oppose strengthening the child care tax credit

By Lukas Pleva

August 27, 2010

Republicans "don't think it's a good idea" to make the child care tax credit "stronger."

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Did the stimulus cost more than the war in Iraq?

By Lukas Pleva , Martha M. Hamilton

August 25, 2010

"Obama’s stimulus, passed in his first month in office, will cost more than the entire Iraq War."

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Rep. Alan Grayson says U.S. is 50th in the world in life expectancy

By Lukas Pleva

August 25, 2010

The United States is "50th in life expectancy" in the world.

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Reid bashes Republicans for a position on immigration that he once pushed

By Lukas Pleva

August 25, 2010

On birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants.  

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Crowd in GOP big tent doesn’t include many Muslims

By Lukas Pleva

August 20, 2010

"The Republicans have 2 percent of the Muslim vote.''

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DNC chairman says Republicans blocked move to cut the deficit

By Lukas Pleva

August 18, 2010

Republicans tried to block the deficit commission.

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Texas Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson says Social Security slashed poverty among the elderly

By Lukas Pleva

August 17, 2010

"In 1935, more than 50% of the elderly population lived in poverty. Today that poverty rate stands officially at 9.4%."  

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Maddow claims spending is more stimulative than tax cuts

By Lukas Pleva

August 12, 2010

"We know that tax cuts are remarkably un-stimulative when you compare them with different kinds of government spending."

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