Fact Check Posts – Page 2080

Claims cap-and-trade will cause job losses

By Catharine Richert

October 5, 2009

The cap-and-trade bill will mean "2 million jobs lost."

Offshore oil drilling has cost tourism industry before

By Aaron Sharockman

October 5, 2009

"There's no evidence anywhere that offshore drilling has hurt tourism in any area where it has been allowed."

Bill Nelson says offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico no guarantee for lessening U.S. dependence on foreign oil

By Aaron Sharockman

October 5, 2009

"The truth is any oil that would be drilled could be sent to any other country in the world, reducing our use of foreign oil…

Michael Moore says young people are increasingly warm to socialism

By Louis Jacobson

October 2, 2009

All the talk about socialism during the campaign made young people more interested in it by Election Day.

Michael Moore’s film Capitalism claims richest paid top tax rate of 90 percent in the 1950s

October 2, 2009

In the 1950s, "A lot of people got rich — and they had to pay a top tax rate of 90 percent."

Michael Moore claims a majority favor a single-payer health care system

October 1, 2009

"The majority actually want single-payer health care."

Michael Moore said Bush’s approval rating dropped, but it rose first

By Angie Drobnic Holan

October 1, 2009

After Fahrenheit 9/11 came out, "Bush's approval rating never was better, it only got worse."

Michael Moore movie says that top 1 percent owns more financial wealth than bottom 95 percent

By Louis Jacobson

October 1, 2009

"The richest 1 percent have more financial wealth than the bottom 95 percent combined."

EnergyCitizens.org claims gas will cost $4 a gallon under a cap-and-trade plan

By Catharine Richert

September 30, 2009

Gas will reach $4 a gallon under a cap-and-trade plan.

Humana is a Medicare contractor, AARP is not

By Angie Drobnic Holan

September 30, 2009

Medicare officials have treated Humana and AARP inconsistently on how they can communicate with seniors.

Beck and others repeat claim that White House Political Director Patrick Gaspard was once the political director for Bertha Lewis, chief organizer of ACORN

September 30, 2009

White House Political Director Patrick Gaspard once served as the "right-hand man" for Bertha Lewis, who heads up ACORN.

AARP profits from insurance sales; GOP calls it a health reform conflict

By Angie Drobnic Holan

September 29, 2009

AARP is "the largest reseller of insurance in the country" and "has a vested interest in seeing that the market for reselling supplemental insurance expands."

Latest Fact Checks

Claims cap-and-trade will cause job losses

Offshore oil drilling has cost tourism industry before

Bill Nelson says offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico no guarantee for lessening U.S. dependence on foreign oil

Michael Moore says young people are increasingly warm to socialism

Michael Moore’s film Capitalism claims richest paid top tax rate of 90 percent in the 1950s

Michael Moore claims a majority favor a single-payer health care system

Michael Moore said Bush’s approval rating dropped, but it rose first

Michael Moore movie says that top 1 percent owns more financial wealth than bottom 95 percent

EnergyCitizens.org claims gas will cost $4 a gallon under a cap-and-trade plan

Humana is a Medicare contractor, AARP is not

Beck and others repeat claim that White House Political Director Patrick Gaspard was once the political director for Bertha Lewis, chief organizer of ACORN

AARP profits from insurance sales; GOP calls it a health reform conflict