Fact Check Posts – Page 2101

Billionaire Warren Buffett still backs Obama

By Alexander Lane

March 23, 2009

"Warren (Buffett) still does support me."

Dodd flip-flopped on whether he changed amendment on bonuses to AIG and banks

By Alexander Lane

March 23, 2009

On whether he wrote a provision that allowed AIG to dole out bonuses.

Tens of billions in AIG bailout went to foreign companies

March 20, 2009

"Tens of billions of dollars (from taxpayer-funded bailouts) ... flowed straight through AIG into the coffers of foreign corporations and foreign banks."

Dodd failed to halt bailout bonuses, but he did limit future ones

By Alexander Lane

March 20, 2009

"Senator Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, placed an amendment in the ‘stimulus’ bill that allowed for banks bailed out with taxpayer money…

Model T got better mileage than SUVs

By Angie Drobnic Holan

March 19, 2009

"The 1908 Model T earned better gas mileage than a typical SUV sold in 2008."

AIG retention bonuses going to employees it plans to terminate

March 18, 2009

AIG "said they were giving $57 million (in retention payments) to people who were being terminated."

Wyden and Snowe wanted AIG bonus money back

By Alexander Lane

March 18, 2009

"We had bipartisan legislation that got through the Senate" that would have prevented bonuses like AIG's "and then somehow mysteriously disappeared."

AIG does not insure the pensions of Congress

By Angie Drobnic Holan

March 18, 2009

"AIG insures the pension trust of the United States Congress!"

Executives in Japan do not regularly commit suicide

By Angie Drobnic Holan

March 17, 2009

In Japan, executives of failing companies "say 'I'm sorry' and then either do one of two things: resign or go commit suicide."

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…

Yes, Rep. John Boehner has never asked for earmarks

March 16, 2009

"I don't do earmarks. I've never done one. I'm not going to do one."

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."

Latest Fact Checks

Billionaire Warren Buffett still backs Obama

Dodd flip-flopped on whether he changed amendment on bonuses to AIG and banks

Tens of billions in AIG bailout went to foreign companies

Dodd failed to halt bailout bonuses, but he did limit future ones

Model T got better mileage than SUVs

AIG retention bonuses going to employees it plans to terminate

Wyden and Snowe wanted AIG bonus money back

AIG does not insure the pensions of Congress

Executives in Japan do not regularly commit suicide

Yes, but take this prediction with a grain of salt

Yes, Rep. John Boehner has never asked for earmarks

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