Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

I would like to contribute

$

Latest Fact-Checks On Democratic National Committee

Clear
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on November 28, 2011 in a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on supporting "the president's Recovery Act."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 28, 2011
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on November 28, 2011 in a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on abortion.
True
By Louis Jacobson • November 28, 2011
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on November 17, 2011 in an e-mail message:
"House Republicans are ramming through legislation ... to classify pizza as a 'vegetable' for the purpose of school lunches." 
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • November 22, 2011
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on November 24, 2011 in a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney’s housing policy is, "Don’t try and stop the foreclosure process. Let it run its course and hit the bottom."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 1, 2011
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on May 22, 2011 in a Web ad:
Says that Tim Pawlenty eliminated health insurance for 33,000 to 35,000 people when he was governor of Minnesota.
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 26, 2011
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on April 7, 2010 in a press release.:
"The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act is the largest-ever investment in higher education."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 21, 2010
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on January 20, 2010 in a press release:
"Under (Rick Perry’s) watch as governor, over six million Texans have no health care coverage, including one million children, homeowners suffer from the highest insurance rates in the country, and college tuition has skyrocketed 136 percent."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 29, 2010
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on October 9, 2009 in an e-mail to reporters:
"Only 20 percent of Americans admit to being Republicans anymore."
Mostly True
By Ian Jannetta • October 16, 2009
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on July 2, 2009 in a television ad:
Mitch McConnell opposed "legislation to create and protect Kentucky jobs . . . help for the unemployed. . .  health care for Kentucky's children," and "fair pay for women."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 6, 2009
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on May 5, 2009 in a Web ad.:
The Republican Party has "21 percent party ID and shrinking."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 6, 2009
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on August 13, 2008 in the Democratic Party platform:
"Less than four cents of every health care dollar is spent on prevention and public health."
True
By Bart Jansen • August 26, 2008
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on August 13, 2008 in the Democratic Party platform:
"We spend more on health care than any other country, but we're ranked 47th in life expectancy and 43rd in child mortality."
True
By Seth Stern • August 25, 2008
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on August 13, 2008 in its platform:
"More than 12,500 service men and women have been discharged on the basis of sexual orientation since the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy was implemented, at a cost of over $360 million. Many of those forced out had special skills in high demand, such as translators, engineers, and pilots."
True
By Alexander Lane • August 25, 2008
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on August 13, 2008:
McCain is "raising campaign cash with one of (Jack) Abramoff's closest business partners: scandal-plagued conservative activist Ralph Reed."
True
By Alexander Lane • August 13, 2008
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on July 9, 2008 in in an ad on the Internet:
John McCain has given erratic and inconsistent answers on when troops should return from Iraq.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 11, 2008
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on June 13, 2008 in a Web ad:
John McCain says he never supported the privatization of Social Security, even though video shows he did.
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 13, 2008
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on April 28, 2008 in a news release.:
"McCain has voted repeatedly at least six times against funding for global HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB fund, once as one of only 14 senators."
Half-True
By Shawn Zeller • April 28, 2008
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on February 14, 2008 in a Web video.:
The DNC says McCain flip-flopped on whether the Iraq War would be easy.
Half-True
By Robert Farley • February 20, 2008
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on October 3, 2007 in a news release:
"McCain Trying to Have it Both Ways on Iraq"
Mostly False
By Wes Allison • October 3, 2007
Previous