Latest Fact Checks

Poverty numbers are right

December 13, 2007

"We've got some 37-million of our fellow citizens who are living in poverty; about 12-million or 13-million are children."

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Thompson’s tax numbers add up

By Angie Drobnic Holan

December 13, 2007

"Five percent of Americans pay over half the income taxes in this country. Forty percent of Americans pay no income taxes at all."

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Creative math by an abortion-rights mayor

By Bill Adair , Tom Tobin

December 13, 2007

"We reduced abortion. We increased adoptions by 135 percent."

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Yes, Biden spoke first

By Bill Adair

December 12, 2007

"When Pakistan erupted in crisis, I spoke to Musharraf before Bush did."

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Hillary’s no red menace

By Angie Drobnic Holan

December 12, 2007

An anonymous e-mail says that Hillary Clinton advocates communism.

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Hitting him where it hurts

By Shawn Zeller

December 11, 2007

"This guy didn't even support Ronald Reagan."

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He didn’t say that, but he did shift to the left

By Shawn Zeller

December 11, 2007

"He's (Romney) the one who said that he would be to the left of Teddy Kennedy on gay rights."

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Huckabee wanted scholarship open to all

By Angie Drobnic Holan

December 11, 2007

Mike Huckabee "supported taxpayer-funded scholarships for illegal aliens."

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One cost of illegal immigration — accuracy

By David DeCamp

December 11, 2007

"For every single illegal immigrant family in this country, it costs $20,000 — it costs us $20,000; $20,000 in infrastructural costs. They pay about $10,000…

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A legitimate beef with ham sandwich regulations

By Bill Adair

December 10, 2007

"A ham and cheese sandwich on one slice of bread is the responsibility of the USDA ... But a ham and cheese sandwich on two…

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Romney wants a different prescription for the nation

By Jennifer Liberto

December 10, 2007

"The oddest thing is he doesn't want to do for America what he did for Massachusetts. He did mandate health care for Massachusetts, which is…

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Ridiculous evidence — but true

December 6, 2007

"Senator Obama's relatives and friends say he has been talking about running for president for at least the last 15 years," a campaign spokesman said.

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