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• U.S. Chamber: More Lawsuit Malarkey

  
  FactCheck.org — Authority: 133
  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is running a false ad claiming that "52 percent of all lawsuits" target small businesses. The claim is contradicted by the very study the Chamber cites as its source, and it’s not even close to the truth. The study shows the true figure is somewhere between 5 percent and 8 percent. A ...
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• The United States of Interpol?

  
  FactCheck.org — Authority: 133
  Q: Did Obama sign an order giving Interpol the right to police the U.S.? A: No. The executive order Obama signed in December simply gives Interpol the same privileges that other international organizations operating in the U.S. already have. FULL QUESTION Did Obama sign a new bill where Interpol ...
  2 days ago

• FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Dec. 29-Jan. 4

  
  FactCheck.org — Authority: 133
  This week, readers sent us comments on our Whoppers story, our mailbag, our bias and Climategate (but it’s not what you think!). In the FactCheck Mailbag we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org . Letters may be edited for length. Climategate Correction ...
  2 days ago

• MoveOn.org: Starved for Facts

  
  FactCheck.org — Authority: 133
  Would you believe that one out of every six Americans is "going hungry"? You shouldn’t, because it’s not true. Nevertheless, the liberal group MoveOn.org claimed something close to that in an end-of-the-year appeal for donations to Feeding America, the national anti-hunger charity. MoveOn’s message said: "This ...
  2 days ago

• Search, Monetize and Fact Check YouTube Transcripts with Speakertext

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 165
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• Fixin’ Sundays

  
  Mario Piperni Dot Com — Authority: 137
  . Here’s a brilliant idea on how to fix the Sunday morning talk shows. I think the situation calls for cynicism. But I have to admit that is not much of a call. So instead I propose this modest little fix, first floated on Twitter in a post I sent out to Betsy Fischer, Executive Producer of Meet the Press, who ...
  3 days ago

• Heat index: A fact check of Hutchisons claim on Perry, gas tax

  
  TRAIL BLAZERS — Authority: 583
  Michael Lindenberger presents a fact check of Kay Bailey Hutchisons campaign: THE CLAIM: U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison attacked Gov. Rick Perry this week for being eager to raise gasoline taxes on Texas drivers. "Unlike the current governor, whose first order of business would be to increase motor fuels taxes, ...
  6 days ago

• Journalism Ground Rules

  
  Words at Work — Authority: 121
  In keeping with Jay Rosens suggestion that TV shows fact check Sunday morning talk-show guests  (and why should this be a novel idea? And yet it is.),  Id like to see TV news programs return to journalism by: a. Acknowledge peoples financial/lobbyist connections when theyre on TV talking in their "expert" ...
  1 week ago

• Is an Alaska fishermans list of Sarah Palins accomplishments accurate?

  
  Beth's Blog — Authority: 460
  Theres some truth to a number of his claims, but some are also false or misleading.
  1 week ago

• A Failure of Skepticism on Reddit

  
  2parse — Authority: 132
  Back during the 2008 campaign, one of the things that most infuriated me was the emails that went around with all sorts of claims about Obama that referred to outside authorities such as Snopes or Obama’s memoirs. (See here , here , here , here , and here .) People forwarded these items, but never took the time ...
  1 week ago

• The President Gets It Wrong On the Excise Tax

  
  http://www.ourfuture.org/blog — Authority: 616
  The President came close to endorsing the so-called "Cadillac tax" when he was interviewed about health reform on NPR . Heres what the President said when the subject came up: "Im on record as saying that taxing Cadillac plans that dont make people healthier, but just take more money out of their pockets because ...
  1 week ago

• Did Muslim terrorists stage a "dry run" on AirTran flight 297?

  
  Beth's Blog — Authority: 460
  The airline and an eyewitness say this e-mailed claim is "an urban legend" spread by persons who "live in a fantasy world. Read more
  1 week ago

• Did Muslim terrorists stage a "dry run" on AirTran flight 297?

  
  Beth's Blog — Authority: 460
  The airline and an eyewitness say this e-mailed claim is "an urban legend" spread by persons who "live in a fantasy world. Read more
  1 week ago

• Health Care and the Founding Fathers

  
  FactCheck.org — Authority: 133
  Expect January to be dominated by House-Senate wrangling over the final shape of the gargantuan bill to overhaul the nation’s health insurance system. Some opponents of the measures, though, are readying themselves for another potential fight, this one in the courts. An Arkansas group called the Conservative Action ...
  2 weeks ago

• What is the difference between a "public option" and a single-payer plan?

  
  Beth's Blog — Authority: 460
  Single-payer is a complete government-run health insurance system under which everyone is covered, e.g., Canadas system. The "public option" is a single federal insurance plan that would compete with private insurance companies. Read more
  2 weeks ago

• More “Funding the Troops” Bunk

  
  FactCheck.org — Authority: 133
  Democrats are running an attack ad in Washington, D.C., and nationally on cable networks that says Republicans "delayed funding for our men and women in uniform, then they voted against it." But it’s not true. Senate Republicans did delay a vote on military funding, as part of their strategy to drag out the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sarah Palin’s Accomplishments

  
  FactCheck.org — Authority: 133
  Q: Is an Alaska fisherman’s list of Sarah Palin’s accomplishments accurate? A: There’s some truth to a number of his claims , but some are also false or misleading. FULL QUESTION Are any of these claims true? And does anyone know who is behind sending this and other ...
  2 weeks ago

• FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Dec. 15-Dec. 21

  
  FactCheck.org — Authority: 133
  This week, readers sent us comments on climate change, dire health care predictions and private insurance in a single-payer system. In the FactCheck Mailbag we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org . Letters may be edited for length.   Climate Counterpoints ...
  2 weeks ago

• Health Insurance Co. Stocks at 52-Year High?

  
  FactCheck.org — Authority: 133
  Former DNC Chairman Howard Dean doesn’t like the Senate health care bill, as he made clear during a Dec. 20 appearance on NBC’s " Meet the Press ." Arguing that the package is a gift to the health insurance industry, Dean said the insurers’ stock prices tell the story: Dean, Dec. 20: It is not a ...
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• NASA Is Making An MMO. Your Mind Has Just Been Blown

  
  Platform Nation — Authority: 452
  You heard me right. NASA, the National Aeronautic and Space Administration, is teaming up with Wisdom Tools, Project Whitecard, and Virtual Heroes, the guys behind America’s Army (the official Army MMO). Now, I know what you’re thinking. NASA, making an MMO. This may be the most unholy alliance in the history of ...
  2 weeks ago

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