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“Myth: Obamacare only adds to the deficit, and it’s going to bankrupt this country.” —Democratic National Committee, Nov. 27, 2013, on its “Your Republican Uncle” website Overview Obamacare raises revenue, increases spending and decreases projected spending on net. The increased spending adds to the deficit, meaning that the revenue increase and the reductions in projected spending have a relatively…
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“It’s too soon to say that Obama has deported more people than any other president. But with the information available, it looks like he’s on track to do so. We rate her claim Half True.” —PolitiFact, summarizing a March 9, 2014 fact check of National Council of La Raza president Janet Murguía Overview PolitiFact’s balancing act on President Barack Obama’s…
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“Myth: Obamacare requires American taxpayers to fund abortion.” —The Democratic National Committee, Nov. 25, 2013 on its “Your Republican Uncle” website Overview The DNC’s claim helps remind us that complex issues are easily oversimplified. The DNC simplifies this claim in a misleading way. The Facts We continue our series on the Democratic National Committee’s “Your Republican Uncle” website with…
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“It was about a black president.” —Talk show host Bill Maher, on the origin of the tea party movement during the Feb. 28, 2014 airing of the HBO show “Real Time” Overview Maher’s on-air comment provides a good opportunity to assess whether racism serves as an origin or continuing motive of the tea party movement. The charge is common…
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“Myth: Obamacare should be unconstitutional.” —The Democratic National Committee, on its “Your Republican Uncle” website, Nov. 25, 2013 Overview As with some other claims on the Democratic National Committee’s “Your Republican Uncle” website, this claim misleads with ambiguity. The Facts In November of 2013 the Democrat National Committee kicked off “yourrepublicanuncle.com,” a website the DNC says is intended to answer…
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“Myth: Obamacare is a government takeover of the health care system.” —The Democratic National Committee on its “Your Republican Uncle” website, Nov. 25, 2013 Overview The DNC says it’s a myth that the ACA represents a government takeover of the health care system. The DNC’s case unwittingly undermines itself. The Facts We continue our series of ratings for claims…
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“Myth: Obamacare hurts businesses.” —The Democratic National Committee on its “Your Republican Uncle” website, Nov. 25, 2013 Overview The DNC’s attempt to turn truth into myth creates a distortion of a distortion. The Facts In late 2013, the Democratic National Committee created a website it says gives Democrats answers to Republican myths. We continue our fact check series of…
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“Myth: The website doesn’t work so people can’t sign up for health care even if they wanted to.” —The Democratic National Committee, December 2013 on the “Your Republican Uncle” website Overview The federal exchange site will cause some users to miss deadlines for obtaining insurance. The DNC holds back details it ought to know well. The Facts This myth-busting…
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“Barack Obama, in State of the Union, says women make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns … We rate the claim Mostly True.” —PolitiFact, from a Jan. 28 fact check of President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union speech Overview If the presidential State of the Union address is the Super Bowl for fact checkers then PolitiFact…
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“Myth: Obamacare isn’t working.” —The Democratic National Committee, December 2013 on its “Your Republican Uncle” website Overview An ambiguous claim misleads, as ambiguous claims often do. The Facts Having completed fact checks dealing with the Democratic National Committee’s claims about the economy, we move on to the DNC’s set of claims about health care at its “Answering Your Republican…
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