FactCheck

Ignoring History and CBO Gimmickry, NYT's Calmes Hits Romney Suggestion Obama-Care Will Cost Money

New York Times reporter Jackie Calmes claims Mitt Romney was false to say repealing the Obama-care would save money, citing "nonpartisan fact checkers and analyses like those of the Congressional ...

Ignoring History and CBO Gimmickry, Calmes Hits Romney Suggestion Obama-Care Will Cost Money

Jackie Calmes claims Mitt Romney was false to say repealing the Obama-care would save money, citing "nonpartisan fact checkers and analyses like those of the Congressional Budget Office." Has she ...

News Story Hits G.O.P.'s 'Untrue...Misleading' Claims About Drilling, Social Security

Three liberal reporters teamed up to fact-check the Republican debate (and defend President Obama): "The candidates' arguments run into factual hurdles."

AP Orders Staff: 'Stop Using the Phrase Ground Zero Mosque'

News service issues memo to 'fact-check' Republicans who are 'demonizing' Islamic Center.

Factcheck: Olbermann Repeats Incorrect Anti-Scott Brown Claims of Racism and Vulgarity

On Wednesday's Countdown show, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann defended his recent attacks on Massachusetts Republican Senator-elect Scott Brown by insisting that some of the incorrect claims he made ...

AP Pounces on Truth-Teller Obama's 'Oversimplifications and Omissions'

In his health care speech Wednesday night, President Obama cast himself as a truth-teller combating "bogus claims" and "misinformation" about his plan. "If you misrepresent what's in the plan, we ...

The Times Explains It All on Obama-Care: Don't Worry, Conservatives

The Times tries to calm conservative fears about abortion coverage and "end of life services," but its defenses of Obama-care fail to settle the matter.

What's This? Times Actually Fact-Checks Obama's Health Plan Claims

Reporter Robert Pear's reality check lacked the passion of campaign-era defenses of Obama on various issues, but at least it was there.

Sickly Rebuttals in Defense of Big-Government Medicine

Reporter David Herszenhorn tried to fact check conservative Sen. Mitch McConnell's attacks on socialized medicine, but came off looking pretty anemic.

Fact-Check Reporter Quietly Fact-Checks Himself on Bad Anti-McCain Claim

Larry Rohter on Saturday claimed McCain was "simply false" to say that Obama voted to raise taxes on people making just $42,000 a year. On Tuesday, he wrote: "The bottom line is that if passed ...
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