Beyond the Truth-O-Meter
The Benghazi talking points: What’s known and unknown
New information is raising questions about the development of the administration’s talking points on the deadly attack on the diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya, which left four Americans, including the ambassador, dead.
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
McCain’s Gitmo Exaggeration
Sen. John McCain exaggerated when he claimed that about 25 percent of prisoners released from Guantanamo have returned to terrorist activities in "leadership positions."
Monday, May 6th, 2013
Is Long Beach really limiting the hours of 1,600 workers because of ‘Obamacare’?
Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and a questionable talking point about city workers in Long Beach, Calif.
Monday, May 6th, 2013
Debatable Facts in South Carolina
In a spirited debate between South Carolina congressional candidates Elizabeth Colbert Busch and Mark Sanford, we found a couple of misleading statements -- and one seemingly contradictory exchange about Sanford's voting record that isn't.
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Congress and an Exemption from ‘Obamacare’?
Q: Is it true that there are bills in Congress that would exempt members and their staffs and families from buying into "Obamacare"? A: No.
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Is the FBI unable to ‘talk about jihad’?
Checking a claim by Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, that “we see with the new FBI terminology and the new intelligence terminology, they can’t talk about the enemy. They can’t talk about jihad. They can’t talk about Muslim. They can’t talk about Islam.”
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Policing Bottles and Brews in San Diego
Checking a claim by Jacob McKean, owner of Modern Times Beer in San Diego, that "the vice squad files a protest against every single new alcohol license in the city in order to dictate restrictions on the license."
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Did a pizzeria deny Michael Bloomberg a second slice?
Another in a long line of satires that went viral as "truth."
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
Obama group misleadingly cites a vote on a climate change bill
President Obama’s new political group, Organizing for Action, last week released a new video that mocks Republican lawmakers for appearing to play down or dismiss concerns about climate change. But is the video right to claim that 240 House lawmakers had declared climate change to be a “hoax"?
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
Was Nancy Pelosi "Miss Lube Rack" of 1959?
Checking the veracity of an old photograph.
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
Jeb Bush’s Jobs Claim
In touting conservative policies in Republican-controlled states, Jeb Bush claimed, “The Southeast is leading a renaissance in American manufacturing.” Not so.
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
Obama’s claim that 90 percent of Americans ‘don’t have to worry’ about ‘Obamacare’
During the president’s news conference on the 100th day of his second term, he rebutted suggestions that the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. “Obamacare,” in the coming year might face problems. How accurate is his claim?
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
Zuckerberg-backed Group Spins Immigration
A group with ties to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hijacks the credibility of news organizations in a misleading ad that supports a bipartisan immigration overhaul bill.
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
Bachmann’s claim that she voted against the ‘sequester’ bill because of cuts to the poor
Why did Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., really vote against sequestration?
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Are terrorists targeting forests?
As if 4 million acres of dead, standing timber and an ongoing drought weren’t enough to worry about as Colorado enters the wildfire season, a few Republican state senators say it’s past time to prepare for terrorist attacks in the forests.
Monday, April 29th, 2013
McConnell’s claim that there are ‘nearly 10,000’ tax codes nationwide
Is it correct to say that “there are nearly 10,000 state, local, and municipal tax codes nationwide"?
Monday, April 29th, 2013
Democrats Distort Vote on Climate Change
A Democratic video says 240 House members "voted in 2011 that climate change was a "hoax." Not exactly.
Friday, April 26th, 2013
Did FAA have to furlough controllers?
With disgruntled passengers complaining about airline flight delays, Republican lawmakers and the airline industry pounced on the Obama administration. The glitch was invented by the White House for political reasons, they charged, and officials waited until the last minute to warn Congress and the airlines of the impending upheaval. They were wrong on the first count, and partly right on the second.
Friday, April 26th, 2013
Issa’s absurd claim that Clinton’s ‘signature’ means she personally approved it
A new claim about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and what she did before the Benghazi attack.
Friday, April 26th, 2013
Were the accused Boston bombers on welfare?
Did the accused Boston Marathon bombers collect welfare benefits while on U.S. government watch lists?
Friday, April 26th, 2013
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