Presidential Primary Fact Checking by OnTheIssues.org
EXPLANATORY NOTE by OnTheIssues.org:
Numerous organizations perform "FactChecks" on candidates for public office.
Numerous OnTheIssues viewers have complained that the "FactCheckers" are as biased as the candidates.
We address the bias of the fact-checkers by including fact-checking from several sources.
In 2011, we use FactCheck.org and PolitiFact.com.
And we also have started our own internal fact-checking.
OnTheIssues.org's fact-checking focuses on subtle lies.
Politicians are very good at telling half-truths which deflect attention from the real issue -- we attempt here to point out those types of lies.
And we cover not-so-subtle lies that the other fact-checkers miss.
We remind voters to keep in mind the old adage:
Q: "How can you tell when a politician is lying?"
A: "His lips are moving."
We add to that adage that the mainstream news media are just as bad -- they line up to listen to the lies, and then report them to the public as truth.
Q: "How can you tell when news reports are lying?"
A: "When they just repeat what politicians say."
An honest press would instead investigate every statement made by politicians, rather than breathlessly repeating the lies as if they were true.
The mainstream media has abandoned that essential role. We attempt to remedy that on this website.
-- Jesse Gordon, jesse@OnTheIssues.org, August 2011
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Civil Rights
John F. Kennedy: FactCheck: 1960 election 70%-30% for JFK among black voters.
Lyndon Johnson: FactCheck: Civil Rights Act led to 90% black vote for Dems.
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Environment
Donald Trump: FactCheck: Yes, hybrid family vehicles are available in US.
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Foreign Policy
Sarah Palin: FactCheck: Never said, "I can see Russia from my house".
Rick Perry: FactCheck: Pakistan is our ally, according to Bush generals.
Eric Cantor: FactCheck: Jihadists resent US occupation, not our beliefs.
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Health Care
Paul Ryan: FactCheck: No, Medicare cost doesn't exceed national defense.
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Homeland Security
Herman Cain: FactCheck: No, Israel leader never mentioned our way of life.
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Jobs
Ron Paul: FactCheck: Feds paid for 8M WWII vets to attend college.
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Principles & Values
Paul Ryan: FactCheck: "Progressivists" is intentionally insulting term.
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Tax Reform
John F. Kennedy: FactCheck: JFK lowered top income tax rate from 91% to 65%.
Paul Ryan: FactCheck: JFK cut rates by 20%, but from twice today's rate.
Rush Limbaugh: FactCheck: JFK lowered top income tax rate from 91% to 65%.
Herman Cain: FactCheck: No, middle-earners pay more than 20% of taxes.
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The above quotations are from Presidential Primary Fact Checking by OnTheIssues.org.
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