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The Whoppers of 2007
Summary The year 2007 wasn’t a good one for political honesty. Though not even technically an election year, it provided a bumper crop of falsehoods and distortions nonetheless. Presidential candidates...
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The Whoppers of 2008
Summary Normally we post a "Whoppers" compilation the week before Election Day. This time we've already seen such a large number of twisted facts, misleading claims and outright falsehoods that we are...
View ArticleThe Whoppers of 2008 — The Sequel
Summary The last five weeks have brought so many ads we feel like we’re drinking from a fire hose – and we’ll bet you’re pretty saturated, too. Since our first "Whoppers of 2008" piece, we’ve seen some...
View ArticleYear-end Whoppers
Summary We've often said that the spin never stops in Washington. And the weeks since Nov. 4 offer further evidence of that. Consider some of the bogus claims we've debunked just since Election Day:...
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Whoppers of 2009
Summary Although 2009 was not an election year, it kept us exceptionally busy, and led to millions of visits to our site. In this year-end summary, we offer some of the worst examples of the falsehoods...
View ArticleOil Spill Whoppers
Summary The April 20 explosion that started oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico has prompted a slew of claims and counterclaims about the disaster. What caused it, how it's being handled, the history...
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Whoppers of Campaign 2010
Summary Midterm elections are an embarrassment of riches for fact-checkers — this year more than others. With Democrats fighting desperately to keep control of the House and Senate, and a torrent of...
View ArticleThe Whoppers of 2011
Summary Despite what you may have heard in 2011: The new health care law won’t cost many jobs (and they’ll be poorly paying jobs at that). Republicans aren’t proposing to “end” Medicare (and Democratic...
View ArticleWhoppers of 2012, Early Edition
Summary Thomas Hobbes’ oft-cited phrase from 1651, “nasty, brutish and short,” does not describe the 2012 presidential campaign — unfortunately. The contest so far has been nasty all right, and...
View ArticleWhoppers of 2012, Final Edition
Summary With only days to go until Election Day 2012, we look here at the most egregiously false and misleading claims from the entire presidential campaign. Some examples: President Barack Obama...
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The Whoppers of 2007
Summary The year 2007 wasn’t a good one for political honesty. Though not even technically an election year, it provided a bumper crop of falsehoods and distortions nonetheless. Presidential candidates...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Whoppers of 2008
Summary Normally we post a "Whoppers" compilation the week before Election Day. This time we've already seen such a large number of twisted facts, misleading claims and outright falsehoods that we are...
View ArticleThe Whoppers of 2008 — The Sequel
Summary The last five weeks have brought so many ads we feel like we’re drinking from a fire hose – and we’ll bet you’re pretty saturated, too. Since our first "Whoppers of 2008" piece, we’ve seen some...
View ArticleYear-end Whoppers
Summary We've often said that the spin never stops in Washington. And the weeks since Nov. 4 offer further evidence of that. Consider some of the bogus claims we've debunked just since Election Day:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Whoppers of 2009
Summary Although 2009 was not an election year, it kept us exceptionally busy, and led to millions of visits to our site. In this year-end summary, we offer some of the worst examples of the falsehoods...
View ArticleOil Spill Whoppers
Summary The April 20 explosion that started oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico has prompted a slew of claims and counterclaims about the disaster. What caused it, how it's being handled, the history...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Whoppers of Campaign 2010
Summary Midterm elections are an embarrassment of riches for fact-checkers — this year more than others. With Democrats fighting desperately to keep control of the House and Senate, and a torrent of...
View ArticleThe Whoppers of 2011
Summary Despite what you may have heard in 2011: The new health care law won’t cost many jobs (and they’ll be poorly paying jobs at that). Republicans aren’t proposing to “end” Medicare (and Democratic...
View ArticleWhoppers of 2012, Early Edition
Summary Thomas Hobbes’ oft-cited phrase from 1651, “nasty, brutish and short,” does not describe the 2012 presidential campaign — unfortunately. The contest so far has been nasty all right, and...
View ArticleWhoppers of 2012, Final Edition
Summary With only days to go until Election Day 2012, we look here at the most egregiously false and misleading claims from the entire presidential campaign. Some examples: President Barack Obama...
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