Claim: Congressional Republicans appearing on CBS' "Face the Nation" repeated a couple of false claims we've talked about before. The first guest, Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, inflated some statistics when he talked about opposition to the health care bill. His claim, that 60 percent of Americans support repealing the bill, was immediately countered by host Bob Schieffer, who pointed out: "Well, you know, a new poll out this morning in the Washington Post does not suggest that a majority of Americans are against this,
Fact-check: Overstated Stats - FactCheck.org
Verdict: congressional republicans appearing on cbs' "face the nation" repeated a couple of false claims we've talked about before. the first guest, sen. jim demint of south carolina, inflated some statistics when he talked about opposition to the health care bill. his claim, that 60 percent of americans support repealing the bill, was immediately countered by host bob schieffer, who pointed out: "well, you know, a new poll out this morning in the washington post does not suggest that a majority of americans are against this,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jess Henig
Date published: 2010-04-01T19:23:54