Claim: On this week's Sunday talk shows, we found false claims on the debt, discretionary spending, foreign-funded attack ads and polling data. Wrong on Debt On ABC's "This Week," Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made a false claim about the federal debt — a claim that we debunked in January, when Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, a Republican, made a similar statement. The debt situation has worsened since then, but not enough to make this GOP talking point true.
Fact-check: Sunday Replay - FactCheck.org
Verdict: on this week's sunday talk shows, we found false claims on the debt, discretionary spending, foreign-funded attack ads and polling data. wrong on debt on abc's "this week," senate republican leader mitch mcconnell made a false claim about the federal debt — a claim that we debunked in january, when virginia gov. bob mcdonnell, a republican, made a similar statement. the debt situation has worsened since then, but not enough to make this gop talking point true.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2010-09-27T22:49:48