Claim: President Obama's unexpected Nobel Peace Prize may end up being the story of the week, but it was the third-party groups that occupied most of our attention here at FactCheck.org. Once again, health care dominated the discussion, though we also saw some new ads on taxes and on climate change. We've seen both sides making false claims about Medicare. This week it was the conservative group Americans for Prosperity leading with the alarming claim that "Medicare will be bankrupt in 8 years."
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Verdict: president obama's unexpected nobel peace prize may end up being the story of the week, but it was the third-party groups that occupied most of our attention here at factcheck.org. once again, health care dominated the discussion, though we also saw some new ads on taxes and on climate change. we've seen both sides making false claims about medicare. this week it was the conservative group americans for prosperity leading with the alarming claim that "medicare will be bankrupt in 8 years."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Joe Miller
Date published: 2009-10-09T19:29:50