Claim: House Speaker John Boehner tweets that the Obama administration is spending $1.2 million "paying people to play video games." That's misleading. The government did pay $1.2 million for university research that includes the study of how video games can stimulate the cognitive abilities of seniors. A fraction of that cost went to compensate seniors who participated in the study, researchers say. Boehner was one of several prominent Republican congressmen who sent out a flurry of tweets – hashtag #cutwaste – distorting the research.
Fact-check: Paying People to Play Video Games - FactCheck.org
Verdict: house speaker john boehner tweets that the obama administration is spending $1.2 million "paying people to play video games." that's misleading. the government did pay $1.2 million for university research that includes the study of how video games can stimulate the cognitive abilities of seniors. a fraction of that cost went to compensate seniors who participated in the study, researchers say. boehner was one of several prominent republican congressmen who sent out a flurry of tweets – hashtag #cutwaste – distorting the research.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2013-02-22T22:02:00