Claim: The group Conservatives for Patients' Rights has produced a 30-minute documentary-style commercial, which aired May 31 on NBC after "Meet the Press." Hosted by former CNN anchor Gene Randall, the program, labeled "paid programming" throughout, was a very lengthy version of ads the group has run criticizing government-run health care systems in Britain and Canada. We called one of the group's ads "misleading," saying that it "falsely suggests Congress wants a British-style system here in the U.S."
Fact-check: Health Care Battle, Infomercial-Style - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the group conservatives for patients' rights has produced a 30-minute documentary-style commercial, which aired may 31 on nbc after "meet the press." hosted by former cnn anchor gene randall, the program, labeled "paid programming" throughout, was a very lengthy version of ads the group has run criticizing government-run health care systems in britain and canada. we called one of the group's ads "misleading," saying that it "falsely suggests congress wants a british-style system here in the u.s."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2009-06-01T16:57:35