Claim: The Democratic National Committee has released a new TV ad about health care legislation, this time on the Senate Finance Committee proposal. In the ad, the DNC takes on Republicans for "trying to scare seniors about health reform," saying that news outlets had called their claims "dishonest" and "scare-mongering." The ad's citations for both quotes check out – the first is from an editorial in the Palm Beach Post, the second from an editorial in The New York Times.
Fact-check: The DNC and Senior Scare - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the democratic national committee has released a new tv ad about health care legislation, this time on the senate finance committee proposal. in the ad, the dnc takes on republicans for "trying to scare seniors about health reform," saying that news outlets had called their claims "dishonest" and "scare-mongering." the ad's citations for both quotes check out – the first is from an editorial in the palm beach post, the second from an editorial in the new york times.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jess Henig
Date published: 2009-09-30T21:21:34