Claim: We found a larger-than-usual number of deceptions on the Sunday shows this week, from whoppers to cherry-picked statistics, on subjects as diverse as immigration, the Reagan tax cuts and the new health care law. Here's our rundown. A Tax Hike for 50 Percent of Small-Business Owners? On CNN's "State of the Union," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was wrong when he said that letting the Bush tax cuts expire for upper-income earners would affect "the income of 50 percent of small businesses."
Fact-check: Sunday Replay - FactCheck.org
Verdict: we found a larger-than-usual number of deceptions on the sunday shows this week, from whoppers to cherry-picked statistics, on subjects as diverse as immigration, the reagan tax cuts and the new health care law. here's our rundown. a tax hike for 50 percent of small-business owners? on cnn's "state of the union," senate minority leader mitch mcconnell was wrong when he said that letting the bush tax cuts expire for upper-income earners would affect "the income of 50 percent of small businesses."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2010-07-19T22:10:36