Claim: American Crossroads — a political committee headed by former Republican National Committee chairman Mike Duncan — once again attacks Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada in an ad released July 15. The new ad, titled "Really? Harry Reprise," falsely claims that Nevada received less stimulus money than all but one state. It also misrepresents the state's first-in-the-nation unemployment rate, making it seem worse than it is. On stimulus funding, the ad says: "Recent data show Nevada ranks 50th in the money received from Harry's stimulus bill."
Fact-check: Anti-Reid Ad Distorts Truth on Stimulus, Unemployment - FactCheck.org
Verdict: american crossroads — a political committee headed by former republican national committee chairman mike duncan — once again attacks senate majority leader harry reid of nevada in an ad released july 15. the new ad, titled "really? harry reprise," falsely claims that nevada received less stimulus money than all but one state. it also misrepresents the state's first-in-the-nation unemployment rate, making it seem worse than it is. on stimulus funding, the ad says: "recent data show nevada ranks 50th in the money received from harry's stimulus bill."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
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Date published: 2010-07-16T20:23:14