Claim: The liberal advocacy group Americans United for Change features the national pastime in a new ad that attacks the insurance industry and calls for competition in the field. The ad says that "baseball and insurance are the only industries exempt from antitrust law." But that claim is about as accurate as Randy Johnson's fastball to John Kruk in the 1993 All-Star game. Antitrust exemptions have been granted to quite a few different industries and groups through legislation and judicial review.
Fact-check: Striking Out on Antitrust - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the liberal advocacy group americans united for change features the national pastime in a new ad that attacks the insurance industry and calls for competition in the field. the ad says that "baseball and insurance are the only industries exempt from antitrust law." but that claim is about as accurate as randy johnson's fastball to john kruk in the 1993 all-star game. antitrust exemptions have been granted to quite a few different industries and groups through legislation and judicial review.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Justin Bank
Date published: 2009-10-15T22:06:11