FactChecking ‘The Pledge’

FactCheck by Brooks Jackson | Sep. 25, 2010 (News)
Republicans' "Pledge to America" falls short on some of its facts.

The Republican “Pledge to America,” released Sept. 23, contains some dubious factual claims. It declares that “the only parts of the economy expanding are government and our national debt.” Not true. So far this year government employment has declined slightly, while private sector employment has increased by 763,000 jobs. It says that ... Full Story »

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Cristian King
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 by Cristian King - Sep. 24, 2010

This was a very well written piece that was extensive and well researched. It was factual and well sourced, having extensive amount of statistics from government websites and previous articles published. It was fair in that, although the article was clearly critical of the Republican "Pledge to America", it did give that the statements they had given were not 100% untrue. The article was extensively went through each point of 'dubious factual claims'. It was definitely relevant because with so much information floating around these days about the economy and what the parties are saying, its good to get a third party perspective. Overall it was a very good read, well written, and definitely opens the table for conversation about the Republican "Pledge to America".

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