Fact Check: The Truth About Health Insurance Premiums

Leading Republicans in Congress are blaming the new health care law for double-digit rate increases being sought by insurance companies in Washington state, New York and Connecticut. But insurance regulators, leading health care experts and the companies themselves mostly blame an old culprit: rising medical costs. 
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Factcheck: Whoppers of Campaign 2010

Summary
Midterm elections are an embarrassment of riches for fact-checkers — this year more than others. With Democrats fighting desperately to keep control of the House and Senate, and a torrent of money from corporations and other undisclosed, unaccountable sources adding fuel to the Republican attack, the amount of deceit in political advertising is at least as high as we’ve ever seen.

Factcheck: Toss-Ups: Wayward Ads in Washington State

American Action Network, Patty Murray find facts are flexible in deadlocked race.

A Republican-leaning group, American Action Network, makes misleading claims in an ad portraying Democratic Sen. Patty Murray as pro-tax and anti-small business. Meanwhile, Murray goes too far in her attack on the complicated business career of her rival, Republican Dino Rossi.

Factcheck: Did the Stimulus Create Jobs?

Yes, the stimulus legislation increased employment, despite false Republican claims to the contrary.

Factchecking the Republican Pledge

Summary

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.

Republican Governor's Association claims Roy Barnes has been "fighting hard" to give Illegal Immigrants the Chance to Vote

This Whopper by the Republican Governor's Association has been declared a "Pants on Fire" lie by Politifact:

Factcheck Toss-ups: Wisconsin -- Locked in a tight race for survival, Democratic Sen. Feingold swaps misleading ads with his GOP rival.

Summary

Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin is attacking his Republican challenger for denouncing taxpayer aid to businesses after accepting a government subsidy for his own firm. GOP challenger Ron Johnson says Feingold’s ad is "wrong" and accuses him of "dirty tricks."

We find both candidates’ ads are misleading.

Politifact: Does Obama in 2010 = Reagan in 1982?

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"As Democrats grapple with the stagnant economy and President Barack Obama's crumbling approval ratings, expect to hear this comparison a lot: Barack Obama in 2010 = Ronald Reagan in 1982."

Poltifact rates this statement as "Mostly True."