November 09, 2011 10:56 am ET filed under Fact Check
Ain't That A Shame: Pat Boone And 60 Plus Attack Sen. Sherrod Brown With Recycled Health Care Lies
In a new ad from the 60 Plus Association, renowned Top 40 crooner Pat Boone misrepresents the role, responsibilities, and powers of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) set up by the Affordable Care Act to slow the dangerous rise of health care costs. But Boone, whose cover of Fats Domino's "Ain't That A Shame" was a No. 1 hit in 1955, is behind the times. It's been well established for a year now that IPAB doesn't have the power to ration care or change Medicare benefits, and the board's members have to be confirmed by the Senate. Furthermore, while Boone claims IPAB's savings will "fund more wasteful spending" and accuses Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) of "ignoring the problem" with Medicare's finances, the changes in the health care law actually extended the life of Medicare. Boone leaves one golden oldie about $500 billion in Medicare cuts to the narrator — but it's still not true.
June 20, 2011 5:50 pm ET filed under Blog
Conservative Group Airs Dishonest Ad Defending GOP Medicare Plan
November 18, 2010 10:03 am ET filed under Blog
How Many Anonymously-Funded Campaign Ads Does It Take To Sweep Republicans Into A House Majority?
November 09, 2010 10:03 am ET filed under Blog
Astroturfing The Airwaves: 20 Largest Right-Wing Groups Bought 144,000 TV Ads, 77% Anonymously Funded
October 29, 2010 7:12 pm ET filed under Blog
Astroturfing The Airwaves: 10,000 Right-Wing TV Ads In 5 Days Push Total To Nearly 110,000
October 25, 2010 12:03 pm ET filed under Blog
Astroturfing The Airwaves: Anonymous Donor Groups Drive Total Right-Wing TV Ads Above 100,000 Since Aug. 1
October 18, 2010 1:48 pm ET filed under Blog
Astroturfing The Airwaves: 81,000 Right-Wing TV Ads Since August 1
October 13, 2010 9:54 am ET filed under Blog
Astroturfing The Airwaves: Right-Wing Groups Have Now Aired 60,000+ TV Ads Since Aug. 1
October 04, 2010 1:38 pm ET filed under Blog
Astroturfing The Airwaves: Right-Wing Money Machine Bought 45,000 Ads Since Aug. 1
September 30, 2010 10:55 am ET filed under Blog
"Why" Won't 60 Plus Tell Seniors The Truth?
September 27, 2010 10:16 am ET filed under Fact Check
Fact-Free Letter Is Only Latest Misleading Partisan Operation For Torchinsky
Following a series of letters sent to television stations around the country asking that 60 Plus' dishonest political advertisements be taken down, Jason Torchinsky, a lawyer for the organization behind the ads, sent a letter of his own to television stations. Urging the stations to continue to broadcast the ads, Torchinsky's letter reiterated a number of false and misleading claims made in the advertisements — no surprise given Torchinsky's highly partisan background. Torchinsky has repeatedly acted to mislead voters on behalf of the Republican Party, has deep ties to a number of conservative interest groups, and was involved in the Bush Department of Justice during a politically-motivated push to shift focus onto cases of voter fraud.
September 24, 2010 10:47 am ET filed under Blog
60 Plus' Legal Defense, Like Its Ads, Doesn't Offer Up Any Facts
September 24, 2010 10:22 am ET filed under Fact Check
60 Plus Association's Lawyer Fact Checks FactCheck.org Without Using Any Facts
Immediately following a series of letters sent to television stations around the country in regards to misleading ads produced by the group 60 Plus, a lawyer representing the group responded with the letter excerpted below. In its attempt to convince the stations to not pull down the 60 Plus ads, the law firm focused on the claim that Medicare would be cut, leading to disastrous consequences for American seniors. Appropriately, however, the letter did not contain any more factual information than did the very ads it was meant to defend.
September 23, 2010 3:10 pm ET filed under Blog
Astroturfing The Airwaves: 7 Weeks, $26 Million, And 33,000 Right-Wing TV Ads
September 17, 2010 10:39 am ET filed under Blog
Assembly-Line Advertising: How The Right Wing Recycles Ads To Spread Misinformation All Over The Country
September 09, 2010 11:36 am ET filed under Blog
Scamming Seniors: 60 Plus' New Ad Repeats False Medicare Cuts Claim
February 18, 2010 4:12 pm ET filed under Fact Check
New 60 Plus Ad "Deals" From The Bottom Of The Deck
The anti-health care reform group 60 Plus has released a new round of misleading ads in 18 Congressional districts across the country. Just like their previous ads, however, 60 Plus takes advantage of America's senior citizens and airs little more than misleading information.
January 26, 2010 2:45 pm ET filed under Fact Check
60 Plus Disrespects America's Seniors By Producing Another Lie-Filled Anti-Reform Ad
The anti-health care reform group 60 Plus has put together yet another fact-less ad aimed at convincing seniors to oppose health care reform legislation. No matter how many elderly former government officials 60 Plus taps to appear in their ads, the group is still incapable of producing material that contains anything resembling factual information.
December 14, 2009 3:19 pm ET filed under Fact Check
60 Plus Association's "Courage" Ad Lacks The Courage To Tell The Truth
The conservative, anti-health care reform group 60 Plus is airing a new round of ads alternately attacking or thanking senators for their votes on a recent McCain amendment. The big thinkers at 60 Plus failed to notice, however, Sen. McCain's decades of disgraceful votes that have slashed Medicare for America's seniors.
November 12, 2009 2:20 pm ET filed under Fact Check
60 Plus Airing New Round Of Misleading Anti-Reform Ads
In a series of three very similar ads, the right-wing group 60 Plus has attacked the pro-reform votes of Congressmen Snyder (D-AR), Hill (D-IN), and Pomeroy (D-ND). Just like their other ads, however, this series is full of misleading information and scare tactics.
November 04, 2009 5:29 pm ET filed under Fact Check
60 Plus Ad Uses The Greatest Generation's Achievements To Scare People Into Opposing Reform
The right-wing seniors' group 60 Plus has put together a new ad opposing health care reform. Instead of providing seniors with the correct information that health care reform will benefit them and their families, 60 Plus chose to use scare tactics to inspire America's seniors to fight progressive health care reform.
August 08, 2009 11:30 am ET filed under Fact Check
60 Plus Ad Is Chock Full Of Misinformation
On Friday August 7, 2009, the conservative 60 Plus organization released an ad meant to encourage senior citizens to oppose health insurance reform. However, lacking any factual support for their argument, 60 Plus relies entirely on misinformation and scare tactics in order to activate seniors into opposing reform.
