Health care overhaul legislation — and false and misleading claims about it -dominated headlines in 2009. These three pieces are representative of our work fact-checking claims made by politicians and third-party groups. Among our findings: President Obama greatly overstated how the legislation could lower families' premiums; conservatives falsely claimed the House bill encouraged suicide for seniors; and a third-party group pushed a twisted view of how the bills would affect insurance costs.
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