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• NBC's Yang falsely asserted "Social Security will run out of money by 2041"
  Friday, October 3, 2008
• CNN's Foreman falsely claimed McCain "has always said" private accounts "should be in addition to" Social Security
  Monday, September 29, 2008
• NY Times falsely suggested only Dems refer to GOP plan as "privatization"
  Tuesday, September 23, 2008
• AP's Johnson reported McCain claim that private accounts will improve Social Security solvency, without noting that it's false
  Friday, September 19, 2008
• U.S. News' Pethokoukis falsely claimed McCain is not calling for carve-out Social Security accounts
  Friday, September 19, 2008
• MSNBC's Shuster falsely claimed Social Security "will run out of money unless we make some major changes, at least in the next several years"
  Friday, September 19, 2008
• NY Times misrepresents Obama op-ed on Social Security
  Monday, August 18, 2008
• Wash. Post's Bacon falsely suggested private accounts would address Social Security's projected long-term revenue shortfall
  Wednesday, July 9, 2008
• Politico's Smith falsely suggested Clinton criticized Obama's specific Social Security proposal
  Friday, June 13, 2008
• WSJ's Moore echoed George Will falsehood that Social Security taxes are levied on household income
  Wednesday, June 11, 2008
• CNN's Chernoff falsely claimed Social Security will "be out of money in 2041"
  Wednesday, January 23, 2008
• AP falsely claimed Social Security program "is forecast to run out of money around 2041"
  Tuesday, November 20, 2007
• Will falsely suggested Sen. Clinton's support of tax credits for private retirement investment is new
  Thursday, October 18, 2007
• USA Today editorial suggested Bush's Social Security plan would have defused "underfunding time bomb"
  Tuesday, August 14, 2007
• Blitzer falsely claimed Social Security will "run[] out of money" in 2041
  Tuesday, April 24, 2007
• NY Times misstated Republicans' Social Security proposal as attempt to "add" private accounts
  Thursday, May 18, 2006
• Vargas revived misinformation commonly reported in 2005 that Social Security will "run out of money" in early 2040s
  Wednesday, May 3, 2006
• USA Next's Jarvis resurfaced to smear AARP
  Thursday, September 15, 2005
• "The Point's" Social Security falsehoods continue: Hyman offered misinformation about married couples' benefits
  Wednesday, August 31, 2005
• Hyman misleadingly claimed that Social Security "discriminates against minorities"
  Tuesday, August 30, 2005

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