Koch brothers fact check:

Not that FACTS matter to some of the unfortunate Tea Baggers....

If you ever thought that the Kochs’ attack ads weren’t full of egregious lies, take a look as the non-partisan Washington Post Fact Checker debunks some of their recent attacks against Democrats. The most infuriating part? The race for the Senate is now a deadlocked tie after over $34 million in discredited attacks like these: Claim in Koch Attack #1: “I found this wonderful doctor and a great health care plan. My insurance was canceled because of Obamacare. Now, the out-of-pocket costs are so high, it’s unaffordable. If I do not receive my medication, I will die.”   Washington Post Fact Check: FACT #1: “[She] suggested she had lost her ‘wonderful doctor’ when in fact she could keep that doctor in the new plan.” FACT #2 “Her premiums were cut in half, from $1,100 a month to $571.” Lie Detector: “One cannot claim that a plan is ‘unaffordable’ when over the course of the year it will provide you with substantial savings.”   Claim in Koch Attack #2: “Our health insurance plan was canceled because of Obamacare...This new plan is not affordable at all. My husband is working a lot more hours just to pay for these new increases.” Washington Post Fact Check: FACT: “The family qualified for Medicaid, but she was opposed for philosophical issues… So the family opted for a more expensive plan” Lie Detector: “It is [the family’s] right to choose a more expensive plan. But it makes her claim of ‘unaffordable’ harder to swallow.”   Claim in Koch Attack #3: “Health care isn’t about politics. It’s about people. And millions of people have lost their health insurance, millions of people can’t see their own doctors, and millions are paying more and getting less.” Washington Post Fact Check: FACT #1: Many have not lost their health insurance -- “Many [have been] rolled into new plans, and Obamacare has reduced the number of uninsured.” FACT #2: People don’t lose doctors because of Obamacare -- “This was true before Obamacare; employers changed plans all the time.” FACT #3: People aren’t getting less for more -- “Obamacare mandates many new benefits.” Lie Detector: “Once again Americans for Prosperity makes sweeping claims about the health-care law that lack context or offer a misleading picture.”   Koch attacks have been proven false time and time again: Politifact just announced that "in 13 fact checks, Americans for Prosperity [the largest Koch group] has never received higher than a Half True,” with the majority of attacks graded “false or mostly false." We can't stop the Kochs from spending millions on lies, but we can aggressively answer them with our own ads that tell the truth. We absolutely can’t let the Kochs’ enormous spending advantage lead to a Republican Senate takeover. Will you pitch in $3 to our Emergency Media Campaign to answer the Kochs’ outrageous ads with the truth? Thanks for your time and support, DSCC Fact Check Team

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