A third-party group called Crossroads GPS urges viewers to tell President Obama to cut the national debt, but doing so requires action by Congress.
Read MoreCampaigns routinely exaggerate the president’s ability to control economic matters such as the rates of inflation and unemployment and the level of the national deficit and debt. By assuming that a president is responsible for them, political ads play on public ignorance of the complexities of the U.S. and global economy.
A third-party group called Crossroads GPS urges viewers to tell President Obama to cut the national debt, but doing so requires action by Congress.
Read MoreAttack ads falsely assume that the president can control the price of gasoline.
Read MoreFlackCheck.org’s response to some of Mitt Romney’s recent campaign promises.
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