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Recently Uncovered Smears:

Barack Obama is a Proud Ally of Men and Women in Uniform

An e-mail from a Michigan police officer makes erroneous and misguided assumptions about Barack Obama, and makes the outright false implication that Obama is averse to being seen in public with men and women in uniform. This misinformed officer’s e-mail has been cynically used by others to smear Sen. Obama and drive a wedge between him and those in the military and law enforcement. Read More

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10/27/08 - You may not want to answer your phone when it rings during dinner time this week. Across the country, people are picking up the phone, usually in the evening, and hearing a recorded voice recite vile smears about Barack Obama. The voice could be Rudy Giuliani's, or Sarah Palin's, or someone anonymous, but the pattern is the same: overheated rhetoric designed to whip up fear or anger at Barack Obama. The calls are so offensive, Republicans are even coming out against them. Read More

The Lies of Right Wing Fringe Group “Let Freedom Ring”

10/23/08 - Here at TruthFightsBack, we deal with a lot of smears from shady right-wing groups who spend millions on false, misleading ads. When these shadowy organizations make their outrageous assertions, we like to make sure that you know who they are and who is writing their checks, all in the context of refuting the smear itself. But one group has been so prolific in its manufacture of TV and radio ads that are so chock full of lies, that we thought they warranted special attention. Read More

Yep, Rep. Hayes Actually Said That. I Know, Right?

10/22/08 - "Liberals hate real Americans that work and accomplish and achieve and believe in God." Did you know that? Don't feel bad. I didn't either. Read More

Saturday Night Live and the McCain Smear Machine

10/21/08 - Here at TruthFightsBack we spend all day fighting smears and giving you the truth. But we're not the only ones noticing how out of control and unrealistic some of the GOP's smears have been recently. Watch this Saturday Night Live clip and see how the funny guys themselves depict the McCain smear machine. Read More

071 smears reported — See the evidence!

Truthfightsback.com tracks, debunks, and counters the smears against Democrats. We are dedicated to trying to end smears of all sorts, working against a style of politics that have become too prevalent, where emotional push-button attacks substitute for vigorous debate on the issues.

It is our hope that we can play a role in exposing the methods and goals of those who smear Democrats so that we can decide our elections on the issues and values that matter to Americans.