An in-depth examination of GOP claims on 'due date' abortion In a recent tweet, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) attacked Rep. Val Demings, saying she "supports abortion up until the moment of birth." This accusation are emblematic of a frequent Republican attack on Democrats who support abortion rights. The line provides a vivid image — that a baby could be aborted literally as a mother is about to give birth. Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel this week even coined a new phrase — "due date abortion." Republicans defend their allegations by pointing to votes these candidates cast for the Women's Health Protection Act, a bill that would have restored the right to abortion enshrined in Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case recently overturned by the Supreme Court. The legislation includes exceptions for the health of the mother, which Republicans describe as a loophole that puts no limit on when an abortion can take place. But the GOP attacks are disingenuous at best. They imply that late-term abortions are common — and that they are routinely accepted by Democrats. The reality, according to federal and state data, is that abortions past the point of viability are extremely rare. When they do happen, they often involve painful, emotional and even moral decisions. We dug deep into the files of states that release abortion statistics and interviewed doctors to illuminate how often abortions "up to the moment of birth" actually happen. Please click the link to read our comprehensive report. Enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to someone else who'd like it! If this email was forwarded to you, sign up here. Did you hear something fact-checkable? Send it here; we'll check it out. Biden keeps bragging he reduced the budget deficit. That's wrong. Do Americans still care about budget deficits? President Biden appears to believe so, since he's constantly crowing about his record of deficit reduction. On 60 Minutes this week, he claimed he "reduced the deficit by $350 billion my first year. This year, it's going to be over $1.5 trillion, reduced the debt." Just in the week before the interview, the president mentioned having reduced the budget deficit by $350 billion six times, sometimes saying he wants to counter accusations that he's running up the federal tab. The president is playing a rhetorical shell game. He's trying to dazzle listeners with impressive-sounding numbers. But the reality is he's increased the budget deficit, not reduced it. The best way to determine a president's impact on budget deficits is to look at what was predicted before he arrived — and then what happened after his policies have been enacted. The Congressional Budget Office, the official scorekeeper, said that before Biden took office, the combined 2021 and 2022 budget deficits were projected to be $3.31 trillion. Now, CBO says they will be $3.81 trillion. The president earned Three Pinocchios. We're always looking for fact-check suggestions. You can reach us via email, Twitter (@GlennKesslerWP and @AdriUsero) or Facebook. Read about our process and rating scale here, and sign up for the newsletter here. Scroll down for this week's Pinocchio roundup. | 
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