‘Bogus Assumptions’: Factcheck.org Finds Errors on Obama’s ‘Life of Julia’ Site

The Obama campaign’s “Life of Julia” web graphic created quite the stir when it was unveiled last week. Obama opponents derided its cradle-to-grave government philosophy, and there was also a spot of trouble with a certain flag placement.

“Julia” hasn’t escaped the notice of fact-checkers either: The Washington Post gave her three pinocchios for the claim that she could “retire comfortably” under Obama, while a Mitt Romney administration would cut her Social Security benefits by 40 percent. PolitiFact said it was “false” that her student loan rates would be allowed to double under a President Romney. And now, FactCheck.org has weighed in to say it found “some bogus assumptions in the Obama campaign’s fable about a fictional woman.”

FactCheck.org’s summary of its findings:

The campaign falsely claims Romney would leave Julia with “nothing but a voucher” to buy health insurance at age 65. Actually, the plan Romney has endorsed would let her choose between traditional Medicare fee-for-service coverage, or a variety of private plans with premiums partially paid by the government.

The slide show also contends that Julia, as a senior citizen, will have to pay “$6,350 extra per year” for a health care plan similar to Medicare. But that’s an out-of-date cost estimate based on a year-old plan that since has been made substantially more generous.

Read More at The Blaze. By Madeleine Morgenstern.