Another $5 million, another massive lie.
The spot, which was sent in by an operative involved in the [Chris Murphy, D-CT] race, is the handiwork of American Action Network, another shadowy conservative group that has already spent $5 million this cycle....
The ad claims health reform means "$500 billion in Medicare cuts." But Politifact found that "the law does not take $500 billion out of the current Medicare budget."
The ad claims health reform means "thousands of new IRS agents." But Factcheck.org pronounced that assertion "wildly misleading."
As for the claim of "jail time for anyone without coverage," the original bill passed by the House did provide for possible criminal prosecution of those who evade the tax imposed on those who don't get mandated coverage. But FactCheck.org says the Senate nixed that provision, and the final bill Obama signed said folks will not be subject to criminal prosecution.
And nobody is going to kill granny, either. The American Action Network has invested $485,000 in defeating Murphy, alone.