Sorting Truth From Campaign Fiction

Mitt Romney says he "saw" his father "march" with Martin Luther King Jr. Rudolph W. Giuliani claims that he is one of the "five best-known Americans in the world." According to John McCain, the Constitution established the United States as a "Christian nation." Ron Paul believes that a "NAFTA superhighway" is being planned to link Mexico with Canada and undermine U.S. sovereignty.

On the other side of the political divide, Sen. Barack Obama says ... Full Story »

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Peter Henry
1.6
by Peter Henry - Oct. 1, 2008

This article has an interesting premise, but it is all fizz. I can't recommend it. The article isn't even about correcting lies (oops - mis-statements of facts) candidates have presented - it's about the perception of these lies. It states but provides no direct documentation that any of the claims are false. I am deeply suspicious of any political article I see in the NYT or WaPo, suspecting it of having a secret agenda, or at the very least, of functioning as a gatekeeper, deciding who is worthy of mention. At least Ron Paul seems to have finally cracked this barrier, as he is accused, with no sourcing, of making a demonstrably false statement. There's already an organization - FactCheck.Org - that does this sort of thing much better, and which has been featured several times on News Trust.

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