Rep. Ron Paul and the Truth-O-Meter

We've been rating Ron Paul since the 2008 campaign, the last time he ran for president. All told, we’ve rated 28 statements from him, as well as a couple of interesting attacks against him.

His overall record leans toward truth. We’ve rated seven statements True and seven statements Mostly True, on issues such as his claim about torture, the size of the U.S. military stationed abroad, and foreign aid to Israel and the Arab ... Full Story »

Posted by Fabrice Florin - via PolitiFact

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Fred Gatlin
2.4
by Fred Gatlin - Dec. 31, 2011

Another example of issues with PolitiFact and their choice of statements is a problem. They should have chosen other statements that would help to understand Representative Ron Paul’s position.

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