Dubious Denver Debate Declarations

FactCheck by Brooks Jackson | Oct. 4, 2012 (Fact Check)

We found exaggerations and false claims flying thick and fast during the first debate between President Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney. Obama accused Romney of proposing a $5 trillion tax cut. Not true. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business, Sci/Tech, Media, Health
Topics: U.S. Economy, Democrats, Republicans, Media and Politics, Obama Administration, Energy, Health Care, Taxes, Medicare, Mitt Romney, Jobs, Deficit, National Debt, Presidential Election 2012
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Oct 4, 2012 - 10:15 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Fabrice Florin (review), Tanya J. Maurer (review), Sirajul Islam (review)
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Oct 4, 2012 - 10:17 AM PDT
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Sirajul Islam
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 by Sirajul Islam - Oct. 5, 2012

Great research done by by Brooks Jackson, Eugene Kiely, Lori Robertson, Robert Farley, D’Angelo Gore and Ben Finley of FactCheck.org on the Denver presidential debate where they say: We found exaggerations and false claims flying thick and fast during the first debate between President Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney. Their story title says it all: "Dubious Denver Debate Declarations: Obama and Romney swap exaggerations and false claims in their first meeting."

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 4, 2012

Helpful research from FactCheck.org about the first presidential debate between Obama and Romney. Lots of exaggerations and false claims on both sides, aptly debunked by a pioneer of online fact-checking.

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