Tag Archives: campaign 2012

Obama’s Stump Speech

Posted on September 19, 2012 , Corrected on September 25, 2012

It’s the oldest form of political communication. Before there was Twitter or Facebook, before there were 30-second television ads, or super PACs, or even radio or newspapers — there was the stump speech. Ancient Greek politicians spoke directly to citizens …
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The Final Iowa Debate

Posted on December 16, 2011

The final Republican presidential debate in advance of the Jan. 3 first-in-the-nation Iowa party caucuses produced a few claims we found worthy of quibbling over. Gingrich challenged Bachmann’s factual accuracy regarding the former speaker’s record on abortion — but we found Bachmann was mostly correct. On the other hand, Bachmann …
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FactChecking Bachmann

Posted on June 16, 2011

We are periodically taking a look at past claims from the 2012 presidential candidates. Today's topic: Michele Bachmann. The Republican representative from Minnesota announced during this week's debate that she was running for the nation's highest office. Several claims from Bachmann have appeared on our site before, including: Earlier this …
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FactChecking Santorum

Posted on June 6, 2011

Next up in our occasional look at past misstatements by presidential candidates: Rick Santorum. The former Pennsylvania senator announced his candidacy today. We have checked just a few claims from Santorum, who served in the Senate from 1995 to 2007. He wrongly claimed in March that "one in three pregnancies …
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FactChecking Romney

Posted on June 2, 2011

We are periodically taking a look at past claims from the 2012 presidential candidates, and today it's Mitt Romney. The former Massachusetts governor is set to announce in New Hampshire that he'll seek the Republican nomination for the second time. Here's a recap of some of our fact-checking of Romney …
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FactChecking Pawlenty

Posted on May 23, 2011

We are periodically taking a look at past claims from the 2012 presidential candidates. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty released a web video, announcing that he was running for president, and he'll kick off his campaign in Iowa. In recent months, we have found him straying from the facts. In …
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FactChecking Paul

Posted on May 20, 2011

Up next in our look at past claims made by the 2012 presidential candidates: Rep. Ron Paul. No stranger to presidential campaigns, the Texas Republican has made his share of factual flubs. Paul declared his 2012 candidacy May 13. He falsely claimed last December that the estate tax "especially harms …
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FactChecking Obama

Posted on May 19, 2011

We are periodically taking a look at past claims from the 2012 presidential candidates. Up next: President Barack Obama. The president officially launched his 2012 campaign on April 4, but we’ve been fact-checking his statements for about four years now. Among the major misstatements: Obama has misrepresented Republican plans for …
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FactChecking Gingrich

Posted on May 11, 2011

Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has appeared in our fact-checking stories before. We’ll be taking a close look at the claims he makes on the campaign trail, now that the former House speaker has decided he will run. So we’ll be listening to see if he repeats statements along these …
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