This “Campaign Watch” video from FlackCheck.org features our most recent fact-checks of Rick Santorum.
FlackCheck Video: The Santorum File
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Webb, Santorum Spin Past Campaigns
Democrat Jim Webb and Republican Rick Santorum got the facts wrong recently when recalling the details of past and present campaigns.
The Santorum File (Take Two)
Rick Santorum, the second-place finisher in the 2012 Republican presidential primary, is making it official that he will run again for the presidency.
Santorum’s Puffery on Iran
Rick Santorum has a history of taking a hard line on Iran, but he engaged in a bit of revisionist history when he regaled South Carolina Republicans with the tale of a Senate battle over an Iran sanctions bill.
Santorum and the EPA’s Mercury Rule
Rick Santorum misrepresented the Environmental Protection Agency’s impact analysis of a new agency rule that would reduce power plant emissions of mercury and other toxins.
All U.S. Jobs Did Not Go to Immigrants
Rick Santorum touted a shocking statistic to Iowa voters: Of the “6 million net new jobs created in America” since 2000, “all of them” are held by immigrants. That’s not accurate.
Distorting Climate Change Threats, Solutions
Two potential Republican candidates for president distorted the facts about climate change and casually dismissed well-established threats and potential solutions.
FlackCheck.org Video: Immigration Claims
This FlackCheck.org video highlights misleading claims about immigration from both Democrats and Republicans.
The Santorum File
Rick Santorum has announced he will run again for president in 2016. This is our report on some of the false or misleading remarks he has made over the years.
Spinning Immigration Data
President Obama exaggerated when talking about declines in illegal border crossings, and Republican Rick Santorum made a misleading claim about the foreign-born population in the United States.