PolitiFact Florida: Fact-checking the Tampa Republican debate
We continue fact-checking the GOP debate at University of South Florida.
We continue fact-checking the GOP debate at University of South Florida.
The Republican debate in Tampa turned into a sparring match Monday night as Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney attacked each other on their records in political office.
Gingrich began the debate with a spirited defense of his record as speaker of the House of Representatives. He repeated a claim we've heard before, that "When I was speaker, we had four consecutive balanced budgets." In fact, two of those balanced budgets occured after he left office. We rated that claim False.
Romney attacked Gingrich for his record, claiming that "at the end of four years, he had to resign in disgrace. We interviewed experts about Gingrich's resignation and found that it was more complicated than Romney described.
We have a hunch what the candidates will say Monday night because we heard what they said the previous 17 debates. Here are some of the talking points we expect to hear.
We look back at the previous debates and review the most memorable lines.
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With Rick Perry now out of the race, there were four candidates on stage Thursday night for the CNN debate in Charleston, S.C. We'll be posting new fact-checks later today, but here's a recap of some of the claims we've addressed before.
The final four debate in South Carolina. We put them to the Truth-O-Meter
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We fact-check a television ad that purports to tell you four facts you don't know about Republican candidate for president Rick Santorum.
We check some of the claims from the Fox News-Wall Street Journal debate.
We fact-check a recent campaign commercial in the Republican primary for president. Seen a new ad? Be sure to drop us a line.
Rick Scott's second State of the State address included claims about jobs, the cost of living and doughnuts. How'd he fare on the Truth-O-Meter?
We look at Gov. Rick Scott's campaign promises in a video report for 10 News.