Fact check: GOP national security debate
By Brooks Jackson, Lori Robertson and Robert Farley, FactCheck.Org
USA Today
The latest GOP debate was thin on memorable moments or major factual bloopers, but we do have some leftover claims to dispute before we shut down for the Thanksgiving holiday. We wouldn't want anybody's turkey dinner to be spoiled by worries that terrorists have come over the border with Mexico, for example. We also found misstatements about an oil pipeline, presidential contacts with Iran and cuts to the defense budget.
The two-hour debate was held in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 22 and was televised on CNN. It focused on national security. The usual eight Republican presidential candidates participated.
Terrorists from South of the Border
Former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain overstated the entry of terrorists into the U.S. through the border with Mexico.
Cain: Number one, we know that terrorists have come into this country by way of Mexico.
USA Today
The latest GOP debate was thin on memorable moments or major factual bloopers, but we do have some leftover claims to dispute before we shut down for the Thanksgiving holiday. We wouldn't want anybody's turkey dinner to be spoiled by worries that terrorists have come over the border with Mexico, for example. We also found misstatements about an oil pipeline, presidential contacts with Iran and cuts to the defense budget.
The two-hour debate was held in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 22 and was televised on CNN. It focused on national security. The usual eight Republican presidential candidates participated.
Terrorists from South of the Border
Former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain overstated the entry of terrorists into the U.S. through the border with Mexico.
Cain: Number one, we know that terrorists have come into this country by way of Mexico.
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