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(195,571 posts)
Thu Jan 14, 2016, 10:33 AM Jan 2016

SOTU "Fact checking" three differing accounts (they have to play nice for the Republicans)

Politifact
Everything is Mostly True or just TRUE.
They didn't have to contort themselves much - the facts are too clear.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2016/jan/12/fact-checking-barack-obamas-2016-state-union-addre/

Factcheck.org
This is some serious twisting and "yeah, but..." here.
http://www.factcheck.org/2016/01/factchecking-the-state-of-the-union/

The Washington Post gives a very good review here. Guess what. He knows what he is talking about.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/01/12/fact-checking-the-2016-state-of-the-union-address/

Breitbart says he's a liar
No link.

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