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The Truth-o-Meter says: Barely True | Palin says U.S. ranks 25th in defense spending ranking

In a June 30, 2010, Facebook post, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin posted excerpts from a speech she gave in Norfolk, Va., primarily on national security. At one point, she said, \”Did you know the U.S. actually only ranks 25th worldwide on defense spending as a percentage of GDP?\”We didn\’t, so we decided to check up on her statistic.We quickly tracked down the chart from which we suspect she pulled her factoid. (Her staff didn\’t return our e-mail query.) It\’s a credible source — the CIA World Factbook — and, as Palin said, the U.S. does … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Barely True | Palin says U.S. ranks 25th in defense spending ranking

In a June 30, 2010, Facebook post, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin posted excerpts from a speech she gave in Norfolk, Va., primarily on national security. At one point, she said, \”Did you know the U.S. actually only ranks 25th worldwide on defense spending as a percentage of GDP?\”We didn\’t, so we decided to check up on her statistic.We quickly tracked down the chart from which we suspect she pulled her factoid. (Her staff didn\’t return our e-mail query.) It\’s a credible source — the CIA World Factbook — and, as Palin said, the U.S. does … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Barely True | Palin says U.S. ranks 25th in defense spending ranking

In a June 30, 2010, Facebook post, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin posted excerpts from a speech she gave in Norfolk, Va., primarily on national security. At one point, she said, \”Did you know the U.S. actually only ranks 25th worldwide on defense spending as a percentage of GDP?\”We didn\’t, so we decided to check up on her statistic.We quickly tracked down the chart from which we suspect she pulled her factoid. (Her staff didn\’t return our e-mail query.) It\’s a credible source — the CIA World Factbook — and, as Palin said, the U.S. does … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Barely True | Palin says U.S. ranks 25th in defense spending ranking

In a June 30, 2010, Facebook post, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin posted excerpts from a speech she gave in Norfolk, Va., primarily on national security. At one point, she said, \”Did you know the U.S. actually only ranks 25th worldwide on defense spending as a percentage of GDP?\”We didn\’t, so we decided to check up on her statistic.We quickly tracked down the chart from which we suspect she pulled her factoid. (Her staff didn\’t return our e-mail query.) It\’s a credible source — the CIA World Factbook — and, as Palin said, the U.S. does … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Barely True | Palin says U.S. ranks 25th in defense spending ranking

In a June 30, 2010, Facebook post, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin posted excerpts from a speech she gave in Norfolk, Va., primarily on national security. At one point, she said, \”Did you know the U.S. actually only ranks 25th worldwide on defense spending as a percentage of GDP?\”We didn\’t, so we decided to check up on her statistic.We quickly tracked down the chart from which we suspect she pulled her factoid. (Her staff didn\’t return our e-mail query.) It\’s a credible source — the CIA World Factbook — and, as Palin said, the U.S. does … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | U.S. has more border patrol agents on the border with Mexico than ever, but debate goes on

President Barack Obama gave a lengthy speech on the need for immigration reform at the American University School of International Service on July 1, 2010, making a case to change the way the law handles immigrants. Obama avoided specifics in favor of several general points: Government needs to secure the borders, but it also needs to reduce red tape and backlogs for legal immigrants. Businesses need to obey laws that forbid the hiring of illegal immigrants. And illegal immigrants need to register with the government, pay taxes and fines, and learn English. Obama said government efforts … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Full Flop | Obama flip-flops on use of presidential commissions

During a campaign appearance in Grand Junction, Colo., on Sept. 17, 2008, Barack Obama made light of his rival, John McCain, for suggesting that a commission study the Wall Street meltdown that had just taken place.\”John McCain\’s big solution to the crisis we\’re facing is — get ready for this — a commission,\” Obama told the crowd. \”A commission. That\’s Washington-speak for we\’ll get — we\’ll get back to you later.\”Obama continued, \”You know, folks, we don\’t need a commission to figure out what happened. We know what happened: Too many in Washington and on Wall … >> More