Claim: Mitt Romney mistakenly claimed the U.S. is experiencing "the worst recovery … in America's history," citing the Wall Street Journal. But the newspaper article said it was "the worst, or one of the worst, since the government started tracking these trends after World War II." That obviously does not include the recoveries following the Great Depression or 20 other economic downturns that have occurred since 1857. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who is running for president,
Fact-check: Romney's Economic Exaggerations - FactCheck.org
Verdict: mitt romney mistakenly claimed the u.s. is experiencing "the worst recovery … in america's history," citing the wall street journal. but the newspaper article said it was "the worst, or one of the worst, since the government started tracking these trends after world war ii." that obviously does not include the recoveries following the great depression or 20 other economic downturns that have occurred since 1857. romney, the former massachusetts governor who is running for president,
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Date published: 2011-07-27T22:29:43