Claim: We concentrated our fact-checking efforts on the main attraction last night — the president's State of the Union address — but we also found factual fouls in the Republican response from Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels. Daniels took a swipe at President Obama for dictating which light bulbs Americans should use — but it was President George W. Bush who signed the legislation in question into law. And he used a misleading statistic in talking about the country's unemployment situation.
Fact-check: Refereeing the Republican Response - FactCheck.org
Verdict: we concentrated our fact-checking efforts on the main attraction last night — the president's state of the union address — but we also found factual fouls in the republican response from indiana gov. mitch daniels. daniels took a swipe at president obama for dictating which light bulbs americans should use — but it was president george w. bush who signed the legislation in question into law. and he used a misleading statistic in talking about the country's unemployment situation.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2012-01-25T22:56:30