Claim: Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina has been attacking incumbent Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer since well before June 8, when Fiorina hoped to lock up the Republican Senate nomination in California. Her latest ad went up just a few days before the primary and falsely accuses Boxer of neglecting terrorism in favor of the weather report. "One of the very important national security issues we face, frankly, is climate change," Boxer says in a 2007 clip shown in the ad.
Fact-check: Carly's Climate Caper - FactCheck.org
Verdict: former hewlett-packard ceo carly fiorina has been attacking incumbent democratic sen. barbara boxer since well before june 8, when fiorina hoped to lock up the republican senate nomination in california. her latest ad went up just a few days before the primary and falsely accuses boxer of neglecting terrorism in favor of the weather report. "one of the very important national security issues we face, frankly, is climate change," boxer says in a 2007 clip shown in the ad.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Viveca Novak
Date published: 2010-06-08T22:16:21