Claim: TAMPA, Fla. — On the first day of the Republican convention — marked by a delegate vote making former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney the party's official nominee for president — we're already hearing a lot of exaggerated, misleading or downright false claims that we've heard before. The theme of the day centered on repeated misrepresentations of a quote from President Obama. From the various speakers we also heard: A misleading statistic about women's job losses that has grown so stale it is now wholly false.
Fact-check: Republican Retreads from Tampa - FactCheck.org
Verdict: tampa, fla. — on the first day of the republican convention — marked by a delegate vote making former massachusetts gov. mitt romney the party's official nominee for president — we're already hearing a lot of exaggerated, misleading or downright false claims that we've heard before. the theme of the day centered on repeated misrepresentations of a quote from president obama. from the various speakers we also heard: a misleading statistic about women's job losses that has grown so stale it is now wholly false.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2012-08-29T00:16:35