Claim: Sarah Palin's much-ridiculed story of Paul Revere isn't entirely wrong, but it's badly twisted. Revere didn't ring bells or fire shots, and he was riding to warn two fellow rebels that the British were coming to arrest them, not to warn the British "that they weren't going to be taking away our arms." That's what the former Alaska governor said in an offhand remark, caught by a TV camera at a June 2 stop in Boston: Palin,
Fact-check: Palin's Twist on Paul Revere - FactCheck.org
Verdict: sarah palin's much-ridiculed story of paul revere isn't entirely wrong, but it's badly twisted. revere didn't ring bells or fire shots, and he was riding to warn two fellow rebels that the british were coming to arrest them, not to warn the british "that they weren't going to be taking away our arms." that's what the former alaska governor said in an offhand remark, caught by a tv camera at a june 2 stop in boston: palin,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2011-06-06T19:59:24