Claim: On April 29, we wrote that there was no evidence that President Obama would cancel the National Day of Prayer and that, in fact, the White House had announced plans to recognize it. Still, we received skeptical e-mails over the weekend from people who had heard a recycled rumor claiming Obama wasn't going to acknowledge the day. Today, one e-mailer complained about the phrasing in a quote we had cited, in which the chairman of the National Day of Prayer Task Force,
Fact-check: Day of Prayer Proclamation, Right on Schedule - FactCheck.org
Verdict: on april 29, we wrote that there was no evidence that president obama would cancel the national day of prayer and that, in fact, the white house had announced plans to recognize it. still, we received skeptical e-mails over the weekend from people who had heard a recycled rumor claiming obama wasn't going to acknowledge the day. today, one e-mailer complained about the phrasing in a quote we had cited, in which the chairman of the national day of prayer task force,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jess Henig
Date published: 2010-05-03T21:41:35