Claim: Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has appeared in our fact-checking stories before. We'll be taking a close look at the claims he makes on the campaign trail, now that the former House speaker has decided he will run. So we'll be listening to see if he repeats statements along these lines: At a GOP event in Iowa in March, Gingrich said that he "helped balance the federal budget for four straight years." Not exactly.
Fact-check: FactChecking Gingrich - FactCheck.org
Verdict: republican presidential hopeful newt gingrich has appeared in our fact-checking stories before. we'll be taking a close look at the claims he makes on the campaign trail, now that the former house speaker has decided he will run. so we'll be listening to see if he repeats statements along these lines: at a gop event in iowa in march, gingrich said that he "helped balance the federal budget for four straight years." not exactly.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2011-05-11T18:18:36