Claim: Before we got a chance to write about it, Newt Gingrich yanked a Spanish-language radio ad off the airwaves in Florida. The reason: No, it wasn't a stellar fact-checking by journalists. Rather, it was Republican Sen. Marco Rubio's complaint that the ad's criticism of Mitt Romney was "inaccurate, inflammatory, and doesn't belong in this campaign." Gingrich's ad had called Romney "the most anti-immigrant candidate," a claim to which Rubio strenuously objected. He told the Miami Herald: "The truth is that neither of these two men is anti-immigrant.
Fact-check: Gingrich Spanish Radio Ad Pulled - FactCheck.org
Verdict: before we got a chance to write about it, newt gingrich yanked a spanish-language radio ad off the airwaves in florida. the reason: no, it wasn't a stellar fact-checking by journalists. rather, it was republican sen. marco rubio's complaint that the ad's criticism of mitt romney was "inaccurate, inflammatory, and doesn't belong in this campaign." gingrich's ad had called romney "the most anti-immigrant candidate," a claim to which rubio strenuously objected. he told the miami herald: "the truth is that neither of these two men is anti-immigrant.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2012-01-26T21:02:57