Claim: In the homestretch to Election Day, both sides stretch the facts in their TV spots. President Obama greatly exaggerates his differences with Mitt Romney over troop withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan, while Romney repeats a false claim that the president plans a $4,000 tax increase on "the middle class." First the Obama ad, and its multiple exaggerations: Iraq The ad says, "President Obama ended the Iraq war. Mitt Romney would have left 30,000 troops there and called bringing them home 'tragic.
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Verdict: in the homestretch to election day, both sides stretch the facts in their tv spots. president obama greatly exaggerates his differences with mitt romney over troop withdrawals from iraq and afghanistan, while romney repeats a false claim that the president plans a $4,000 tax increase on "the middle class." first the obama ad, and its multiple exaggerations: iraq the ad says, "president obama ended the iraq war. mitt romney would have left 30,000 troops there and called bringing them home 'tragic.'"
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2012-10-22T21:51:50