Claim: The Mitt Romney campaign lifts a Rick Santorum quote out of context to level a charge that Santorum is being untruthful about his lobbying history. The Romney campaign claims to have caught Santorum being "at odds with the facts" when he told CNN, "I was not a lobbyist." The Romney camp points to press reports that say Santorum was a lobbyist in Pennsylvania in the late 1980s. However, Santorum's statement to CNN came in response to a question about his post-Senate career.
Fact-check: Wrestling with the Truth on Santorum's Lobbying - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the mitt romney campaign lifts a rick santorum quote out of context to level a charge that santorum is being untruthful about his lobbying history. the romney campaign claims to have caught santorum being "at odds with the facts" when he told cnn, "i was not a lobbyist." the romney camp points to press reports that say santorum was a lobbyist in pennsylvania in the late 1980s. however, santorum's statement to cnn came in response to a question about his post-senate career.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2012-03-09T17:22:18