Politicians Lie, but here's an interesting tool I found

[RandomGuy]

So basically the citizens of the interwebs were using this fact-checking site live during many public debates/speeches
Link: PolitiFact | How to get the facts during the presidential debate (http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2012/oct/02/how-get-facts-presidential-debate/)

The funny thing is what the various media outlets had to say about it:


Traditional broadcast media: "Romney won!!!!!"

Social media: "Romney lied like a rug on every major topic he addressed, and here's documentation."

Link:Daily Kos: Traditional & Social Media Collide Over Obama/Romney Debate (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/04/1140384/-Traditional-Social-Media-Collide-Over-Obama-Romney-Debate)

I find it funny, didn't check into the individual "smoking gun, pants on fire" lies, but surely one of you politics folks can shed some insight.

[bu villain]

So basically the citizens of the interwebs were using this fact-checking site live during many public debates/speeches
Link: PolitiFact | How to get the facts during the presidential debate (http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2012/oct/02/how-get-facts-presidential-debate/)

The funny thing is what the various media outlets had to say about it:

Traditional broadcast media: "Romney won!!!!!"

Social media: "Romney lied like a rug on every major topic he addressed, and here's documentation."

Link:Daily Kos: Traditional & Social Media Collide Over Obama/Romney Debate (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/04/1140384/-Traditional-Social-Media-Collide-Over-Obama-Romney-Debate)

I find it funny, didn't check into the individual "smoking gun, pants on fire" lies, but surely one of you politics folks can shed some insight.

Lying is not antithetical to "winning" a debate. If you sound more persuasive then you can win a debate even if you are dead wrong about facts. Romney came off as more prepared, energetic and confident. That is why he won.