Fact Checking the 2014 State of the Union address

Washington Post ^ | Jan. 28 , 2014 | Glenn Kessler

[LeoWindhorse]

A State of the Union address is often difficult to fact-check, no matter who is president. The speech is a product of many hands and is carefully vetted, so major errors of fact are relatively rare. But State of the Union addresses often are very political speeches, an argument for the president’s policies, so context is sometimes missing.

Here is a guide through some of President Obama’s more fact-challenged claims, in the order in which he made them. At the end, we also examine one fishy fact in the Republican response. As is our practice with live events, we do not award Pinocchio rankings, which are reserved for complete columns.

[LeoWindhorse]

Allen West SOTU response

http://allenbwest.com/2014/01/allen-west-rebuttal-state-union/#3EQgAQ7M5FHbvyi9.99

[ArmstedFragg]

I wish they’d just catalog the conflicts with his prior positions. Al Qaeda’s no longer “on its last legs”, and he’s now in favor of creating jobs for “burly men”, etc.

[Cyman]

They don’t call it the Gray Lady for nothing.

New York Times

[Cincinatus' Wife]

More fact checking:

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/01/28/fact-check-less-than-meets-the-eye-in-obama-state-of-the-union-speech/

[peeps36]

I don't need them to fact check a speech I already know is fact free. If obama’s blue lips are flapping it means he is spewing lies.

[DoughtyOne]

I was unsure so I looked up the term in conjunction with the Washington Post, and found enough instances, I thought I had it right. Thanks for the correction.