Archive: Geppetto's Checkmark
The Pot and the Kettle
Scott McClellan says that the American media failed to do its job properly during the run-up to the Iraqi war. The Fact Checker agrees.
Posted on May 29, 2008 at 03:20 PM ET | Comments (56)
A Geppetto for Bill Clinton
Sometimes facial expressions are more eloquent than the most stirring rhetoric. The Fact Checker studies Bill Clinton's face during Tuesday night's election rally in Indiana.
Posted on May 7, 2008 at 10:30 AM ET | Comments (0)
Still no light at the end of the tunnel
A rare Geppetto checkmark to General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker for acknowledging that there is still no "light at the end of the tunnel" in Iraq. The three remaining presidential candidates have been less honest about the flaws in their own Iraqi exit strategies.
Posted on April 9, 2008 at 01:55 PM ET | Comments (30)
Truth-telling on Iraq
Back from a short vacation, the Fact Checker awards a rare Geppetto checkmark, celebrating the dictum that "a gaffe is when a politician tells the truth."
Posted on March 13, 2008 at 01:25 PM ET | Comments (30)
Grace and Candor Under Pressure
Giuliani, Clinton, and Obama receive Geppetto checkmarks from the Fact Checker for statements that combine honesty with memorability.
Posted on November 26, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (17)
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