Obama’s Claim that Keystone XL Oil ‘Bypasses the U.S.’ Earns Four Pinocchios
The Washington Post (Glenn Kessler): President Obama, seeking to explain his veto of a bill that would have leapfrogged the approval process for the Keystone XL pipeline, in an interview with a North Dakota station repeated some false claims that had previously earned him Pinocchios. Yet he managed to make his statement even more misleading than before, suggesting the pipeline would have no benefit for American producers at all.
The Fact Checker obviously takes no position on the pipeline, and has repeatedly skewered both sides for overinflated rhetoric. Yet the president’s latest comments especially stand out. Let’s review the facts again.
Read more: http://wapo.st/1GIK2ym
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By Mary Leschper
Originally posted March 2, 2015
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