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Critics say the Romney campaign has been misrepresenting welfare issues, and The Washington Post's "Fact Checker" awarded a Romney ad “four Pinocchios.” The Romney campaign dismisses the criticism.

“Fact checkers come to this with their own sets of thoughts and beliefs, and we’re not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact checkers.”

—Neil Newhouse, Romney pollster, Aug. 28, 2012

(See also: “Media, Romney Adviser Spar About Welfare, Truth, and Race Baiting”

(Thanks to alert WORDster Brenda Cooper)

• Editorial Comment: Reality check, please.
 
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