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Spin Control

Fact-checking Prez Debate III

President Obama and former Gov. Romney kept the fact-checkers busy last night in their final debate. Here's some of the analysis:

Politifact found quite a few partial truths, but called the Romney claim that Obama went on an apology tour a "pants on fire" lie.

Factcheck.org found some false claims on both sides.

Fox News had Chris Wallace doing instant analysis.   

The Washington Post deployed its Pinocchio logos                       



The Spokesman-Review's political team keeps a critical eye on local, state and national politics.