texan
09-08-2014, 12:59 PM
But Politifact, a leading fact-checking organization, subsequently rated (http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/sep/07/barack-obama/what-obama-said-about-islamic-state-jv-team/) Obama's recollection as "false." Politifact even reached out to the author of The New Yorker story to confirm the specific context of Obama's quote: the capture of Fallujah just days before.
"At the time, Islamic State (often referred to as by its acronyms ISIS or ISIL) was not a household name. It was often referred to as an Al Qaeda-linked group in press reports. But reports from the time clearly indicate that the group was responsible for taking over the city," Politifact reported. "We rate the statement False."
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/obama-gets-caught-trying-spin-120303090.html
"At the time, Islamic State (often referred to as by its acronyms ISIS or ISIL) was not a household name. It was often referred to as an Al Qaeda-linked group in press reports. But reports from the time clearly indicate that the group was responsible for taking over the city," Politifact reported. "We rate the statement False."
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/obama-gets-caught-trying-spin-120303090.html