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jpak

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Tue Jul 19, 2016, 04:36 PM Jul 2016

Fact-checking the first day of the 2016 Republican National Convention

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/07/19/fact-checking-the-first-day-of-the-2016-republican-national-convention/

The opening night of the Republican National Convention had a heavy law-and-order theme, with a particular focus on the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya. Here’s a roundup of some of the most noteworthy claims that were made. As is our practice, we do not award Pinocchios for a roundup of claims made in convention events.

“We were ready to go. But on three separate occasions, we were told to wait, and the chief of base told us to stand down!”

— John Tiegen, Benghazi survivor

“Opportunities taken when we defied stand down orders and opportunities squandered when Hillary Clinton failed to protect her people on the ground. Had she done her job, we would not have had to compromise the annex.”

— Mark Geist, Benghazi survivor

These two members of the Benghazi annex security team repeated claims that have been questioned by various investigative committees about the terrorist attacks in the Libyan city on Sept. 11, 2012.

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