# What is the Benghazi controversy?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-benghazi-controversy/641217>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 16, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-benghazi-controversy/641217 "2012-11-16T17:43:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e47c2d/32.png) [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershele_Ostropoler)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-benghazi-controversy/641217/61 "2012-11-21T03:23:12Z")

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> [@NurseCarmen](#):
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> I’ve actually been seeing a lot of refusal to accept the word of any fact check sites by the more virulent right wingers these days. Not just Snopes, but also Politifact and [Factcheck.org](http://Factcheck.org).

There is a segment of the population that thinks “facts” are just another weapon in the rhetorical arsenal, and pointing out that the Purple party’s candidate is using facts with a basis in reality while the Orange party’s is not constitutes “taking the Purple side” or “pro-Purple bias.”

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**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-benghazi-controversy/641217/62 "2012-11-21T16:54:32Z")

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> [@Lobohan](#):
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> Is that a joke, or are you actually that misinformed?

Seeing as there was nothing funny in his comment I think you know the answer.

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