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# Fact-Checking Paul Ryan's RNC Speech
- URL: https://ivn.us/fact-checking-paul-ryans-rnc-speech/
- Published: 2012-08-30T18:36:08.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:31:07.000Z
- Author: Jane Susskind
- Tags: News

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZipUINVXIc

In case you missed it, here's Paul Ryan's address to the Republican National Convention that had everyone talking. But just how much of it was true?

[Politifact](http://www.politifact.com/?ref=ivn.us), a news organization dedicated to measuring the accuracy of statements made by members of government on a "Truth-O-Meter", live-tweeted Paul Ryan's speech, revealing that while energizing, Ryan's speech was riddled with [factual short-cuts](http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0830/Paul-Ryan-s-factual-shortcuts-in-convention-speech?ref=ivn.us). From Paul Ryan's Profile, on Politifact.com

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/2026/02/fact-checking-paul-ryans-rnc-speech-45024.jpg "Paul_Ryan_Politifact")

Politifact has also put together this [profile](http://www.politifact.com/personalities/paul-ryan/?ref=ivn.us) on Paul Ryan, measuring his tendencies to stick to the facts. It reportedly tracks his statements as borderline true, with 27% of his statements "Half True" and 27% of his statements "Mostly False". These numbers are relatively low when compared to Joe Biden, whose statements are generally either "True", "Mostly True", or "Half True".

You can find a stream of tweets from last night's event on their Twitter Page by clicking [here](https://twitter.com/politifact?ref=ivn.us).

**What do you think of Paul Ryan's speech? Did you catch any more "Half True" or "False" statements?**