Fox misreporting claims Politifact lists “more than 500” broken Obama campaign promises

On its December 8 edition, Fox News' Happening Now excerpted footage of President Obama saying “Look at what I promised during the campaign. There is not a single thing that I said that I would do that I have not either done or tried to do,” and “And if I haven't gotten it done yet, I'm still trying to do it.” James Rosen then reported, “That leaves little terrain as ground for contradiction, and yet the Pulitzer Prize winning website Politifact.com lists more than 500 broken Obama campaign promises.”

On-screen graphics during the segment similarly called Obama's cut to moon mission funding “Broken Promise No. 339,” citing Politifact:

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In reality, all promises currently tracked in Politifact's “Obameter” add up to approximately 500. Of those, only 24 are rated as “Promise Broken,” a far cry from Rosen's reported “more than 500.”

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