The WaPo has a "Fact Checker" column that regularly checks statements by the Presidential candidates for their truthfulness. Today's column focused on the claims made by Sen. Clinton about her trip to Bosnia in 1996, in which she claimed that she had to run off the plane at the airport, and was ducking "sniper fire". Several media sources (CBS, The Atlantic) have addressed that claim. Comedian Sinbad, who accompanied Clinton along with singer Sheryl Crow, joked that the scariest part of the trip was deciding where to eat. Clinton was awarded 4 Pinnochios ("Real whoppers").
Why Clinton would exaggerate the danger involved, when it could be so easily fact checked, is curious.
UPDATE: Sunday's New York Times has an article that delves into the question of Sen. Clinton's experience in the White House.
