http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2012/09/does-it-matter-if-paul-ryan-misstated-his-marathon-time.html
I dunno. I guess I would lump this in with all the rest of his demonstrably false statements, but on its own it’s not that damning.
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