In the final presidential debate, candidates Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama set out to make their case on foreign policy, offering viewers incorrect statements and twisted claims such as:

• Romney said the federal debt to “other people” is $16 trillion, which isn’t correct. The debt owed to the public is $11 trillion, and the figure he gave includes money the government owes to itself.

• Obama said unemployment among military veterans is lower than for the general population. That’s true for veterans generally but not for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

• Romney repeated his claim that the president undertook “an apology tour … criticizing America” after Obama became president. There was no "apology" in the president's speeches.

• Obama wrongly accused Romney of not telling the truth when Romney said “you and I agreed” some U.S. troops should be left in Iraq. In fact, the president tried and failed to negotiate an agreement to keep 3,000 to 4,000 support troops there; Romney said he would have left 10,000 to 30,000.

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