Post by Logan on Jan 20, 2016 16:53:34 GMT -6
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- The boots that launched a thousand jokes -- Sen. Marco Rubio's chic ankle boots with a 2-inch heel -- were not made in America as the presidential hopeful said.
Rubio joked at a campaign stop in Iowa on Monday: "They're made in Wisconsin. Florsheim! You know what that means? That means I did more for American business in one week than Barack Obama did in seven years!"
Not so fast, Politifact says. After an in-depth investigation, the fact-checking website concluded the boots were actually made in India, as much of Florsheim's production facilities are located abroad.
The boots went viral after a New York Times reporter tweeted a photo of them on Jan. 3.
Continued at www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2016/01/20/Finally-we-know-where-Rubios-boots-came-from/5271453302452/?spt=sec&or=tn .
Rubio joked at a campaign stop in Iowa on Monday: "They're made in Wisconsin. Florsheim! You know what that means? That means I did more for American business in one week than Barack Obama did in seven years!"
Not so fast, Politifact says. After an in-depth investigation, the fact-checking website concluded the boots were actually made in India, as much of Florsheim's production facilities are located abroad.
The boots went viral after a New York Times reporter tweeted a photo of them on Jan. 3.
Continued at www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2016/01/20/Finally-we-know-where-Rubios-boots-came-from/5271453302452/?spt=sec&or=tn .