Fact or fiction in the U.S. presidential debate?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, faced off in their first of three debates before the November 6 presidential election. Here is some fact-checking of claims made by the candidates. DOES ROMNEY’S PLAN CALL FOR $5 TRILLION TAX CUT? Obama repeatedly criticized what he called Romney’s $5 trillion tax cut. But Romney said his plan did not call for a $5 trillion tax cut. …