--- title: Ben Carson Addresses Critics At GOP Debate description: "I have no problem with being vetted. What I do have a problem with is being lied about." canonical: https://time.com/4107641/carson-debate-media/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-11T03:04:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T12:30:13.891Z article:section: Politics og:title: Carson Addressed the Media at the GOP Debate og:description: "I have no problem with being vetted. What I do have a problem with is being lied about." og:url: https://time.com/4107641/carson-debate-media/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Carson Addressed the Media at the GOP Debate twitter:description: "I have no problem with being vetted. What I do have a problem with is being lied about." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Ben Carson Take On the Media at the GOP Debate by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Nov 11, 2015 3:04 AM UTC by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Nov 11, 2015 3:04 AM UTC Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson accused the media of spinning untruths as it scrutinizes his private life at Tuesday’s Republican debate. “I have no problem with being vetted,” said Carson. “What I do have a problem with is being lied about.” The former neurosurgeon came under the microscope in recent days as he began to lead polls in a large GOP field. Media outlets have questioned some of the claims in his autobiography _Gifted Hands_, such as whether or not he had been offered a scholarship to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point. When asked to asked by moderators to address the back and forth, Carson quipped: “Thank you for not asking me what I said in the 10th grade. I appreciate that.” **Read More:** [_Ben Carson Faces New Scrutiny as Front Runner_](http://time.com/4103205/ben-carson-biography-questions/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4107641/carson-debate-media/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4107641/carson-debate-media/"},"headline":"Watch Ben Carson Take On the Media at the GOP Debate","datePublished":"2015-11-11T03:04:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T12:30:13.891Z","description":"\"I have no problem with being vetted. What I do have a problem with is being lied about.\"","url":"https://time.com/4107641/carson-debate-media/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election topic","debate","Dr. Benjamin S. Carson"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4107641/carson-debate-media/","name":"Watch Ben Carson Take On the Media at the GOP Debate"}}]}] ```