The Washington Post concluded that “there was not a shred of evidence to back up Santorum’s claims,” and found it “telling” that his campaign managers did not even bother to defend them. One US television station even apologized to a Dutch reporter in the name of the American people.
实际上，桑托勒姆 的谬论在美国国内就迅速遭到了驳斥。 《华盛顿邮报》下结论说：“没有任何证据能支持桑托勒姆的说法”，并认为其竞选经理们懒得自辩的行为“正好说明了这一点”。一家美国电视台甚至代表美国人民向一位荷兰记者致歉。