Contact Warren Throckmorton, 724-967-5644, warrenthrockmorton@gmail.com

GROVE CITY, Penn., Jan. 13, 2016 /Christian Newswire/ -- Yesterday was the official release date of the second edition of "The Jefferson Lies" by Ted Cruz's Super PAC coordinator David Barton. Published by World Net Daily, the second edition promises to answer Barton's critics and restore Jefferson's reputation.

However, there is much World Net Daily and Barton are not telling the public about the circumstances surrounding the new book.

In August 2012, Thomas Nelson confirmed that the first edition of "The Jefferson Lies" had been pulled from publication because the publisher "learned that there were some historical details included in the book that were not adequately supported." Thomas Nelson stated that it was in "the best interest of our readers to stop the publication and distribution."

Many of those historical details are addressed factually in "Getting Jefferson Right: Fact Checking Claims about Our Third President," a 2012 book by Christian college professors Warren Throckmorton and Michael Coulter. With the release of the second edition of "The Jefferson Lies," the fact checking in "Getting Jefferson Right" is more important than ever.

The new version of "The Jefferson Lies" contains an entire section in critical response to "Getting Jefferson Right."

In his response, the first error Barton makes is to assert that "The Jefferson Lies" was pulled from publication due to attacks from liberals. However, critics Jay Richards. Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute and Gregg Frazer, professor of history at The Master's College are not liberals. "Getting Jefferson Right's" authors are not liberals. Many other conservative historians have also expressed negatives reviews of "The Jefferson Lies."

Members of the media may contact Warren Throckmorton and Michael Coulter regarding the facts surrounding the removal of "The Jefferson Lies" from publication in 2012, the allegations of liberal bias now and the historical claims made in "The Jefferson Lies" about Jefferson's life and work.

Contact Warren Throckmorton at warrenthrockmorton@gmail.com or 724-967-5644.

For more information, see Getting Jefferson Right.

"Anyone who reads  'Getting Jefferson Right' must come to grips with the untruths and suspect historical interpretations that [David] Barton regularly peddles in his books, speaking engagements, and on his radio program." — John Fea, Chair, History Department, Messiah College

Warren Throckmorton, PhD is Professor of Psychology and Michael Coulter, PhD is Professor of Political Science, both at Grove City College (PA).