President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney faced off in the second of three presidential debates Tuesday night at Hofstra University with a series of sharp exchanges over domestic and foreign policy. The debate’s town hall format saw audience members asking pre-approved questions selected by moderator Candy Crowley of CNN. While President Obama was criticized for a lukewarm performance in the first debate earlier this month, he appeared more aggressive on Tuesday, at times challenging Romney over the truthfulness of his claims. Following a question about the deadly attack on the U.S. embassy in Libya last month, Obama received a fact-checking boost from Candy Crowley.

Mitt Romney: “I think it’s interesting the president just said something, which — which is that on the day after the attack, he went in the Rose Garden and said that this was an act of terror.”

President Obama: “That’s what I said.”

Mitt Romney: “You said in the Rose Garden, the day after the attack, it was an act of terror. It was not a spontaneous demonstration.”

President Obama: “Please proceed.”

Mitt Romney: “Is that what you’re saying?”

President Obama: “Please proceed, Governor.”

Mitt Romney: “I want to make sure we get that for the record, because it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in Benghazi an act of terror.”

President Obama: “Get the transcript.”

Candy Crowley: “He did, in fact, sir. So let me — let me — call it an act of terror in the Rose Garden, used the word.”

President Obama: “Can you say that a little louder, Candy?”

Candy Crowley: “He did call it an act of terror. It did, as well, take — it did, as well, take two weeks or so for the whole idea of there being a riot out there about this tape to come out. You’re correct about that.”