http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/10/07/how-mccarthys-benghazi-gaffe-became-game-change/206011
"Of less interest to much of the political press was the fact that there had already been seven government inquiries into Benghazi and that none had uncovered any administration wrongdoing. In fact, several had completely debunked favorite Republican conspiracy theories. ("Stand down" orders were definitely not given.)"