Latest Fact-Checks By Adriel Bettelheim

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Yes, 2,000 acres, but spread all over

September 1, 2008

Drilling in ANWR would have minimal impact, covering only "2,000 out of 20-million acres."

Only as a last resort

September 1, 2008

Joe Biden "voted against the first Gulf War. He opposed the surge. He wanted to partition Iraq."

McCain not committed to ‘privatization’

August 26, 2008

"John McCain wants to privatize Social Security."

Something for the middle, more for the top

July 23, 2008

"Sen. McCain's economic plan gives nearly $4-billion in tax breaks to the oil companies but doesn't provide any tax relief to more than 100-million middle-class…

Killing the bill, or making it better?

July 17, 2008

Obama "voted for and even sponsored amendments that were intended to kill the (immigration overhaul) legislation."

Backtracking on the path to citizenship

July 16, 2008

"McCain used to buck his party on immigration by fighting for comprehensive reform. . . . But when he was running for his party's nomination,…

Raised awareness, but doesn’t get sole credit

July 15, 2008

"I investigated Abramoff and people ended up in jail."

While on Big Brother watch, Barr hits McCain

July 2, 2008

"The legislation ... that Senator McCain supports would provide the authority for the federal government to surveille American citizens in their own country without any…

He didn’t brand them all “pork”

June 25, 2008

John McCain "opposed legislation to fund levees and flood control programs, which he considers pork."

Right on the number, just a year off

June 18, 2008

"George Bush, and a Republican Congress, have presided over a 55 percent increase in the size of domestic government spending in the last seven years."

No exemptions for debtors

June 16, 2008

John McCain opposed bankruptcy protections for families "who were only in bankruptcy because of medical expenses they couldn't pay."

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