Latest Fact Checks

Pushing the envelope to link debt and energy

By Angie Drobnic Holan

June 20, 2008

We are "borrowing Saudi money for Saudi oil" with the result being "dependency and debt."

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No relief at pump here and now

June 19, 2008

"We must deal with the here and now and assure affordable fuel for America by increasing domestic production."

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Right on the number, just a year off

By Adriel Bettelheim

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."

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Yes, Obama wants to tax windfall profits

By Bill Adair

June 18, 2008

Obama "wants a windfall profits tax on oil to go along with the new taxes he also plans for coal and natural gas."

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Friends, perhaps, but out of touch

June 18, 2008

"Obama has maintained a friendship with a now convicted felon."

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It sure looks like pork

By Shawn Zeller

June 17, 2008

"McCain lobbied for (a) $10-million pork project honoring conservative justice."

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McCain spoke up early

By Bill Adair

June 17, 2008

"John McCain stood up to the president and sounded the alarm on global warming ... five years ago."

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There’s no “gotcha” here

June 17, 2008

Obama couldn't have afforded his home without Rezko's help.

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No proof Rezko saved Obama money on home

June 17, 2008

"Did Obama know that Tony Rezko was saving him $300,000 on the purchase of his home?"

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No exemptions for debtors

By Adriel Bettelheim

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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Obama not No. 1 in other ratings

By Bill Adair

June 16, 2008

"In just a few years in office, Sen. Obama has accumulated the most liberal voting record in the Senate."

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‘Privatization’ gets ‘personal’

By Angie Drobnic Holan

June 13, 2008

John McCain says he never supported the privatization of Social Security, even though video shows he did.

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