Latest Fact-Checks By Shawn Zeller

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John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.:
"Sen. Obama has never taken on his party leaders on a single major issue."
True
By Shawn Zeller • December 3, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 30, 2008 in a statement by Sen. Claire McCaskill in a TV ad. :
Obama "changed the rules in Washington. Gone are the free gifts from lobbyists. Gone are the fancy airplane rides for nothing."
Half-True
By Shawn Zeller • December 3, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.:
"Senator McCain has been talking tough about earmarks, and that's good, but earmarks account for about $18-billion of our budget."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Shawn Zeller • October 7, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 26, 2008 in the first presidential debate in Oxford, Miss.:
Henry Kissinger "said that we should meet with Iran — guess what — without precondition."
Half-True
By Shawn Zeller • September 27, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 26, 2008 in the first presidential debate in Oxford, Miss.:
House Republicans "weren't part of the negotiations" on the Wall Street bailout plan.
Mostly False
By Shawn Zeller • September 26, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 22, 2008 in Reading, Pa.:
"Last week Senator Obama's running mate said, get this, 'Raising taxes is patriotic.' "
Mostly False
By Shawn Zeller • September 23, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 9, 2008 in a TV ad:
McCain "voted to cut education funding, against accountability standards. He even proposed abolishing the Department of Education."
Mostly False
By Shawn Zeller • September 17, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 16, 2008 in a speech in Tampa:
"Obama has asked for $932-million in earmarks, literally $1-million for every day that he’s been in Congress."
Mostly True
By Shawn Zeller • September 16, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 16, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.:
"I have never asked for a single earmark, pork barrel project for my state of Arizona."
False
By Shawn Zeller • September 16, 2008
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on September 3, 2008 in a speech at the Republican National Convention.:
"For four days in Denver, the Democrats were afraid to use the words 'Islamic terrorism.'"
Mostly False
By Shawn Zeller • September 4, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 9, 2008 in a statement by Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan :
"John McCain's top foreign policy adviser lobbied for... the Republic of Georgia, and McCain has mirrored the position advocated by the government."
True
By Shawn Zeller • August 13, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 17, 2008 in an interview with the Kansas City Star:
Barack Obama "is more to the left of the announced Socialist in the United States Senate."
Mostly False
By Shawn Zeller • July 29, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 7, 2008 in a town hall meeting in Denver:
"I have a perfect voting record from organizations like the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and all the other veterans service organizations."
False
By Shawn Zeller • July 17, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 11, 2008 in the campaign's energy plan.:
The U.S. government spends less on energy innovation "than the pet food industry invests in its own products."
False
By Shawn Zeller • July 11, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 12, 2008 in a campaign e-mail to reporters:
"McCain lobbied for (a) $10-million pork project honoring conservative justice."
Mostly True
By Shawn Zeller • June 17, 2008
Bob Barr
Bob Barr
stated on May 12, 2008 in a news conference announcing his Libertarian candidacy in Washington, D.C.:
Eliminating earmarks "would make barely a drop in the bucket with regard to the national debt, the deficit."
Mostly True
By Shawn Zeller • May 13, 2008
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on April 28, 2008 in a news release.:
"McCain has voted repeatedly at least six times against funding for global HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB fund, once as one of only 14 senators."
Half-True
By Shawn Zeller • April 28, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on April 9, 2008 in campaign event in Westport, Conn.:
After Reagan took office, "we didn't raise taxes and we didn't cut entitlements. What we did was we cut taxes."
Mostly False
By Shawn Zeller • April 18, 2008
Sierra Club
Sierra Club
stated on February 23, 2008 in a letter from Sierra Club executive director Carl Pope to supporters:
John McCain has "a consistent pattern of ducking important environmental votes."
False
By Shawn Zeller • March 4, 2008
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on January 30, 2008 in a Republican debate in Simi Valley, Calif.:
"Every billion dollars we spend on highway construction results in 47,500 jobs. But the fact is the average American is sitting in traffic 38 hours a year."
Mostly False
By Shawn Zeller • January 31, 2008
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