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Latest Fact-Checks By Shawn Zeller

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John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 7, 2008 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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