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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2008 in a television ad
John McCain's health care plan "leaves you on your own to pay McCain’s health insurance tax."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 3, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on October 2, 2008 St. Louis
Barack Obama's health care plan is "to mandate health care coverage and have a universal government-run program."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 2, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 2, 2008 vice presidential debate in St. Louis
Sen. McCain's tax plan provides "virtually nothing to the middle class."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • October 2, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 2, 2008 St. Louis
John McCain said "he wouldn't even sit down with the government of Spain, a NATO ally that has troops in Afghanistan with us now."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • October 2, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 26, 2008 Oxford, Miss.
Barack Obama "pays for every dime" of his spending plans.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 29, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 26, 2008 Oxford, Miss.
Obama "has voted in the United States Senate to increase taxes on people who make as low as $42,000 a year."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 26, 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 26, 2008 Oxford, Miss.
"Senator Obama has the most liberal voting record in the United States Senate."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • September 26, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 24, 2008 a speech in Dunedin, Fla.
 "I introduced a bill that would’ve helped stop the multimillion-dollar bonus packages that CEOs grab on their way out.. (McCain) opposed that idea."
Mostly False
By Adriel Bettelheim • September 25, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 15, 2008 a news release.
"Barack Obama has the longest track record of any candidate in this election in support of the 'Bridge To Nowhere.' "
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • September 23, 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 16, 2008 Golden, Colo.
"In January, I outlined a plan to help revive our faltering economy, which formed the basis for a bipartisan stimulus package that passed the Congress."
Mostly False
By Adriel Bettelheim • September 18, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 16, 2008 an interview on CNN's "American Morning"
"I said two years ago that the Fannie and Freddie thing was a very serious problem and we had to work on it."
Mostly False
By Adriel Bettelheim • September 17, 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
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on September 10, 2008 Virginia
"Through competition as governor, I got agreements to build a nearly $40-billion natural gas pipeline."
Mostly False
By Alexander Lane • September 15, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 9, 2008 in a television ad
Education Week says Obama 'hasn't made a significant mark on education,' is 'elusive' on accountability, and a 'staunch defender of the existing public school monopoly.'
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 11, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 27, 2008 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver
McCain supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas.
Mostly False
By Richard Rubin • September 8, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 8, 2008 a TV ad
Palin "stopped the Bridge to Nowhere."
Mostly False
By Bill Adair, Robert Farley • September 8, 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
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 3, 2008 a TV ad
Obama is the Senate's "most liberal."
Mostly False
By Bill Adair • September 3, 2008
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