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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2008 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 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 26, 2008 in 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 in 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 in 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 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 16, 2008 in 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 in 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 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
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on September 10, 2008 in 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 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
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 8, 2008 in a TV ad:
Palin "stopped the Bridge to Nowhere."
Mostly False
By Bill Adair, Robert Farley • September 8, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 27, 2008 in 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
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
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 3, 2008 in a TV ad:
Obama is the Senate's "most liberal."
Mostly False
By Bill Adair • September 3, 2008
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