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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on 2008-06-30 a TV ad.:
Obama says his bill "reduced welfare rolls nearly 80 percent."
Half-True
By Bill Adair • June 30, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on 2008-06-21 remarks to U.S. Conference of Mayors:
John McCain "opposed legislation to fund levees and flood control programs, which he considers pork."
Half-True
By Adriel Bettelheim • June 25, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on 2008-06-12 a television ad:
Barack Obama "extended health care for wounded troops who'd been neglected."
Half-True
By Adriel Bettelheim, Angie Drobnic Holan • June 24, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on 2008-06-17 Houston, Texas:
We are "borrowing Saudi money for Saudi oil" with the result being "dependency and debt."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 20, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on 2008-05-13 Cape Girardeau, Mo.:
We're borrowing money from China and Saudi Arabia "to finance this war" in Iraq.
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 20, 2008
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on 2008-06-13 a Web ad:
John McCain says he never supported the privatization of Social Security, even though video shows he did.
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 13, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on 2008-06-02 a town hall meeting in Nashville, Tenn.:
"Casualties and deaths are at (their) lowest point since literally the beginning" of the war.
Half-True
By Alexander Lane • June 6, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on 2008-05-13 a chain e-mail:
Obama's wife said her goal in life was to put the black community "first and foremost."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 30, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on 2008-05-13 a Q&A in Cape Girardeau, Mo.:
A gas tax holiday is a gimmick that "every economist says will just go into the pockets of the oil companies."
Half-True
By Alexander Lane • May 21, 2008
MoveOn.org
MoveOn.org
stated on 2008-04-05 an e-mail:
McCain "voted against a bill to ban waterboarding, and then applauded President Bush for vetoing that ban."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 19, 2008
MoveOn.org
MoveOn.org
stated on 2008-04-05 an e-mail message:
"The pastor McCain calls his 'spiritual guide,' Rod Parsley, believes America's founding mission is to destroy Islam, which he calls a 'false religion.' "
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 15, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on 2008-05-12 Logan, W. Va.:
"If West Virginia had voted for our Democratic nominee in 2000 and 2004, we wouldn't have had to put up with George Bush for the last 7 years."
Half-True
By Amy Hollyfield • May 15, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on 2008-04-28 a campaign stop at Miami children's hospital :
"We spend a staggering amount of money on health care — over $2-trillion and almost twice as much as any other country per person."
Half-True
By Adriel Bettelheim • May 8, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on 2008-05-04 an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press.:
"If Senator Clinton or John McCain had stood up in previous years for increases in fuel efficiency standards . . . then we would not be in this same situation in the first place."
Half-True
By Adriel Bettelheim • May 5, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on 2008-04-20 in an interview on "This Week.":
Barack Obama "wants to nearly double the capital gains tax" increasing taxes on "mutual funds, 401(k)s" for "policemen, firemen, nurses."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 29, 2008
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on 2008-04-28 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
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on 2008-04-18 a television ad:
Hillary Clinton is "willing to have workers' wages garnisheed if they refuse to buy health insurance."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 21, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on 2008-04-17 a mailer to Pennsylvania voters:
"Hillary Clinton supported NAFTA and permanent China trade. Pennsylvania lost thousands of jobs."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • April 21, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on 2008-04-15 a TV ad airing in Pennsylvania.:
"Obama voted for the Bush-Cheney energy bill that put $6-billion in the pocket of big oil."
Half-True
By Bill Adair • April 17, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on 2008-04-16 Philadelphia:
"More than one person, on average, a day is murdered in Philadelphia."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 17, 2008
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