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Latest Fact-Checks On John McCain

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John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 26, 2008
"Throughout his time in elected office, Barack Obama has taken multiple positions on banning handguns and the D.C. handgun ban."
Half-True
July 8, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 17, 2008 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
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 2, 2008 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
John McCain
John McCain
stated on April 28, 2008 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."
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By Adriel Bettelheim • May 8, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on April 20, 2008 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
John McCain
John McCain
stated on January 30, 2008 a debate in Simi Valley, Calif.
"(Romney's) record was that he raised taxes by $730-million."
Half-True
February 1, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on January 24, 2008 a debate in Boca Raton.
Hillary Clinton wants to "wave the white flag of surrender and set a date for withdrawal."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 25, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on January 12, 2008 a speech to the Americans for Prosperity Michigan summit in Livonia, Mich.
"Congress just passed another huge, pork-filled spending bill. The Democrats allowed less than a day to read all 3,400 pages and stuffed it with nearly 10,000 earmarks costing about $10-billion dollars."
Half-True
By Adriel Bettelheim • January 16, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 28, 2007 a speech to the Hispanic Business Expo in Detroit.
"Our tax code is so complicated it extracts $140 billion in extra tax preparation costs every year - one thousand dollars for every American family."
Half-True
By Janet Zink • November 5, 2007
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 8, 2007 a campaign Web site.
"Earmarked dollars have doubled just since 2000, and more than tripled in the last 10 years."
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October 12, 2007
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 9, 2007 Dearborn, Mich.
"A lot of people don't know that 50,000 Americans now make their living off eBay."
Half-True
By Janet Zink • October 9, 2007
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