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Latest Fact-Checks By Robert Farley

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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 16, 2008 Democratic debate in Philadephia
Obama served on a board with former Weather Underground member William Ayers and "that relationship with Mr. Ayers on this board continued after 9/11."
True
By Robert Farley • April 16, 2008
Focus on the Family Action
Focus on the Family Action
stated on March 26, 2008 an e-mail message
"Among his (Obama's) pet projects is a bill ... which would commit the U.S. to spending 0.7 percent of gross national product on foreign aid."
False
By Robert Farley • April 15, 2008
Focus on the Family Action
Focus on the Family Action
stated on March 26, 2008 a Web article
Obama supports "teaching schoolchildren — in 2nd grade, no less — about homosexual relationships."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • April 15, 2008
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on March 16, 2008 an interview with the mtvU editorial board
Obama spent "40 percent of the PAC money, 43 percent to be exact, on Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina politicians."
True
By Robert Farley • March 27, 2008
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on March 16, 2008 an interview with the mtvU editorial board
"(Obama) did accept donations from lobbyists and PACs and he spent money in this campaign from that, through his political action committee."
True
By Robert Farley • March 27, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on March 19, 2008 a news conference in Israel
The Jewish holiday Purim is "their version of Halloween here."
False
By Robert Farley • March 20, 2008
Tennessee Republican Party
Tennessee Republican Party
stated on February 25, 2008 in a press release
"You don't even have to go outside Obama's campaign to find advisers who are anti-Israel."
False
By Robert Farley • March 14, 2008
Tennessee Republican Party
Tennessee Republican Party
stated on February 25, 2008 a news release
"The board of a nonprofit organization on which Obama served as a paid director ... granted funding to a controversial Arab group."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • March 14, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 26, 2008 a debate in Cleveland
"He (Obama) chairs the subcommittee on Europe. ... He's held not one substantive hearing to do oversight."
True
By Robert Farley • February 27, 2008
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 18, 2008 blog postings responding to a news video showing the flag.
"Barack Obama loves Che Guevara."
Pants on Fire!
By Robert Farley • February 22, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 21, 2008 a debate in Austin, Texas.
"We have seen hate crimes skyrocket in the wake of the immigration debate."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • February 22, 2008
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on February 14, 2008 a Web video.
The DNC says McCain flip-flopped on whether the Iraq War would be easy.
Half-True
By Robert Farley • February 20, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 24, 2008 a chain e-mail based on an article written by Dick Morris
"She flunked the D.C. bar exam."
True
By Robert Farley • February 15, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 24, 2008 a chain e-mail based on an article written by Dick Morris
"Hillary interned with Bob Treuhaft, the head of the California Communist Party."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • February 15, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 24, 2008 a chain e-mail based on an article written by Dick Morris
"Hillary's main extracurricular activity in law school was helping the Black Panthers, on trial in Connecticut for torturing and killing a federal agent."
False
By Robert Farley • February 15, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on February 3, 2008 an interview on "Face the Nation"
In the Florida Republican primary, "we got a very large percentage of the, quote, conservative vote."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • February 5, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on January 31, 2008 a debate in Los Angeles
"George Bush sent people to war without body armor."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • February 4, 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
By Robert Farley • February 1, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on January 30, 2008 a debate in Simi Valley, Calif.
Romney left Massachusetts "with a $245-million debt because of the big government-mandated health care system."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • January 31, 2008
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 28, 2008 West Palm Beach, Fla.
"Gasoline would rise in price by approximately 50 cents a gallon" if the McCain-Lieberman bill became law.
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • January 28, 2008
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