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Latest Fact-Checks By Angie Drobnic Holan

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 4, 2008 flip-o-meter
On a timetable to withdraw from Iraq.
No Flip
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 12, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 8, 2008 a television ad
Obama "promises more taxes on small business, seniors, your life savings, your family."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 12, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 11, 2008 a television ad
John McCain offers "billions in tax breaks for oil and drug companies, but almost nothing for families like yours."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 11, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 8, 2008 in a radio ad.
Barack Obama promises higher taxes on "the sale of your home."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 8, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 8, 2008 in a television ad.
"Obama voted to raise taxes on people making just $42,000."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 8, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 6, 2008 a news release
John McCain refuses to support a new bipartisan energy bill "because it would take away tax breaks from oil companies like Exxon Mobil."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 7, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 22, 2008 a chain e-mail
"Obama will charge a 28 percent tax on all home sales."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 4, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 23, 2008 a chain e-mail
Barack Obama wants to "restore" the estate tax that George W. Bush "repealed."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 4, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 4, 2008 flip-o-meter
On offshore drilling.
Half Flip
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 4, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 4, 2008 flip-o-meter
On the Bush tax cuts.
Full Flop
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 4, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 4, 2008
On public financing of his campaign.
Full Flop
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • August 4, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 23, 2008 a chain e-mail
John McCain will keep the estate tax at 0 percent, the same as it is now.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 4, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 1, 2008 a town hall in St. Petersburg, Fla.
"I have repeatedly said that many of the predatory loans that were made in the mortgage system did target African-American and Latino communities."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 1, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 30, 2008 a television ad
Obama "says he'll raise taxes on electricity."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 31, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 15, 2008 Albuquerque, N.M.
In the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, offshore drilling "did not cause any real difficulties."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 25, 2008
Let Freedom Ring
Let Freedom Ring
stated on July 24, 2008 a TV ad airing on cable networks such as Fox and MTV.
Says Obama has flip-flopped on public campaign financing.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • July 24, 2008
Let Freedom Ring
Let Freedom Ring
stated on July 24, 2008 a TV ad airing on cable networks such as Fox and MTV.
Says Obama flip-flopped on withdrawing troops from Iraq.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • July 24, 2008
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on July 23, 2008 a radio ad
Obama "voted against critical resources: no to individual body armor, no to helicopters, no to ammunition, no to aircraft."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Alexander Lane • July 23, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 19, 2008 an e-mail from Obama spokesman Bill Burton to reporters
McCain has switched to Obama's position on more troops to Afghanistan.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 22, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 20, 2008 Afghanistan
"For at least a year now, I have called for two additional brigades, perhaps three."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 22, 2008
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