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John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 9, 2008 a Web ad
"(Bill) Ayers and Obama ran a radical education foundation together."
Pants on Fire!
By Alexander Lane • October 10, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 7, 2008 a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
Obama "voted for ... $3-million for an overhead projector at a planetarium in Chicago."
Half-True
By David DeCamp • October 10, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 7, 2008 a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
"I want to give every American a $5,000 refundable tax credit."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 9, 2008
BornAliveTruth.org
BornAliveTruth.org
stated on September 15, 2008 a television ad
Barack Obama opposed a bill that would have saved Gianna Jessen's life.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 9, 2008
National Right to Life Committee
National Right to Life Committee
stated on August 11, 2008 a published piece on their Web site
Barack Obama voted against "born alive" legislation in Illinois that was "virtually identical to the federal law."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 9, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 1, 2008 a TV ad
John McCain accused Barack Obama "of letting infants die."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 9, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 7, 2008 a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
Under Barack Obama's health care proposal, "if you've got a health care plan that you like, you can keep it."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 9, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 7, 2008 Nashville, Tenn.
A mortgage buyback plan is "my proposal, it's not Sen. Obama's proposal, it's not President Bush's proposal."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • October 9, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 7, 2008 a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
John McCain "is proposing tax cuts that would give the average Fortune 500 CEO an additional $700,000 in tax cuts."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 8, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 7, 2008 a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
"Two years ago...I wrote to Secretary Paulson, I wrote to Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke, and told them [subprime lending] is something we have to deal with."
True
By Alexander Lane • October 8, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 7, 2008 a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
Barack Obama's plan calls for "mandates and fines for small businesses."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 8, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 7, 2008 Nashville, Tenn.
"1.3-million people in America make their living off eBay."
False
By Alexander Lane, Janet Zink • October 7, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 7, 2008 a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
"Senator McCain has been talking tough about earmarks, and that's good, but earmarks account for about $18-billion of our budget."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Shawn Zeller • October 7, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 7, 2008 a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
"I have disagreed strongly with the Bush administration on this issue" of global warming.
True
By Bill Adair • October 7, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 7, 2008 a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
"Oil companies ...currently have 68-million acres that they're not using."
False
By Robert Farley • October 7, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 7, 2008 comment from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds on Fox News
"Senator Obama has voted 94 times to either increase your taxes or against tax cuts."
False
By Adriel Bettelheim • October 7, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 2, 2008 a debate in St. Louis, Mo.
"John McCain voted against funding the troops because of . . . a timeline in it to draw down American troops."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • October 6, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on October 6, 2008 Clearwater, Fla.
"Obama held one of the first meetings of his political career in Bill Ayers's home. And they've worked together on various projects in Chicago."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • October 6, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 6, 2008 a Web site
McCain intervened on behalf of Charles Keating with federal regulators... that allowed Keating to continue his fraud at an incredible cost to taxpayers.
Mostly True
By Alexander Lane • October 6, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2008 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
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