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BornAliveTruth.org
BornAliveTruth.org
stated on September 15, 2008 in 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 in 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 October 7, 2008 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 7, 2008 in 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 in 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
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 2, 2008 in 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 in 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 in 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
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on October 2, 2008 in a debate in St. Louis:
"As mayor, every year I was in office I did reduce taxes."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • October 3, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis:
"You had supported John McCain's military strategies pretty adamantly until this race."
Mostly False
By Alexander Lane • October 3, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2008 in 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
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.:
"We're building a nearly $40-billion natural gas pipeline, which is North America's largest and most expensive infrastructure project ever."
False
By Alexander Lane • October 3, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis:
Barack Obama's health care plan is "to mandate health care coverage and have a universal government-run program."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 2, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis:
"John McCain said...in December he was surprised there was a subprime mortgage problem."
Mostly True
By Alexander Lane • October 2, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 2, 2008 in vice presidential debate in St. Louis:
Sen. McCain's tax plan provides "virtually nothing to the middle class."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • October 2, 2008
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