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Latest Fact-Checks By Bill Adair

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John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 26, 2008 Oxford, Miss.
"Senator Obama has the most liberal voting record in the United States Senate."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • September 26, 2008
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 12, 2008 blog postings on many Web sites.
Sarah Palin endorsed a Wasilla policy that charged sexual assault victims for their "rape kits."
Half-True
By Bill Adair • September 22, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 8, 2008 a TV ad
Palin "stopped the Bridge to Nowhere."
Mostly False
By Bill Adair • September 8, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 3, 2008 a TV ad
Obama is the Senate's "most liberal."
Mostly False
By Bill Adair • September 3, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 23, 2008 a speech in Springfield, Ill.
Says McCain once said that on "the most important issues of our day, I've been totally in agreement and support of President Bush."
True
By Bill Adair • August 23, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 23, 2008 a rally in Springfield, Ill.
Says McCain "supported George Bush's policies 95 percent of the time."
Half-True
By Bill Adair • August 23, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on August 12, 2008 a widely circulated chain e-mail.
Says Obama replaced the American flag on the tail of his plane with his campaign logo.
Mostly True
By Bill Adair • August 15, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 14, 2008 a town hall in Aspen, Colo.
The musical Mamma Mia! has "been selling out for years."
True
By Bill Adair • August 15, 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
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 banning handguns.
Half-True
By 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
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 8, 2008 a chain e-mail sent to many people.
E-mail quotes Maureen Dowd column that Obama has received suspicious contributions from Saudi Arabia, Iran and China.
False
By Bill Adair • July 8, 2008
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on July 6, 2008 a TV ad.
Says Obama opposes lower gas taxes, nuclear power, new offshore drilling and doesn't have "new solutions" to the energy crisis.
Half-True
By Bill Adair • July 7, 2008
Wesley Clark
Wesley Clark
stated on June 29, 2008 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
McCain "hasn't held executive responsibility."
False
By Bill Adair • July 1, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 30, 2008 a TV ad.
Obama says his bill "reduced welfare rolls nearly 80 percent."
Half-True
By Bill Adair • June 30, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 25, 2008 a Web ad.
Says Obama opposes offshore drilling and a gas tax holiday.
True
By Bill Adair • June 27, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 25, 2008 a Web ad
Says Obama opposes innovation, the electric car and "clean, safe, nuclear energy."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Adair • June 27, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 17, 2008 a speech on energy in Houston
Obama "wants a windfall profits tax on oil to go along with the new taxes he also plans for coal and natural gas."
Mostly True
By Bill Adair • June 18, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 17, 2008 a TV ad
"John McCain stood up to the president and sounded the alarm on global warming ... five years ago."
True
By Bill Adair • June 17, 2008
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