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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 2, 2008 St. Louis
John McCain said "he wouldn't even sit down with the government of Spain, a NATO ally that has troops in Afghanistan with us now."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • October 2, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on October 2, 2008 St. Louis
"Barack Obama ... 96 percent of his votes have been solely along party line."
True
By David DeCamp • October 2, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on October 2, 2008 St. Louis, Mo.
"You ... said that Barack Obama was not ready to be commander in chief."
True
By David DeCamp • October 2, 2008
Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
stated on September 26, 2008 a TV ad
"Palin (proposed) a $150 bounty for the severed foreleg of each killed wolf."
True
By John Frank • October 1, 2008
Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
stated on September 26, 2008 a TV ad
Palin supports "aerial hunting of wolves and other wildlife."
True
By John Frank • October 1, 2008
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on September 30, 2008 a TV ad
"Under Barack Obama's plan, the government would spend $1-trillion more."
Half-True
By Adriel Bettelheim, Angie Drobnic Holan • October 1, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 1, 2008 a radio ad.
"Obama, Biden and their liberal allies oppose clean coal."
False
By Alexander Lane • October 1, 2008
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood
stated on October 1, 2008 a TV ad.
Says McCain "voted to let governments charge rape victims" for forensic exams.
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Adair • October 1, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 26, 2008 a debate in Oxford, Miss.
"There are so many loopholes ... our businesses pay effectively one of the lowest tax rates in the world."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • September 30, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 30, 2008 a TV ad.
Says that under his tax plan, seniors making less than $50,000 per year won't pay any income taxes.
True
By Bill Adair • September 30, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 30, 2008 an advertisement
"John McCain fought to rein in Fannie and Freddie...but Democrats blocked the reforms."
Half-True
By Alexander Lane • September 30, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 30, 2008 a TV ad
"My plan offers three times as much tax relief to the middle class as Senator McCain's."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • September 30, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 26, 2008 Oxford, Miss.
John McCain "has threatened extinction for North Korea and sung songs about bombing Iran."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 29, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 26, 2008 a debate in Oxford, Miss.
McCain "said the other day that he would not meet potentially with the prime minister of Spain, because he . . . wasn't sure whether they were aligned with us."
Mostly True
By Bill Adair • September 29, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 26, 2008 Oxford, Miss.
Barack Obama "pays for every dime" of his spending plans.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 29, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 26, 2008 the first presidential debate in Oxford, Miss.
Henry Kissinger "said that we should meet with Iran — guess what — without precondition."
Half-True
By Shawn Zeller • September 27, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 26, 2008 Oxford, Miss.
Under Obama's tax plan, "95 percent of you will get a tax cut."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 27, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 26, 2008 a debate in Oxford, Miss.
"The average South Korean is 3 inches taller than the average North Korean, a huge gulag."
True
By Bill Adair • September 27, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 26, 2008 Oxford, Miss.
John McCain wants to "give oil companies another $4-billion" in tax breaks.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Robert Farley • September 26, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 26, 2008 in debate in Oxford, Miss.
"You know, we spent $3-million to study the DNA of bears in Montana."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • September 26, 2008
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