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Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on July 23, 2008 in 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 in 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 in Afghanistan:
"For at least a year now, I have called for two additional brigades, perhaps three."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 22, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 18, 2008 in a television ad:
Obama "voted against funding our troops."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 21, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 18, 2008 in a television ad:
"Obama never held a single Senate hearing on Afghanistan."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 21, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 18, 2008 in a television ad:
Obama "hasn't been to Iraq in years."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 21, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 21, 2008 in a TV ad:
"Who can you thank for rising prices at the pump? O-ba-ma! O-ba-ma!"
False
By Alexander Lane • July 21, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 11, 2008 in a speech in Dayton, Ohio:
"We've heard talk about curbing our use of fossil fuels in nearly every State of the Union address since the oil embargo of 1973."
Mostly True
By Alexander Lane • July 18, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 7, 2008 in a town hall meeting in Denver:
"I have a perfect voting record from organizations like the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and all the other veterans service organizations."
False
By Shawn Zeller • July 17, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 14, 2008 in a speech in San Diego:
Obama "voted for and even sponsored amendments that were intended to kill the (immigration overhaul) legislation."
Half-True
By Adriel Bettelheim • July 17, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 7, 2008 in remarks to reporters by campaign adviser Carly Fiorina in Washington, D.C.:
"There are many health insurance plans that will cover Viagra but won't cover birth-control medication."
Mostly False
By Kris Hundley • July 16, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 8, 2008 in a speech in Washington, D.C.:
"McCain used to buck his party on immigration by fighting for comprehensive reform. . . . But when he was running for his party's nomination, he . . . said that he wouldn't even support his own legislation if it came up for a vote."
Mostly True
By Adriel Bettelheim • July 16, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on May 21, 2008 in a chain e-mail:
Barack Obama wants to "unilaterally disarm our nation."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 15, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 8, 2008 in an appearance on Fox News' "Fox and Friends":
"I investigated Abramoff and people ended up in jail."
Mostly True
By Adriel Bettelheim • July 15, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 9, 2008 in a news release from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds :
Says Obama flip-flopped on warrantless wiretapping.
True
By Alexander Lane • July 15, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 15, 2008 in a television ad:
Obama worked with "Sen. Dick Lugar, a Republican, to help lock down loose nuclear weapons."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 15, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 8, 2008 in a news release:
"Barack Obama said he would debate 'anywhere, anytime' but has rejected joint town hall meetings."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • July 15, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 11, 2008 in a TV ad airing Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico:
U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan include a "few thousand that are still green card holders who are not even citizens of this country."
True
By Robert Farley • July 11, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 11, 2008 in the campaign's energy plan.:
The U.S. government spends less on energy innovation "than the pet food industry invests in its own products."
False
By Shawn Zeller • July 11, 2008
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on July 9, 2008 in in an ad on the Internet:
John McCain has given erratic and inconsistent answers on when troops should return from Iraq.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 11, 2008
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