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MoveOn.org
MoveOn.org
stated on April 5, 2008 an e-mail message
"McCain opposes a woman's right to choose."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 8, 2008
MoveOn.org
MoveOn.org
stated on April 5, 2008 an e-mail message
"The Children's Defense Fund rated McCain as the worst senator in Congress for children."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 8, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 5, 2008 Eugene, Ore.
"I actually started criticizing the war in Iraq before (Obama) did."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 7, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on March 17, 2008 Washington, D.C.
As first lady, Clinton would travel to places that were "too small, too poor or too dangerous" for the president.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 4, 2008
Dick Morris
Dick Morris
stated on March 21, 2008 an opinion article in the "New York Post"
Hillary Clinton's international travels included "no serious diplomacy."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 4, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on April 3, 2008 interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
Obama "has no experience or background at all in national security affairs."
False
By Adriel Bettelheim • April 3, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 19, 2008 a chain e-mail
"According to The Book of Revelations the anti-christ ... will be a man, in his 40s, of MUSLIM descent ... is it OBAMA??"
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Hollyfield • April 2, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 1, 2008 Philadelphia.
McCain's "plan for the economy is to extend George Bush's tax cuts for billionaires and give a $100-billion additional corporate tax cut."
Half-True
By John Frank • April 2, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 20, 2008 a speech in Charleston, W.Va.
"Iraq is costing each household about $100 a month."
True
By Bill Adair • April 1, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on February 20, 2008 a chain e-mail
Barack Obama has written and co-sponsored more bills in three years than Hillary Clinton has in seven.
False
By Adriel Bettelheim • March 28, 2008
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on March 16, 2008 an interview with the mtvU editorial board
Obama spent "40 percent of the PAC money, 43 percent to be exact, on Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina politicians."
True
By Robert Farley • March 27, 2008
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on March 16, 2008 an interview with the mtvU editorial board
"(Obama) did accept donations from lobbyists and PACs and he spent money in this campaign from that, through his political action committee."
True
By Robert Farley • March 27, 2008
Mike Gravel
Mike Gravel
stated on March 13, 2008 a YouTube video
"I am a candidate. I have not withdrawn."
True
By Amy Hollyfield • March 26, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on March 17, 2008 Washington, D.C.
"I remember landing under sniper fire."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 25, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 13, 2008 a chain e-mail
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama want to raise taxes on dividends, a move that would crash the stock market.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 24, 2008
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 2, 2008 a blog posting
Obama says America is great, but let's "try to change it."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Tobin • March 24, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on March 19, 2008 a news conference in Israel
The Jewish holiday Purim is "their version of Halloween here."
False
By Robert Farley • March 20, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on March 18, 2008 Amman, Jordan
It's "common knowledge" that al-Qaida is receiving training from Iran.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 19, 2008
Campaign to Defend America
Campaign to Defend America
stated on March 5, 2008 a television ad
John McCain and George W. Bush want to spend "a trillion dollars in Iraq over the next 10 years."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 17, 2008
Campaign to Defend America
Campaign to Defend America
stated on March 5, 2008 a television ad
McCain and Bush are millionaires who are "for tax cuts for millionaires."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 17, 2008
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