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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 16, 2008 a TV interview with megachurch pastor Rick Warren in Lake Forest, Calif.
"The fact is that although we have had a president who is opposed to abortion over the last eight years, abortions have not gone down.''
False
By Edward Epstein • August 21, 2008
Jerome R. Corsi
Jerome R. Corsi
stated on August 1, 2008 his book The Obama Nation.
Barack Obama has "pledged to reduce the size of the military."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 20, 2008
Jerome R. Corsi
Jerome R. Corsi
stated on August 1, 2008 his book The Obama Nation.
Barack Obama "openly supported (opposition leader) Raila Odinga during his visit to Africa in 2006."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 20, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 4, 2008 Lansing, MI
Oil companies "haven't touched" 68 million acres where they already have rights to drill.
False
By Keith Perine • August 18, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 11, 2008 an Internet ad
Obama plans "a tax increase for everyone earning more than $42,000 a year."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 12, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 5, 2008 a town hall in Berea, Ohio.
Fully inflating tires is "a step that every expert says would absolutely reduce our oil consumption by 3 to 4 percent."
False
By Alexander Lane • August 8, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 6, 2008 a news release
John McCain refuses to support a new bipartisan energy bill "because it would take away tax breaks from oil companies like Exxon Mobil."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 7, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 22, 2008 a chain e-mail
"Obama will charge a 28 percent tax on all home sales."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 4, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 23, 2008 a chain e-mail
Barack Obama wants to "restore" the estate tax that George W. Bush "repealed."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 4, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 23, 2008 a chain e-mail
John McCain will keep the estate tax at 0 percent, the same as it is now.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 4, 2008
VoteVets.org
VoteVets.org
stated on July 23, 2008 a TV ad
"Sen. McCain would occupy Iraq indefinitely, against their wishes."
False
By Alexander Lane • July 30, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 22, 2008 a chain e-mail
Obama "shunned the opportunity to talk to soldiers to thank them for their service."
False
By Alexander Lane • July 28, 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
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 21, 2008 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
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 7, 2008 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
Chain email
Chain email
stated on May 21, 2008 a chain e-mail
Barack Obama wants to "unilaterally disarm our nation."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 15, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 11, 2008 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
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 3, 2008 in an e-mail message from campaign spokesman Brian Rogers.
Barack Obama has "reversed" on his commitment "to begin withdrawing American troops from Iraq immediately."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 10, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 25, 2008 Chicago
"Our National Guard, as we saw in the Midwest flooding, can't function as effectively as it could. I was talking to National Guard representatives. Fifteen of their 17 helicopters in this region were overseas during the flooding."
False
By Stephanie Garry • July 9, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 7, 2008 Denver, Co.
"If you have an investment for your child's education or own a mutual fund or a stock in a retirement plan, (Obama) is going to raise your taxes."
False
By Robert Farley • July 9, 2008
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