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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 5, 2008 in Eugene, Ore.:
"I actually started criticizing the war in Iraq before (Obama) did."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 7, 2008
Dick Morris
Dick Morris
stated on March 21, 2008 in 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 in 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 February 20, 2008 in 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
John McCain
John McCain
stated on March 19, 2008 in 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 in 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 in a television ad:
Both McCain and Bush favor tax breaks for oil companies.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 17, 2008
Tennessee Republican Party
Tennessee Republican Party
stated on February 25, 2008 in in a press release:
"You don't even have to go outside Obama's campaign to find advisers who are anti-Israel."
False
By Robert Farley • March 14, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 26, 2008 in a debate in Cleveland, Ohio.:
"We are bogged down in a war that John McCain now suggests might go on for another 100 years."
False
By Bill Adair • March 5, 2008
Sierra Club
Sierra Club
stated on February 23, 2008 in a letter from Sierra Club executive director Carl Pope to supporters:
John McCain has "a consistent pattern of ducking important environmental votes."
False
By Shawn Zeller • March 4, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 28, 2008 in a campaign event in Hanging Rock, Ohio.:
Obama "only wants your children to have health insurance."
False
By Bill Adair • February 29, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 13, 2008 in a flier sent to voters in Ohio:
"Hillary Clinton believed NAFTA was a 'boon' to our economy."
False
By Adriel Bettelheim, Bill Adair • February 25, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 21, 2008 in Austin, Texas:
"As has been noted by many observers, including Bill Clinton's former secretary of labor, my plan does more than anybody to reduce costs."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 22, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 13, 2008 in a campaign event in Robstown, Texas.:
Says the difference between her and Barack Obama is "about 35 years of experience."
False
By Bill Adair • February 19, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 24, 2008 in a chain e-mail based on an article written by Dick Morris:
"Hillary's main extracurricular activity in law school was helping the Black Panthers, on trial in Connecticut for torturing and killing a federal agent."
False
By Robert Farley • February 15, 2008
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on February 7, 2008 in Portland, Maine:
"Everything I have said (on the campaign trail) has been factually accurate."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 12, 2008
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
stated on February 10, 2008 in Camp David:
Barack Obama said "he's going to attack Pakistan and embrace (Iranian President Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 12, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 10, 2008 in a campaign rally in Alexandria, Va.:
Americans "have never paid more for gas at the pump."
False
By Bill Adair • February 11, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 10, 2008 in a campaign rally in Alexandra, Va.:
"She said, you know, 'I voted for it, but I hoped it wouldn't pass.' That was a quote on live TV."
False
By Amy Hollyfield • February 11, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 6, 2008 in a chain e-mail sent to many people.:
"While others place their hands over their hearts, Obama turns his back to the flag and slouches."
False
By Bill Adair • February 8, 2008
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