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John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 28, 2008 a TV ad airing in Florida:
"Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'"
False
By Bill Adair, Bart Jansen, Robert Farley • October 28, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 27, 2008 a television advertisement:
McCain is "selectively editing Joe Biden's words...Biden actually said about Barack Obama: 'They're gonna find out this guy's got steel in his spine.'"
Mostly False
By Alexander Lane • October 28, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 15, 2008 Hempstead, N.Y.:
"Obama said he would unilaterally renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement."
Mostly True
By Alexander Lane • October 15, 2008
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
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 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
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
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on September 22, 2008 the New York Sun:
"If an Iranian woman shows too much hair in public, she risks being beaten or killed."
False
By Alexander Lane • September 25, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 27, 2008 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver:
Three years ago, John McCain said, "Afghanistan — we don't read about it anymore in papers because it succeeded."
True
By David DeCamp • August 28, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 27, 2008 a TV ad:
"Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'"
False
By Bart Jansen • August 27, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 19, 2008 in a speech in Orlando, Fla.:
"I argued for years that we need to move from a 'Musharraf policy' to a 'Pakistan policy.' "
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • August 21, 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 July 30, 2008 a TV ad:
McCain's attacks on Obama are 'not true,' 'false,' 'baloney,' according to media outlets.
Half-True
By Robert Farley • August 14, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 9, 2008 a statement by Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan :
"John McCain's top foreign policy adviser lobbied for... the Republic of Georgia, and McCain has mirrored the position advocated by the government."
True
By Shawn Zeller • August 13, 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
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 21, 2008 a speech in South Portland, Maine:
"We now have a pro-American president in France, which shows if you live long enough, anything can happen in this world."
Half-True
By Alexander Lane • July 23, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 19, 2008 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
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 18, 2008 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 June 24, 2008 a telephone appearance with Florida voters:
"The Iranians continue – in the view of every objective observer – continue to pursue the acquisition of nuclear weapons."
False
By Alexander Lane • July 7, 2008
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