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Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on May 28, 2008 an e-mail.:
"Fidel Castro endorses Obama."
Pants on Fire!
By Robert Farley • June 5, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 20, 2008 an interview on Fox News' America's Election HQ:
"Ronald Reagan met with Gorbachev; Kennedy met with Khruschev; and Nixon met with Mao — and these were folks who have done horrendous damage not only to their own countries but to other countries."
Mostly True
By Will Van Sant • June 4, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 27, 2008 a statement by campaign spokesman Bill Burton:
John McCain "has not led on nonproliferation issues when he had the chance in the Senate."
True
By Adriel Bettelheim • June 2, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on May 19, 2008 Chicago:
"Sen. Obama has declared, and repeatedly reaffirmed his intention to meet the president of Iran without any preconditions."
True
By Robert Farley • May 21, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on May 19, 2008 Chicago:
Iran "might not be a superpower, but the threat the government of Iran poses is anything but 'tiny,'" as Obama says.
False
By Robert Farley • May 21, 2008
MoveOn.org
MoveOn.org
stated on April 5, 2008 an e-mail:
McCain "voted against a bill to ban waterboarding, and then applauded President Bush for vetoing that ban."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 19, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on April 25, 2008 a media availability in Little Rock, Ark.:
"It is just a fact that Hamas, apparently the North American spokesperson, is endorsing Senator Obama."
Mostly True
By Bill Adair • May 9, 2008
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on April 28, 2008 a news release.:
"McCain has voted repeatedly at least six times against funding for global HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB fund, once as one of only 14 senators."
Half-True
By Shawn Zeller • April 28, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 17, 2008 a mailer to Pennsylvania voters:
"Hillary Clinton supported NAFTA and permanent China trade. Pennsylvania lost thousands of jobs."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • April 21, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 16, 2008 a television debate in Philadelphia.:
"Again today (Ahmadinejad) made light of 9/11, and said that he's not even sure it happened and that people actually died."
True
By Adriel Bettelheim • April 16, 2008
Focus on the Family Action
Focus on the Family Action
stated on March 26, 2008 an e-mail message:
"Among his (Obama's) pet projects is a bill ... which would commit the U.S. to spending 0.7 percent of gross national product on foreign aid."
False
By Robert Farley • April 15, 2008
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on April 10, 2008 Boonville, Ind.:
"Hillary (Clinton), one time late at night when she was exhausted, misstated and immediately apologized for it, what happened to her in Bosnia in 1995."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 11, 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
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
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on March 5, 2008 an interview on CNN's American Morning:
"I've been standing up against ... the Chinese government over women's rights and standing up for human rights."
Half-True
By Adriel Bettelheim • March 11, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on March 5, 2008 an interview on CNN's American Morning.:
"I negotiated open borders to let fleeing refugees into safety from Kosovo."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 10, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on March 5, 2008 an interview on CNN's "American Morning.":
"I helped to bring peace to Northern Ireland."
Half-True
By Bill Adair • March 10, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 26, 2008 a debate in Cleveland, Ohio.:
Obama "basically threatened to bomb Pakistan."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Adair • February 27, 2008
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