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Latest Fact-Checks In Candidate Biography

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Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on August 30, 2009 in an op-ed in The Washington Post:
"Since World War II, only Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton have had worse ratings after seven months than President Obama."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 31, 2009
Orly Taitz
Orly Taitz
stated on August 2, 2009 in an attachment to a lawsuit:
Birthers have obtained a copy of Obama's Kenyan birth certificate.
Pants on Fire!
By Robert Farley • August 21, 2009
WorldNetDaily
WorldNetDaily
stated on June 17, 2009 in an advertisement:
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs "lied" when he said President Obama's birth certificate is posted on the Internet.
False
By Robert Farley • July 28, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on May 24, 2009 in an e-mail received by many people.:
The Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 "would guarantee Barack Obama will never be held accountable for producing forged birth documents."
Pants on Fire!
By Robert Farley • July 1, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 26, 2009 in a speech at the White House.:
"Walking in the door (Sonia Sotomayor) would bring more experience on the bench, and more varied experience on the bench, than anyone currently serving on the United States Supreme Court had when they were appointed."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 26, 2009
Joe Scarborough
Joe Scarborough
stated on April 7, 2009 in a discussion on MSNBC:
President Obama has never received a paycheck from a profitmaking business in his entire life.
False
By Alexander Lane • April 15, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.:
"And 100 percent, John, of your ads . . . 100 percent of them have been negative."  
Pants on Fire!
By Robert Farley • December 3, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.:
"Sen. Obama has never taken on his party leaders on a single major issue."
True
By Shawn Zeller • December 3, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on October 19, 2008 in a chain e-mail:
Michelle Obama ordered $400 worth of lobster and caviar at a New York hotel.
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 2, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 10, 2008 in a memo on campaign Web site:
In 1992, Barack Obama directed "Project Vote - an arm of ACORN that also encouraged voter registration."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 17, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 10, 2008 in a memo on campaign Web site:
Barack Obama was "a trial attorney for ACORN."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 17, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on October 10, 2008 in our inbox:
"If Barack Obama would apply for a job with the FBI or with the Secret Service, he would be disqualified because of his past associations with William Ayers."
False
By Alexander Lane • October 17, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.:
"Congressman John Lewis, an American hero, made allegations that Sarah Palin and I were somehow associated with ... the worst chapter in American history. ... And, Senator Obama, you didn't repudiate those remarks."
True
By David DeCamp • October 15, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on October 11, 2008 in an interview with reporters:
"The truth was revealed there in that report that showed there was no unlawful or unethical activity on my part."
Pants on Fire!
By Robert Farley • October 14, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on October 6, 2008 in Clearwater, Fla.:
"Obama held one of the first meetings of his political career in Bill Ayers's home. And they've worked together on various projects in Chicago."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • October 6, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 6, 2008 in a Web site:
McCain intervened on behalf of Charles Keating with federal regulators... that allowed Keating to continue his fraud at an incredible cost to taxpayers.
Mostly True
By Alexander Lane • October 6, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis:
"Barack Obama ... 96 percent of his votes have been solely along party line."
True
By David DeCamp • October 2, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.:
"You ... said that Barack Obama was not ready to be commander in chief."
True
By David DeCamp • October 2, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.:
"Senator Obama has the most liberal voting record in the United States Senate."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • September 26, 2008
Douglas Holtz-Eakin
Douglas Holtz-Eakin
stated on September 16, 2008 in a conversation with reporters.:
Holding up a BlackBerry, McCain campaign adviser says, "you’re looking at the miracle John McCain helped create."
False
By Robert Farley • September 17, 2008
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