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Latest Fact-Checks In Federal Budget

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 29, 2008
"For my energy plan, my economic plan, and the other proposals you'll hear tonight, I've offered spending cuts above and beyond their cost."
Mostly False
October 30, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 7, 2008 a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
Obama "voted for ... $3-million for an overhead projector at a planetarium in Chicago."
Half-True
By David DeCamp • October 10, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 7, 2008 a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
"Senator McCain has been talking tough about earmarks, and that's good, but earmarks account for about $18-billion of our budget."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Shawn Zeller • October 7, 2008
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on September 30, 2008 a TV ad
"Under Barack Obama's plan, the government would spend $1-trillion more."
Half-True
By Adriel Bettelheim, Angie Drobnic Holan • October 1, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 26, 2008 Oxford, Miss.
Barack Obama "pays for every dime" of his spending plans.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 29, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 26, 2008 in debate in Oxford, Miss.
"He has asked for $932-million of earmark pork-barrel spending, nearly a million dollars for every day that he’s been in the United States Senate."
Mostly True
September 26, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 26, 2008 in debate in Oxford, Miss.
"You know, we spent $3-million to study the DNA of bears in Montana."
Mostly True
September 26, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 15, 2008 a news release.
"Barack Obama has the longest track record of any candidate in this election in support of the 'Bridge To Nowhere.' "
Mostly False
September 23, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 16, 2008 a speech in Tampa
"Obama has asked for $932-million in earmarks, literally $1-million for every day that he’s been in Congress."
Mostly True
By Shawn Zeller • September 16, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 16, 2008 Tampa, Fla.
"I have never asked for a single earmark, pork barrel project for my state of Arizona."
False
By Shawn Zeller • September 16, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on September 3, 2008 a speech at the Republican Nationention in St. Paul, Minn.
"I told the Congress 'thanks, but no thanks,' on that Bridge to Nowhere."
Half-True
September 3, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on August 30, 2008
On support for the Bridge to Nowhere.
Full Flop
September 1, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 27, 2008 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver
McCain voted 19 times against a minimum-wage increase.
True
By Richard Rubin • August 28, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 16, 2008 Orange County, Calif.
"We spent $3-million of your money to study the DNA of bears."
Mostly True
By Kathryn A. Wolfe • August 25, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 20, 2008 a radio ad called "Millions"
Obama wants to increase the size of government by 23 percent.
Pants on Fire!
By Richard Rubin • August 23, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 12, 2008 a radio ad
"McCain opposed a requirement that the government buy American-made motorcycles. And he said all buy-American provisions were quote 'disgraceful.' "
True
By Bart Jansen • August 12, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 28, 2008 an interview on CNN's Larry King Live
Spending increases, not tax cuts, are the major cause of the federal budget deficit.
Mostly True
By Richard Rubin • August 6, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 16, 2008 Flint, Mich.
"These steps (a middle-class tax cut, national health care plan, foreclosure prevention fund, Social Security fix and more) are all paid for."
Mostly False
By Alexander Lane • June 25, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 21, 2008 remarks to U.S. Conference of Mayors
John McCain "opposed legislation to fund levees and flood control programs, which he considers pork."
Half-True
By Adriel Bettelheim • June 25, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 13, 2008 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
We're borrowing money from China and Saudi Arabia "to finance this war" in Iraq.
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 20, 2008
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