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Chain email
Chain email
stated on May 2, 2009 a chain e-mail
Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory."
Half-True
May 8, 2009
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 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
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
August 14, 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
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
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
April 21, 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 helped to bring peace to Northern Ireland."
Half-True
By Bill Adair • March 10, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 25, 2007
Sen. Obama "made the very argument he is now criticizing back in November 2006."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • October 29, 2007
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 21, 2007
Obama spokesman Bill Burton says Clinton gave Bush "a blank check on a critical foreign policy issue."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 29, 2007
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