Fact Check Posts – Page 83

Fred Thompson
stated on August 31, 2008 St. Paul, Minn.:

Sarah Palin "has more experience than Barack Obama."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 2, 2008

Joe Lieberman
stated on September 2, 2008 St. Paul, Minn.:

In the U.S. Senate, Barack Obama "has not reached across party lines to get anything significant done."

By Adriel Bettelheim, Angie Drobnic Holan • September 2, 2008

Fred Thompson
stated on September 2, 2008 a speech at the Republican National Convention:

"He was offered medical care for his injuries if he would give up military information in return. John McCain said, 'No.' "

By Edward Epstein • September 2, 2008

John McCain
stated on August 30, 2008 Pittsburgh, Pa. :

When Sarah Palin was in government, Barack Obama was a community organizer.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 31, 2008

John McCain
stated on August 27, 2008 a TV ad:

"Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'"

By Bart Jansen • August 27, 2008

Hillary Clinton
stated on August 26, 2008 a speech at the Democratic National Convention.:

McCain "still thinks it's okay when women don't earn equal pay for equal work."

By Richard Rubin • August 27, 2008

Barack Obama
stated on August 16, 2008 a TV interview with megachurch pastor Rick Warren in Lake Forest, Calif.:

"The fact is that although we have had a president who is opposed to abortion over the last eight years, abortions have not gone down.''

By Edward Epstein • August 21, 2008

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."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 20, 2008

Jerome R. Corsi
stated on August 1, 2008 his book The Obama Nation. :

Barack Obama has "pledged to reduce the size of the military."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 20, 2008

Barack Obama
stated on August 4, 2008 Lansing, MI:

Oil companies "haven't touched" 68 million acres where they already have rights to drill.

By Keith Perine • August 18, 2008

John McCain
stated on August 11, 2008 an Internet ad:

Obama plans "a tax increase for everyone earning more than $42,000 a year."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 12, 2008

Barack Obama
stated on August 5, 2008 a town hall in Berea, Ohio.:

Fully inflating tires is "a step that every expert says would absolutely reduce our oil consumption by 3 to 4 percent."

By Alexander Lane • August 8, 2008

Barack Obama
stated on August 6, 2008 a news release:

John McCain refuses to support a new bipartisan energy bill "because it would take away tax breaks from oil companies like Exxon Mobil."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 7, 2008

Chain email
stated on July 23, 2008 a chain e-mail:

John McCain will keep the estate tax at 0 percent, the same as it is now.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 4, 2008

Chain email
stated on July 22, 2008 a chain e-mail:

"Obama will charge a 28 percent tax on all home sales."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 4, 2008

Chain email
stated on July 23, 2008 a chain e-mail:

Barack Obama wants to "restore" the estate tax that George W. Bush "repealed."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 4, 2008

VoteVets.org
stated on July 23, 2008 a TV ad:

"Sen. McCain would occupy Iraq indefinitely, against their wishes."

By Alexander Lane • July 30, 2008

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."

By Alexander Lane • July 28, 2008

Let Freedom Ring
stated on July 24, 2008 a TV ad airing on cable networks such as Fox and MTV.:

Says Obama flip-flopped on withdrawing troops from Iraq.

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • July 24, 2008

John McCain
stated on July 21, 2008 a TV ad:

"Who can you thank for rising prices at the pump? O-ba-ma! O-ba-ma!"

By Alexander Lane • July 21, 2008

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