Latest Fact-Checks By Angie Drobnic Holan

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 30, 2008 in Denver:
Hillary Clinton "agreed with (John McCain) on voting for the war in Iraq."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 1, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on January 26, 2008 in Fort Myers, Fla.:
Mitt Romney wants "to set a date for withdrawal" from Iraq.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 31, 2008
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 24, 2008 in Boca Raton, Fla.:
"Two-thirds of our economy is a consumer economy."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 30, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on January 28, 2008 in an ad on the Internet:
Mitt Romney previously believed "that abortion should be safe and legal in this country." Now he is "prolife."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 28, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on January 28, 2008 in an ad on the Internet:
Romney used to favor gun control, and said he didn't want to go back to Reagan-Bush.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 28, 2008
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 24, 2008 in Boca Raton.:
"Now, I also support the Bush tax cuts. Sen. McCain voted against them originally. He now believes they should be made permanent. I'm glad he agrees they should be made permanent."
True
By Adriel Bettelheim, Angie Drobnic Holan • January 27, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on January 24, 2008 in a debate in Boca Raton.:
Hillary Clinton wants to "wave the white flag of surrender and set a date for withdrawal."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 25, 2008
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on January 23, 2008 in :
"When the Fair Tax becomes law, it will be like waving a magic wand releasing us from pain and unfairness."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 23, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 18, 2008 in :
Barack Obama's church gave a lifetime achievement award to Louis Farrakhan.
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 23, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 18, 2008 in :
Obama "remains silent" and "is never asked how he feels about his church honoring Farrakhan."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 23, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on January 15, 2008 in Las Vegas:
"Barack (Obama) has one of his biggest supporters in terms of funding, the Exelon Corporation, which has spent millions of dollars trying to make Yucca Mountain the waste depository."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 18, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 15, 2008 in debate in Las Vegas:
"I'm proud of the fact that I've raised more money from small donors than anybody else, and that we're getting $25, $50, $100 donations, and we've done very well doing it that way."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 16, 2008
John Edwards
John Edwards
stated on January 15, 2008 in Las Vegas:
"I believe, Senator Clinton, you've raised more money from those people (the oil and gas industry) than any candidate, Democrat or Republican."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 16, 2008
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on January 8, 2008 in Dartmouth, N.H.:
Barack Obama "said in 2004 there was no difference between (Obama) and George Bush on the war."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 14, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 11, 2008 in :
Barack Obama's middle name is Mohammed and he's a "covert" Muslim.
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 11, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 6, 2008 in :
The church Barack Obama belongs to only admits black people.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 11, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 6, 2008 in :
The church Barack Obama belongs to has a "nonnegotiable commitment to Africa."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 11, 2008
Freedom Defense Advocates
Freedom Defense Advocates
stated on December 22, 2007 in :
The Mormon religion has "a plan that will see the Constitution thrown out and replaced by a theocracy."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 8, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.:
"There are 7,000 kids in New Hampshire who have health care because I helped to create the Children's Health Insurance Program."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 6, 2008
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.:
Barack Obama "wants the government to take over health care, spend hundreds of billions of dollars of new money for health insurance for everyone."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 6, 2008
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