Latest Fact-Checks By Bill Adair

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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
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 12, 2008 in blog postings on many Web sites.:
Sarah Palin endorsed a Wasilla policy that charged sexual assault victims for their "rape kits."
Half-True
By Bill Adair • September 22, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 8, 2008 in a TV ad:
Palin "stopped the Bridge to Nowhere."
Mostly False
By Bill Adair • September 8, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 3, 2008 in a TV ad:
Obama is the Senate's "most liberal."
Mostly False
By Bill Adair • September 3, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 23, 2008 in a speech in Springfield, Ill.:
Says McCain once said that on "the most important issues of our day, I've been totally in agreement and support of President Bush."
True
By Bill Adair • August 23, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 23, 2008 in a rally in Springfield, Ill.:
Says McCain "supported George Bush's policies 95 percent of the time."
Half-True
By Bill Adair • August 23, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on August 12, 2008 in a widely circulated chain e-mail.:
Says Obama replaced the American flag on the tail of his plane with his campaign logo.
Mostly True
By Bill Adair • August 15, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 14, 2008 in a town hall in Aspen, Colo.:
The musical Mamma Mia! has "been selling out for years."
True
By Bill Adair • August 15, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 4, 2008 in :
On public financing of his campaign.
Full Flop
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • August 4, 2008
Let Freedom Ring
Let Freedom Ring
stated on July 24, 2008 in a TV ad airing on cable networks such as Fox and MTV.:
Says Obama flip-flopped on banning handguns.
Half-True
By Bill Adair • July 24, 2008
Let Freedom Ring
Let Freedom Ring
stated on July 24, 2008 in a TV ad airing on cable networks such as Fox and MTV.:
Says Obama flip-flopped on withdrawing troops from Iraq.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • July 24, 2008
Let Freedom Ring
Let Freedom Ring
stated on July 24, 2008 in a TV ad airing on cable networks such as Fox and MTV.:
Says Obama has flip-flopped on public campaign financing.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • July 24, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 8, 2008 in a chain e-mail sent to many people.:
E-mail quotes Maureen Dowd column that Obama has received suspicious contributions from Saudi Arabia, Iran and China.
False
By Bill Adair • July 8, 2008
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on July 6, 2008 in a TV ad.:
Says Obama opposes lower gas taxes, nuclear power, new offshore drilling and doesn't have "new solutions" to the energy crisis.
Half-True
By Bill Adair • July 7, 2008
Wesley Clark
Wesley Clark
stated on June 29, 2008 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
McCain "hasn't held executive responsibility."
False
By Bill Adair • July 1, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 30, 2008 in a TV ad.:
Obama says his bill "reduced welfare rolls nearly 80 percent."
Half-True
By Bill Adair • June 30, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 25, 2008 in a Web ad.:
Says Obama opposes offshore drilling and a gas tax holiday.
True
By Bill Adair • June 27, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 25, 2008 in a Web ad:
Says Obama opposes innovation, the electric car and "clean, safe, nuclear energy."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Adair • June 27, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 17, 2008 in a speech on energy in Houston:
Obama "wants a windfall profits tax on oil to go along with the new taxes he also plans for coal and natural gas."
Mostly True
By Bill Adair • June 18, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 17, 2008 in a TV ad:
"John McCain stood up to the president and sounded the alarm on global warming ... five years ago."
True
By Bill Adair • June 17, 2008
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