Latest Fact-Checks By Angie Drobnic Holan

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Closer to 40 percent than 50 percent

October 20, 2008

Between 40 and 50 percent of tax filers do not owe any income tax.

Project Vote not “an arm of ACORN”

October 17, 2008

In 1992, Barack Obama directed "Project Vote - an arm of ACORN that also encouraged voter registration."

Most small businesses won’t be subject to Obama’s tax increases

October 16, 2008

"98 percent of small businesses make less than $250,000" and would not see a tax increase under Barack Obama's plan.

Small businesses are exempt

October 15, 2008

If you're a small business and don't "adopt the health care plan that Senator Obama mandates, he's going to fine you."

A major distortion on McCain’s policy

October 15, 2008

Under John McCain's health care plan, people get a $5,000 tax credit to buy a $12,000 health care policy, and "that's a loss for you."

Lax regulation contributed, among other things

October 13, 2008

On the economic crisis, "the biggest problem in this whole process was the deregulation of the financial system."

2007 was too late to head off the crisis

October 13, 2008

"I wrote to Secretary Paulson, I wrote to Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke [in March 2007], and told them this is something we have to deal…

Fannie and Freddie contributed to wider problem

October 13, 2008

On the economic troubles of 2008, "really the match that lit this fire was Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac."

There’s plenty of bipartisan blame for crisis

October 13, 2008

"The Democrats in the Senate and some members of Congress defended what Fannie and Freddie were doing. They resisted any change."

Abortion survivor would have been protected under existing law

October 9, 2008

Barack Obama opposed a bill that would have saved Gianna Jessen's life.

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