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- Mostly True31 (%)(31)
- Half True30 (%)(30)
- Mostly False29 (%)(29)
- False38 (%)(38)
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Republican from Arizona
John McCain is a U.S. senator from Arizona, a post he has held since 1986. He previously served two terms in the U.S. House. McCain is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and spent his career in the military, as his father did. He was a combat pilot in Vietnam who was shot down and spent 5 1/2 years as a prisonor of war. He was born in 1936 in Panama. He and his wife, Cindy, have four children together. McCain also has three children from his first marriage.
Recent statements involving John McCain
"Over half" of science, technology, engineering and mathematics students "receiving advanced degrees are not citizens of the United States of America."
Says iPads and iPhones "are built in the United States of America."
Earmarks requested in a federal spending bill included "$277,000 for potato pest management in Wisconsin."
"The senior senator from Arizona (John McCain) said he couldn't support repealing 'don't ask, don't tell' because of the economy."
Federal stimulus money went to a Georgia Tech project that will "apparently involve the professor jamming with 'world-renowned musicians' to 'hopefully also create satisfying works of art.'"
Recent stories featuring John McCain
Looking for the truth on attacks in Benghazi:
With some information still classified, we look at some basic facts of Sept. 11, 2012, and this week’s congressional testimony.
Is Ted Cruz constitutionally eligible to be president?:
Rising Republican star Ted Cruz, the junior senator from Texas, is being looked at as a potential presidential contender. But some question whether Cruz, who was born in Canada, could become the chief executive because of the Constitution’s requirement that the president be a "natural born citizen." PolitiFact Ohio dug in.
Is Ted Cruz eligible under the Constitution to become president?:
Rising Republican star Ted Cruz, the junior senator from Texas, is being looked at as a potential presidential contender. But some question whether Cruz, who was born in Canada, could become the chief executive because of the Constitution’s requirement that the president be a "natural born citizen." We look at the legal issues.
The Senate takes up immigration:
Senators begin marking up proposed immigration legislation. We cut through what's true and what's not in the debate.
The Senate takes up immigration:
Senators begin marking up proposed immigration legislation. We cut through what's true and what's not in the debate.
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