The latest attacks we've reviewed

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Truth-o-meter says:

McCain

John McCain

"It is just a fact that Hamas, apparently the North American spokesperson, is endorsing Senator Obama."

Mostly true

Praise, but not a formal endorsement

Consumer Action Network

Florida Consumer Action Network

"For what we spend in just one week in Iraq, 800,000 children could get health insurance for an entire year."

Mostly true

That money could insure twice as many kids

Obama

Barack Obama

"If Senator Clinton or John McCain had stood up in previous years for increases in fuel efficiency standards . . . then we would not be in this same situation in the first place."

Half-True

McCain took a stand years earlier

Chain e-mail

Chain e-mail

"His true name is Barak Hussein Muhammed Obama."

Pants on fire!

No Muhammed or Mohammed in Obama’s name

Chain e-mail

Chain e-mail

"Obama ... gave almost a million dollars to the (Kenya) opposition campaign who just happened to be his cousin, Raila Odinga."

Pants on fire!

‘Not a cent’ from unrelated Obama

Clinton

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton advocates "a freeze on foreclosures. Barack Obama said no."

True

Clinton and Obama differ on freeze

Chain e-mail

Chain e-mail

Obama thinks the national anthem should be "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing."

Pants on fire!

Obama e-mail: It's not The Real Thing

McCain

John McCain

Barack Obama "wants to nearly double the capital gains tax" increasing taxes on "mutual funds, 401(k)s" for "policemen, firemen, nurses."

Half-True

McCain stretches on who gets hit

The Democratic National Committee

The Democratic National Committee

"McCain has voted repeatedly at least six times against funding for global HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB fund, once as one of only 14 senators."

Half-True

Selectively choosing his votes

Moore

Michael Moore

During the Monica Lewinsky scandal, the Clintons brought the Rev. Jeremiah Wright to the White House for "spiritual counseling."

False

Not a spiritual adviser

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