Latest Fact-checks Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "I have disagreed strongly with the Bush administration on this issue" of global warming. Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "Oil companies ...currently have 68-million acres that they're not using." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: "1.3-million people in America make their living off eBay." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in comment from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds on Fox News: "Senator Obama has voted 94 times to either increase your taxes or against tax cuts." Sarah Palin stated on October 6, 2008 in Clearwater, Fla.: "Obama held one of the first meetings of his political career in Bill Ayers's home. And they've worked together on various projects in Chicago." Joe Biden stated on October 2, 2008 in a debate in St. Louis, Mo.: "John McCain voted against funding the troops because of . . . a timeline in it to draw down American troops." Barack Obama stated on October 6, 2008 in a Web site: McCain intervened on behalf of Charles Keating with federal regulators... that allowed Keating to continue his fraud at an incredible cost to taxpayers. Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in a debate in St. Louis: "As mayor, every year I was in office I did reduce taxes." Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2008 in in a television ad: John McCain's health care plan "leaves you on your own to pay McCain’s health insurance tax." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "You had supported John McCain's military strategies pretty adamantly until this race." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.: "We're building a nearly $40-billion natural gas pipeline, which is North America's largest and most expensive infrastructure project ever." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "Barack Obama ... 96 percent of his votes have been solely along party line." Joe Biden stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: John McCain said "he wouldn't even sit down with the government of Spain, a NATO ally that has troops in Afghanistan with us now." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: Barack Obama's health care plan is "to mandate health care coverage and have a universal government-run program." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.: "You ... said that Barack Obama was not ready to be commander in chief." Joe Biden stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "John McCain said...in December he was surprised there was a subprime mortgage problem." Joe Biden stated on October 2, 2008 in vice presidential debate in St. Louis: Sen. McCain's tax plan provides "virtually nothing to the middle class." Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund stated on September 26, 2008 in a TV ad: "Palin (proposed) a $150 bounty for the severed foreleg of each killed wolf." Planned Parenthood stated on October 1, 2008 in a TV ad.: Says McCain "voted to let governments charge rape victims" for forensic exams. Republican National Committee stated on September 30, 2008 in a TV ad: "Under Barack Obama's plan, the government would spend $1-trillion more." John McCain stated on October 1, 2008 in a radio ad.: "Obama, Biden and their liberal allies oppose clean coal." Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund stated on September 26, 2008 in a TV ad: Palin supports "aerial hunting of wolves and other wildlife." Barack Obama stated on September 30, 2008 in a TV ad.: Says that under his tax plan, seniors making less than $50,000 per year won't pay any income taxes. Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in a debate in Oxford, Miss.: "There are so many loopholes ... our businesses pay effectively one of the lowest tax rates in the world." Barack Obama stated on September 30, 2008 in a TV ad: "My plan offers three times as much tax relief to the middle class as Senator McCain's." John McCain stated on September 30, 2008 in an advertisement: "John McCain fought to rein in Fannie and Freddie...but Democrats blocked the reforms." Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in a debate in Oxford, Miss.: McCain "said the other day that he would not meet potentially with the prime minister of Spain, because he . . . wasn't sure whether they were aligned with us." Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain "has threatened extinction for North Korea and sung songs about bombing Iran." Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: Barack Obama "pays for every dime" of his spending plans. Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: Under Obama's tax plan, "95 percent of you will get a tax cut."
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John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "I have disagreed strongly with the Bush administration on this issue" of global warming. Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "Oil companies ...currently have 68-million acres that they're not using." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: "1.3-million people in America make their living off eBay." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in comment from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds on Fox News: "Senator Obama has voted 94 times to either increase your taxes or against tax cuts." Sarah Palin stated on October 6, 2008 in Clearwater, Fla.: "Obama held one of the first meetings of his political career in Bill Ayers's home. And they've worked together on various projects in Chicago." Joe Biden stated on October 2, 2008 in a debate in St. Louis, Mo.: "John McCain voted against funding the troops because of . . . a timeline in it to draw down American troops." Barack Obama stated on October 6, 2008 in a Web site: McCain intervened on behalf of Charles Keating with federal regulators... that allowed Keating to continue his fraud at an incredible cost to taxpayers. Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in a debate in St. Louis: "As mayor, every year I was in office I did reduce taxes." Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2008 in in a television ad: John McCain's health care plan "leaves you on your own to pay McCain’s health insurance tax." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "You had supported John McCain's military strategies pretty adamantly until this race." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.: "We're building a nearly $40-billion natural gas pipeline, which is North America's largest and most expensive infrastructure project ever." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "Barack Obama ... 96 percent of his votes have been solely along party line." Joe Biden stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: John McCain said "he wouldn't even sit down with the government of Spain, a NATO ally that has troops in Afghanistan with us now." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: Barack Obama's health care plan is "to mandate health care coverage and have a universal government-run program." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.: "You ... said that Barack Obama was not ready to be commander in chief." Joe Biden stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "John McCain said...in December he was surprised there was a subprime mortgage problem." Joe Biden stated on October 2, 2008 in vice presidential debate in St. Louis: Sen. McCain's tax plan provides "virtually nothing to the middle class." Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund stated on September 26, 2008 in a TV ad: "Palin (proposed) a $150 bounty for the severed foreleg of each killed wolf." Planned Parenthood stated on October 1, 2008 in a TV ad.: Says McCain "voted to let governments charge rape victims" for forensic exams. Republican National Committee stated on September 30, 2008 in a TV ad: "Under Barack Obama's plan, the government would spend $1-trillion more." John McCain stated on October 1, 2008 in a radio ad.: "Obama, Biden and their liberal allies oppose clean coal." Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund stated on September 26, 2008 in a TV ad: Palin supports "aerial hunting of wolves and other wildlife." Barack Obama stated on September 30, 2008 in a TV ad.: Says that under his tax plan, seniors making less than $50,000 per year won't pay any income taxes. Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in a debate in Oxford, Miss.: "There are so many loopholes ... our businesses pay effectively one of the lowest tax rates in the world." Barack Obama stated on September 30, 2008 in a TV ad: "My plan offers three times as much tax relief to the middle class as Senator McCain's." John McCain stated on September 30, 2008 in an advertisement: "John McCain fought to rein in Fannie and Freddie...but Democrats blocked the reforms." Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in a debate in Oxford, Miss.: McCain "said the other day that he would not meet potentially with the prime minister of Spain, because he . . . wasn't sure whether they were aligned with us." Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain "has threatened extinction for North Korea and sung songs about bombing Iran." Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: Barack Obama "pays for every dime" of his spending plans. Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: Under Obama's tax plan, "95 percent of you will get a tax cut."
John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "I have disagreed strongly with the Bush administration on this issue" of global warming.
Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "Oil companies ...currently have 68-million acres that they're not using."
John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: "1.3-million people in America make their living off eBay."
John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in comment from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds on Fox News: "Senator Obama has voted 94 times to either increase your taxes or against tax cuts."
Sarah Palin stated on October 6, 2008 in Clearwater, Fla.: "Obama held one of the first meetings of his political career in Bill Ayers's home. And they've worked together on various projects in Chicago."
Joe Biden stated on October 2, 2008 in a debate in St. Louis, Mo.: "John McCain voted against funding the troops because of . . . a timeline in it to draw down American troops."
Barack Obama stated on October 6, 2008 in a Web site: McCain intervened on behalf of Charles Keating with federal regulators... that allowed Keating to continue his fraud at an incredible cost to taxpayers.
Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in a debate in St. Louis: "As mayor, every year I was in office I did reduce taxes."
Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2008 in in a television ad: John McCain's health care plan "leaves you on your own to pay McCain’s health insurance tax."
Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "You had supported John McCain's military strategies pretty adamantly until this race."
Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.: "We're building a nearly $40-billion natural gas pipeline, which is North America's largest and most expensive infrastructure project ever."
Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "Barack Obama ... 96 percent of his votes have been solely along party line."
Joe Biden stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: John McCain said "he wouldn't even sit down with the government of Spain, a NATO ally that has troops in Afghanistan with us now."
Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: Barack Obama's health care plan is "to mandate health care coverage and have a universal government-run program."
Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.: "You ... said that Barack Obama was not ready to be commander in chief."
Joe Biden stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "John McCain said...in December he was surprised there was a subprime mortgage problem."
Joe Biden stated on October 2, 2008 in vice presidential debate in St. Louis: Sen. McCain's tax plan provides "virtually nothing to the middle class."
Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund stated on September 26, 2008 in a TV ad: "Palin (proposed) a $150 bounty for the severed foreleg of each killed wolf."
Planned Parenthood stated on October 1, 2008 in a TV ad.: Says McCain "voted to let governments charge rape victims" for forensic exams.
Republican National Committee stated on September 30, 2008 in a TV ad: "Under Barack Obama's plan, the government would spend $1-trillion more."
John McCain stated on October 1, 2008 in a radio ad.: "Obama, Biden and their liberal allies oppose clean coal."
Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund stated on September 26, 2008 in a TV ad: Palin supports "aerial hunting of wolves and other wildlife."
Barack Obama stated on September 30, 2008 in a TV ad.: Says that under his tax plan, seniors making less than $50,000 per year won't pay any income taxes.
Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in a debate in Oxford, Miss.: "There are so many loopholes ... our businesses pay effectively one of the lowest tax rates in the world."
Barack Obama stated on September 30, 2008 in a TV ad: "My plan offers three times as much tax relief to the middle class as Senator McCain's."
John McCain stated on September 30, 2008 in an advertisement: "John McCain fought to rein in Fannie and Freddie...but Democrats blocked the reforms."
Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in a debate in Oxford, Miss.: McCain "said the other day that he would not meet potentially with the prime minister of Spain, because he . . . wasn't sure whether they were aligned with us."
Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain "has threatened extinction for North Korea and sung songs about bombing Iran."
Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: Barack Obama "pays for every dime" of his spending plans.
Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: Under Obama's tax plan, "95 percent of you will get a tax cut."
