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 Chain email stated on May 13, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Obama's wife said her goal in life was to put the black community "first and foremost." John McCain stated on May 28, 2008 in a town hall meeting in Reno, Nev.: "Sen. Obama has been to Iraq once." Barack Obama stated on May 26, 2008 in a speech in Las Cruces, N.M.: "I had an uncle ... who was part of the first American troops to go into Auschwitz and liberate the concentration camps." Hillary Clinton stated on May 23, 2008 in Sioux Falls, S.D.: It doesn't make sense "historically" to drop out because the 1968 race was still competitive when "Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California." Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: "Ten years ago, John McCain offered a bill that said he would ban a candidate from paying registered lobbyists." Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2008 in a speech in Tampa, Fla.: When McCain was questioned about hiring lobbyists to his campaign staff, "his top lobbyist actually had the nerve to say, 'The American people won't care about this.' " Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: McCain "hired some of the biggest lobbyists in Washington to run his campaign." Barack Obama stated on May 18, 2008 in a speech in Gresham, Ore.: "Privatizing Social Security was a bad idea when George W. Bush proposed it. It's a bad idea today. Sen. McCain's campaign went even further ... suggesting ... to cut cost-of-living adjustments or to raise the retirement age." MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail: John McCain, "one of the richest people in a Senate filled with millionaires," says the solution to the housing crisis is for people to get a "second job" and "skip their vacations." Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2008 in a Q&A in Cape Girardeau, Mo.: A gas tax holiday is a gimmick that "every economist says will just go into the pockets of the oil companies." John McCain stated on May 19, 2008 in Chicago: Iran "might not be a superpower, but the threat the government of Iran poses is anything but 'tiny,'" as Obama says. John McCain stated on May 19, 2008 in Chicago: "Sen. Obama has declared, and repeatedly reaffirmed his intention to meet the president of Iran without any preconditions." Barack Obama stated on May 12, 2008 in Charleston, W.V.: John McCain "is one of the few senators of either party who oppose this bill (to expand education aid for veterans) because he thinks it's too generous." Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2008 in Cape Girardeau, Miss.: "NATO hasn't provided enough troops (in Afghanistan) because they are still angry about us going into Iraq." John McCain stated on May 12, 2008 in a statement by a spokesman: "Obama himself voted against funding our nation's veterans and troops in the field during a time of war." MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail: McCain "voted against a bill to ban waterboarding, and then applauded President Bush for vetoing that ban." Hillary Clinton stated on May 13, 2008 in a speech in Charleston, W.Va.: "The White House is won in the swing states, and I am winning the swing states." MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail message: McCain sought the political support of minister John Hagee, "who believes Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment for gay rights and called the Catholic Church 'the Antichrist' and a 'false cult.'" Hillary Clinton stated on May 12, 2008 in Logan, W. Va.: "If West Virginia had voted for our Democratic nominee in 2000 and 2004, we wouldn't have had to put up with George Bush for the last 7 years." MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail message: "The pastor McCain calls his 'spiritual guide,' Rod Parsley, believes America's founding mission is to destroy Islam, which he calls a 'false religion.' " Bloggers stated on April 25, 2008 in a posting on the Obama campaign blog. : "Clinton's former pastor convicted of child molestation." John McCain stated on May 13, 2008 in North Bend, Wash.: "They (Clinton and Obama) have never to my knowledge been involved in legislation nor hearings nor engagement on this issue (climate change)." John Boehner stated on May 12, 2008 in a news release.: Says Obama called Israel "a constant sore" that infects U.S. foreign policy. Bob Barr stated on May 12, 2008 in a news conference announcing his Libertarian candidacy in Washington, D.C.: Eliminating earmarks "would make barely a drop in the bucket with regard to the national debt, the deficit." Hillary Clinton stated on February 21, 2008 in a debate in Austin, Texas.: "We borrow money from the Chinese to buy oil from the Saudis." John McCain stated on April 25, 2008 in a media availability in Little Rock, Ark.: "It is just a fact that Hamas, apparently the North American spokesperson, is endorsing Senator Obama." John McCain stated on April 28, 2008 in a campaign stop at Miami children's hospital : "We spend a staggering amount of money on health care — over $2-trillion and almost twice as much as any other country per person." Barack Obama stated on April 18, 2008 in a campaign speech in Williamsport, Pa.: "More people without health care since George Bush took office; more children in poverty since George Bush took office." Florida Consumer Action Network stated on April 29, 2008 in a press conference in Tampa: "For what we spend in just one week in Iraq, 800,000 children could get health insurance for an entire year." Barack Obama stated on May 5, 2008 in in a television ad: "Clinton aides admit it (a gas tax holiday) won't do much for you – but would help her politically."
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Chain email stated on May 13, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Obama's wife said her goal in life was to put the black community "first and foremost." John McCain stated on May 28, 2008 in a town hall meeting in Reno, Nev.: "Sen. Obama has been to Iraq once." Barack Obama stated on May 26, 2008 in a speech in Las Cruces, N.M.: "I had an uncle ... who was part of the first American troops to go into Auschwitz and liberate the concentration camps." Hillary Clinton stated on May 23, 2008 in Sioux Falls, S.D.: It doesn't make sense "historically" to drop out because the 1968 race was still competitive when "Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California." Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: "Ten years ago, John McCain offered a bill that said he would ban a candidate from paying registered lobbyists." Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2008 in a speech in Tampa, Fla.: When McCain was questioned about hiring lobbyists to his campaign staff, "his top lobbyist actually had the nerve to say, 'The American people won't care about this.' " Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: McCain "hired some of the biggest lobbyists in Washington to run his campaign." Barack Obama stated on May 18, 2008 in a speech in Gresham, Ore.: "Privatizing Social Security was a bad idea when George W. Bush proposed it. It's a bad idea today. Sen. McCain's campaign went even further ... suggesting ... to cut cost-of-living adjustments or to raise the retirement age." MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail: John McCain, "one of the richest people in a Senate filled with millionaires," says the solution to the housing crisis is for people to get a "second job" and "skip their vacations." Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2008 in a Q&A in Cape Girardeau, Mo.: A gas tax holiday is a gimmick that "every economist says will just go into the pockets of the oil companies." John McCain stated on May 19, 2008 in Chicago: Iran "might not be a superpower, but the threat the government of Iran poses is anything but 'tiny,'" as Obama says. John McCain stated on May 19, 2008 in Chicago: "Sen. Obama has declared, and repeatedly reaffirmed his intention to meet the president of Iran without any preconditions." Barack Obama stated on May 12, 2008 in Charleston, W.V.: John McCain "is one of the few senators of either party who oppose this bill (to expand education aid for veterans) because he thinks it's too generous." Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2008 in Cape Girardeau, Miss.: "NATO hasn't provided enough troops (in Afghanistan) because they are still angry about us going into Iraq." John McCain stated on May 12, 2008 in a statement by a spokesman: "Obama himself voted against funding our nation's veterans and troops in the field during a time of war." MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail: McCain "voted against a bill to ban waterboarding, and then applauded President Bush for vetoing that ban." Hillary Clinton stated on May 13, 2008 in a speech in Charleston, W.Va.: "The White House is won in the swing states, and I am winning the swing states." MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail message: McCain sought the political support of minister John Hagee, "who believes Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment for gay rights and called the Catholic Church 'the Antichrist' and a 'false cult.'" Hillary Clinton stated on May 12, 2008 in Logan, W. Va.: "If West Virginia had voted for our Democratic nominee in 2000 and 2004, we wouldn't have had to put up with George Bush for the last 7 years." MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail message: "The pastor McCain calls his 'spiritual guide,' Rod Parsley, believes America's founding mission is to destroy Islam, which he calls a 'false religion.' " Bloggers stated on April 25, 2008 in a posting on the Obama campaign blog. : "Clinton's former pastor convicted of child molestation." John McCain stated on May 13, 2008 in North Bend, Wash.: "They (Clinton and Obama) have never to my knowledge been involved in legislation nor hearings nor engagement on this issue (climate change)." John Boehner stated on May 12, 2008 in a news release.: Says Obama called Israel "a constant sore" that infects U.S. foreign policy. Bob Barr stated on May 12, 2008 in a news conference announcing his Libertarian candidacy in Washington, D.C.: Eliminating earmarks "would make barely a drop in the bucket with regard to the national debt, the deficit." Hillary Clinton stated on February 21, 2008 in a debate in Austin, Texas.: "We borrow money from the Chinese to buy oil from the Saudis." John McCain stated on April 25, 2008 in a media availability in Little Rock, Ark.: "It is just a fact that Hamas, apparently the North American spokesperson, is endorsing Senator Obama." John McCain stated on April 28, 2008 in a campaign stop at Miami children's hospital : "We spend a staggering amount of money on health care — over $2-trillion and almost twice as much as any other country per person." Barack Obama stated on April 18, 2008 in a campaign speech in Williamsport, Pa.: "More people without health care since George Bush took office; more children in poverty since George Bush took office." Florida Consumer Action Network stated on April 29, 2008 in a press conference in Tampa: "For what we spend in just one week in Iraq, 800,000 children could get health insurance for an entire year." Barack Obama stated on May 5, 2008 in in a television ad: "Clinton aides admit it (a gas tax holiday) won't do much for you – but would help her politically."
Chain email stated on May 13, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Obama's wife said her goal in life was to put the black community "first and foremost."
John McCain stated on May 28, 2008 in a town hall meeting in Reno, Nev.: "Sen. Obama has been to Iraq once."
Barack Obama stated on May 26, 2008 in a speech in Las Cruces, N.M.: "I had an uncle ... who was part of the first American troops to go into Auschwitz and liberate the concentration camps."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 23, 2008 in Sioux Falls, S.D.: It doesn't make sense "historically" to drop out because the 1968 race was still competitive when "Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California."
Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: "Ten years ago, John McCain offered a bill that said he would ban a candidate from paying registered lobbyists."
Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2008 in a speech in Tampa, Fla.: When McCain was questioned about hiring lobbyists to his campaign staff, "his top lobbyist actually had the nerve to say, 'The American people won't care about this.' "
Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: McCain "hired some of the biggest lobbyists in Washington to run his campaign."
Barack Obama stated on May 18, 2008 in a speech in Gresham, Ore.: "Privatizing Social Security was a bad idea when George W. Bush proposed it. It's a bad idea today. Sen. McCain's campaign went even further ... suggesting ... to cut cost-of-living adjustments or to raise the retirement age."
MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail: John McCain, "one of the richest people in a Senate filled with millionaires," says the solution to the housing crisis is for people to get a "second job" and "skip their vacations."
Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2008 in a Q&A in Cape Girardeau, Mo.: A gas tax holiday is a gimmick that "every economist says will just go into the pockets of the oil companies."
John McCain stated on May 19, 2008 in Chicago: Iran "might not be a superpower, but the threat the government of Iran poses is anything but 'tiny,'" as Obama says.
John McCain stated on May 19, 2008 in Chicago: "Sen. Obama has declared, and repeatedly reaffirmed his intention to meet the president of Iran without any preconditions."
Barack Obama stated on May 12, 2008 in Charleston, W.V.: John McCain "is one of the few senators of either party who oppose this bill (to expand education aid for veterans) because he thinks it's too generous."
Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2008 in Cape Girardeau, Miss.: "NATO hasn't provided enough troops (in Afghanistan) because they are still angry about us going into Iraq."
John McCain stated on May 12, 2008 in a statement by a spokesman: "Obama himself voted against funding our nation's veterans and troops in the field during a time of war."
MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail: McCain "voted against a bill to ban waterboarding, and then applauded President Bush for vetoing that ban."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 13, 2008 in a speech in Charleston, W.Va.: "The White House is won in the swing states, and I am winning the swing states."
MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail message: McCain sought the political support of minister John Hagee, "who believes Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment for gay rights and called the Catholic Church 'the Antichrist' and a 'false cult.'"
Hillary Clinton stated on May 12, 2008 in Logan, W. Va.: "If West Virginia had voted for our Democratic nominee in 2000 and 2004, we wouldn't have had to put up with George Bush for the last 7 years."
MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail message: "The pastor McCain calls his 'spiritual guide,' Rod Parsley, believes America's founding mission is to destroy Islam, which he calls a 'false religion.' "
Bloggers stated on April 25, 2008 in a posting on the Obama campaign blog. : "Clinton's former pastor convicted of child molestation."
John McCain stated on May 13, 2008 in North Bend, Wash.: "They (Clinton and Obama) have never to my knowledge been involved in legislation nor hearings nor engagement on this issue (climate change)."
John Boehner stated on May 12, 2008 in a news release.: Says Obama called Israel "a constant sore" that infects U.S. foreign policy.
Bob Barr stated on May 12, 2008 in a news conference announcing his Libertarian candidacy in Washington, D.C.: Eliminating earmarks "would make barely a drop in the bucket with regard to the national debt, the deficit."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 21, 2008 in a debate in Austin, Texas.: "We borrow money from the Chinese to buy oil from the Saudis."
John McCain stated on April 25, 2008 in a media availability in Little Rock, Ark.: "It is just a fact that Hamas, apparently the North American spokesperson, is endorsing Senator Obama."
John McCain stated on April 28, 2008 in a campaign stop at Miami children's hospital : "We spend a staggering amount of money on health care — over $2-trillion and almost twice as much as any other country per person."
Barack Obama stated on April 18, 2008 in a campaign speech in Williamsport, Pa.: "More people without health care since George Bush took office; more children in poverty since George Bush took office."
Florida Consumer Action Network stated on April 29, 2008 in a press conference in Tampa: "For what we spend in just one week in Iraq, 800,000 children could get health insurance for an entire year."
Barack Obama stated on May 5, 2008 in in a television ad: "Clinton aides admit it (a gas tax holiday) won't do much for you – but would help her politically."
