Latest Fact-checks by Robert Farley 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 16, 2008 in a Web ad: "Obama raises taxes on seniors (and) hard-working families to give welfare to those who pay none." Barack Obama stated on October 29, 2008: "For my energy plan, my economic plan, and the other proposals you'll hear tonight, I've offered spending cuts above and beyond their cost." John McCain stated on October 29, 2008 in a TV interview: "Fidel (Castro) has made his preferences known in the campaign and had some very unkind things to say about me." Barack Obama stated on October 20, 2008 in a TV ad: "In April, Sen. McCain came out against helping women earn equal pay for equal work." John McCain stated on October 28, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Florida: "Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'" Republican Party of Florida stated on October 20, 2008 in a campaign mailer: "Barack Obama has consistently voted against tougher penalties for criminals." Joe Biden stated on October 23, 2008 in a TV interview: "One percent of the American people make over 21 percent of all the income in America. That wasn’t the way before George Bush became president." Barack Obama stated on October 21, 2008: On which team he's rooting for in the World Series. Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: Medicare spends "$15-billion a year on subsidies to insurance companies." Sarah Palin stated on October 11, 2008 in an interview with reporters: "The truth was revealed there in that report that showed there was no unlawful or unethical activity on my part." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "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 with, and nobody did anything about it." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: On the economic troubles of 2008, "really the match that lit this fire was Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: On the economic crisis, "the biggest problem in this whole process was the deregulation of the financial system." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: "The Democrats in the Senate and some members of Congress defended what Fannie and Freddie were doing. They resisted any change." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: A mortgage buyback plan is "my proposal, it's not Sen. Obama's proposal, it's not President Bush's proposal." 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." 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." 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." 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." 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." 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 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain wants to "give oil companies another $4-billion" in tax breaks. John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in in debate in Oxford, Miss.: "You know, we spent $3-million to study the DNA of bears in Montana." John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in in debate in Oxford, Miss.: "He has asked for $932-million of earmark pork-barrel spending, nearly a million dollars for every day that he’s been in the United States Senate." Barack Obama stated on September 16, 2008 in a radio ad: McCain "has opposed stem cell research." John McCain stated on September 15, 2008 in a news release.: "Barack Obama has the longest track record of any candidate in this election in support of the 'Bridge To Nowhere.' " Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2008: "But if my opponent had his way, the millions of Floridians who rely on it would've had their Social Security tied up in the stock market this week." Barack Obama stated on September 18, 2008 in a video ad.: Obama ad contends that John McCain endorses Rush Limbaugh's comments about immigration. Douglas Holtz-Eakin stated on September 16, 2008 in a conversation with reporters.: Holding up a BlackBerry, McCain campaign adviser says, "you’re looking at the miracle John McCain helped create." Joe Biden stated on September 15, 2008 in St. Clair Shores, Mich.: "When George Bush said we shouldn't investigate why the government's response to Hurricane Katrina was so incompetent, John McCain stood with him."
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John McCain stated on October 16, 2008 in a Web ad: "Obama raises taxes on seniors (and) hard-working families to give welfare to those who pay none." Barack Obama stated on October 29, 2008: "For my energy plan, my economic plan, and the other proposals you'll hear tonight, I've offered spending cuts above and beyond their cost." John McCain stated on October 29, 2008 in a TV interview: "Fidel (Castro) has made his preferences known in the campaign and had some very unkind things to say about me." Barack Obama stated on October 20, 2008 in a TV ad: "In April, Sen. McCain came out against helping women earn equal pay for equal work." John McCain stated on October 28, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Florida: "Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'" Republican Party of Florida stated on October 20, 2008 in a campaign mailer: "Barack Obama has consistently voted against tougher penalties for criminals." Joe Biden stated on October 23, 2008 in a TV interview: "One percent of the American people make over 21 percent of all the income in America. That wasn’t the way before George Bush became president." Barack Obama stated on October 21, 2008: On which team he's rooting for in the World Series. Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: Medicare spends "$15-billion a year on subsidies to insurance companies." Sarah Palin stated on October 11, 2008 in an interview with reporters: "The truth was revealed there in that report that showed there was no unlawful or unethical activity on my part." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "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 with, and nobody did anything about it." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: On the economic troubles of 2008, "really the match that lit this fire was Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: On the economic crisis, "the biggest problem in this whole process was the deregulation of the financial system." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: "The Democrats in the Senate and some members of Congress defended what Fannie and Freddie were doing. They resisted any change." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: A mortgage buyback plan is "my proposal, it's not Sen. Obama's proposal, it's not President Bush's proposal." 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." 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." 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." 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." 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." 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 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain wants to "give oil companies another $4-billion" in tax breaks. John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in in debate in Oxford, Miss.: "You know, we spent $3-million to study the DNA of bears in Montana." John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in in debate in Oxford, Miss.: "He has asked for $932-million of earmark pork-barrel spending, nearly a million dollars for every day that he’s been in the United States Senate." Barack Obama stated on September 16, 2008 in a radio ad: McCain "has opposed stem cell research." John McCain stated on September 15, 2008 in a news release.: "Barack Obama has the longest track record of any candidate in this election in support of the 'Bridge To Nowhere.' " Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2008: "But if my opponent had his way, the millions of Floridians who rely on it would've had their Social Security tied up in the stock market this week." Barack Obama stated on September 18, 2008 in a video ad.: Obama ad contends that John McCain endorses Rush Limbaugh's comments about immigration. Douglas Holtz-Eakin stated on September 16, 2008 in a conversation with reporters.: Holding up a BlackBerry, McCain campaign adviser says, "you’re looking at the miracle John McCain helped create." Joe Biden stated on September 15, 2008 in St. Clair Shores, Mich.: "When George Bush said we shouldn't investigate why the government's response to Hurricane Katrina was so incompetent, John McCain stood with him."
John McCain stated on October 16, 2008 in a Web ad: "Obama raises taxes on seniors (and) hard-working families to give welfare to those who pay none."
Barack Obama stated on October 29, 2008: "For my energy plan, my economic plan, and the other proposals you'll hear tonight, I've offered spending cuts above and beyond their cost."
John McCain stated on October 29, 2008 in a TV interview: "Fidel (Castro) has made his preferences known in the campaign and had some very unkind things to say about me."
Barack Obama stated on October 20, 2008 in a TV ad: "In April, Sen. McCain came out against helping women earn equal pay for equal work."
John McCain stated on October 28, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Florida: "Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'"
Republican Party of Florida stated on October 20, 2008 in a campaign mailer: "Barack Obama has consistently voted against tougher penalties for criminals."
Joe Biden stated on October 23, 2008 in a TV interview: "One percent of the American people make over 21 percent of all the income in America. That wasn’t the way before George Bush became president."
Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: Medicare spends "$15-billion a year on subsidies to insurance companies."
Sarah Palin stated on October 11, 2008 in an interview with reporters: "The truth was revealed there in that report that showed there was no unlawful or unethical activity on my part."
Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "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 with, and nobody did anything about it."
John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: On the economic troubles of 2008, "really the match that lit this fire was Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac."
Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: On the economic crisis, "the biggest problem in this whole process was the deregulation of the financial system."
John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: "The Democrats in the Senate and some members of Congress defended what Fannie and Freddie were doing. They resisted any change."
John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: A mortgage buyback plan is "my proposal, it's not Sen. Obama's proposal, it's not President Bush's proposal."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain wants to "give oil companies another $4-billion" in tax breaks.
John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in in debate in Oxford, Miss.: "You know, we spent $3-million to study the DNA of bears in Montana."
John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in in debate in Oxford, Miss.: "He has asked for $932-million of earmark pork-barrel spending, nearly a million dollars for every day that he’s been in the United States Senate."
John McCain stated on September 15, 2008 in a news release.: "Barack Obama has the longest track record of any candidate in this election in support of the 'Bridge To Nowhere.' "
Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2008: "But if my opponent had his way, the millions of Floridians who rely on it would've had their Social Security tied up in the stock market this week."
Barack Obama stated on September 18, 2008 in a video ad.: Obama ad contends that John McCain endorses Rush Limbaugh's comments about immigration.
Douglas Holtz-Eakin stated on September 16, 2008 in a conversation with reporters.: Holding up a BlackBerry, McCain campaign adviser says, "you’re looking at the miracle John McCain helped create."
Joe Biden stated on September 15, 2008 in St. Clair Shores, Mich.: "When George Bush said we shouldn't investigate why the government's response to Hurricane Katrina was so incompetent, John McCain stood with him."
