Latest True Fact-checks in National 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 Nashville, Tenn.: "Sen. Obama has never taken on his party leaders on a single major issue." 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." Planned Parenthood stated on October 24, 2008 in a TV ad: John McCain's health care plan "won't guarantee coverage of cancer screenings or maternity care." 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." Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, N.Y.: "98 percent of small businesses make less than $250,000" and would not see a tax increase under Barack Obama's plan. John McCain stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: "Congressman John Lewis, an American hero, made allegations that Sarah Palin and I were somehow associated with ... the worst chapter in American history. ... And, Senator Obama, you didn't repudiate those remarks." National Right to Life Committee stated on August 11, 2008 in a published piece on their Web site: Barack Obama voted against "born alive" legislation in Illinois that was "virtually identical to the federal law." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: Under Barack Obama's health care proposal, "if you've got a health care plan that you like, you can keep it." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "Two years ago...I wrote to Secretary Paulson, I wrote to Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke, and told them [subprime lending] is something we have to deal with." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "Senator McCain has been talking tough about earmarks, and that's good, but earmarks account for about $18-billion of our budget." 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. 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." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.: "You ... said that Barack Obama was not ready to be commander in chief." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "Barack Obama ... 96 percent of his votes have been solely along party line." Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund stated on September 26, 2008 in a TV ad: Palin supports "aerial hunting of wolves and other wildlife." 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." 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. John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in a debate in Oxford, Miss.: "The average South Korean is 3 inches taller than the average North Korean, a huge gulag." Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain wants to "give oil companies another $4-billion" in tax breaks. Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2008 in in a television ad: "Grateful insurance company executives and their lobbyists" from Bermuda gave McCain $50,000. Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2008 in Elko, Nev.: Obama's tax plan cuts taxes "for 95 percent of all working families." Barack Obama stated on September 16, 2008 in Golden, Colo.: John McCain said last year he didn't know of a solution to the mortgage crisis. John McCain stated on September 4, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.: "My grandfather came home from ... (World War II) exhausted from the burdens he had borne, and died the next day." Sarah Palin stated on September 3, 2008 in a speech in St. Paul, Minn.: "That luxury jet was over the top. I put it on eBay." Sarah Palin stated on September 3, 2008 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid "said, quote, 'I can't stand John McCain.' " John McCain stated on September 3, 2008 in a campaign news release.: "Governor Palin is the most popular governor in the country." Rudy Giuliani stated on August 31, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.: Sarah Palin "already has more executive experience" than Barack Obama and Joe Biden "combined." Lindsey Graham stated on August 31, 2008 in an interview on ABC News' <i> This Week </i>: Joe Biden "voted against the first Gulf War. He opposed the surge. He wanted to partition Iraq." Sarah Palin stated on August 29, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio: "As governor, I've stood up to ... the big oil companies." John McCain stated on August 30, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pa. : Sarah Palin "has had 12 years of elected office experience."
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John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: "Sen. Obama has never taken on his party leaders on a single major issue." 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." Planned Parenthood stated on October 24, 2008 in a TV ad: John McCain's health care plan "won't guarantee coverage of cancer screenings or maternity care." 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." Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, N.Y.: "98 percent of small businesses make less than $250,000" and would not see a tax increase under Barack Obama's plan. John McCain stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: "Congressman John Lewis, an American hero, made allegations that Sarah Palin and I were somehow associated with ... the worst chapter in American history. ... And, Senator Obama, you didn't repudiate those remarks." National Right to Life Committee stated on August 11, 2008 in a published piece on their Web site: Barack Obama voted against "born alive" legislation in Illinois that was "virtually identical to the federal law." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: Under Barack Obama's health care proposal, "if you've got a health care plan that you like, you can keep it." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "Two years ago...I wrote to Secretary Paulson, I wrote to Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke, and told them [subprime lending] is something we have to deal with." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "Senator McCain has been talking tough about earmarks, and that's good, but earmarks account for about $18-billion of our budget." 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. 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." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.: "You ... said that Barack Obama was not ready to be commander in chief." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "Barack Obama ... 96 percent of his votes have been solely along party line." Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund stated on September 26, 2008 in a TV ad: Palin supports "aerial hunting of wolves and other wildlife." 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." 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. John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in a debate in Oxford, Miss.: "The average South Korean is 3 inches taller than the average North Korean, a huge gulag." Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain wants to "give oil companies another $4-billion" in tax breaks. Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2008 in in a television ad: "Grateful insurance company executives and their lobbyists" from Bermuda gave McCain $50,000. Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2008 in Elko, Nev.: Obama's tax plan cuts taxes "for 95 percent of all working families." Barack Obama stated on September 16, 2008 in Golden, Colo.: John McCain said last year he didn't know of a solution to the mortgage crisis. John McCain stated on September 4, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.: "My grandfather came home from ... (World War II) exhausted from the burdens he had borne, and died the next day." Sarah Palin stated on September 3, 2008 in a speech in St. Paul, Minn.: "That luxury jet was over the top. I put it on eBay." Sarah Palin stated on September 3, 2008 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid "said, quote, 'I can't stand John McCain.' " John McCain stated on September 3, 2008 in a campaign news release.: "Governor Palin is the most popular governor in the country." Rudy Giuliani stated on August 31, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.: Sarah Palin "already has more executive experience" than Barack Obama and Joe Biden "combined." Lindsey Graham stated on August 31, 2008 in an interview on ABC News' <i> This Week </i>: Joe Biden "voted against the first Gulf War. He opposed the surge. He wanted to partition Iraq." Sarah Palin stated on August 29, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio: "As governor, I've stood up to ... the big oil companies." John McCain stated on August 30, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pa. : Sarah Palin "has had 12 years of elected office experience."
John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: "Sen. Obama has never taken on his party leaders on a single major issue."
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."
Planned Parenthood stated on October 24, 2008 in a TV ad: John McCain's health care plan "won't guarantee coverage of cancer screenings or maternity care."
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."
Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, N.Y.: "98 percent of small businesses make less than $250,000" and would not see a tax increase under Barack Obama's plan.
John McCain stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: "Congressman John Lewis, an American hero, made allegations that Sarah Palin and I were somehow associated with ... the worst chapter in American history. ... And, Senator Obama, you didn't repudiate those remarks."
National Right to Life Committee stated on August 11, 2008 in a published piece on their Web site: Barack Obama voted against "born alive" legislation in Illinois that was "virtually identical to the federal law."
Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: Under Barack Obama's health care proposal, "if you've got a health care plan that you like, you can keep it."
Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "Two years ago...I wrote to Secretary Paulson, I wrote to Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke, and told them [subprime lending] is something we have to deal with."
Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "Senator McCain has been talking tough about earmarks, and that's good, but earmarks account for about $18-billion of our budget."
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.
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."
Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.: "You ... said that Barack Obama was not ready to be commander in chief."
Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "Barack Obama ... 96 percent of his votes have been solely along party line."
Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund stated on September 26, 2008 in a TV ad: Palin supports "aerial hunting of wolves and other wildlife."
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."
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.
John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in a debate in Oxford, Miss.: "The average South Korean is 3 inches taller than the average North Korean, a huge gulag."
Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain wants to "give oil companies another $4-billion" in tax breaks.
Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2008 in in a television ad: "Grateful insurance company executives and their lobbyists" from Bermuda gave McCain $50,000.
Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2008 in Elko, Nev.: Obama's tax plan cuts taxes "for 95 percent of all working families."
Barack Obama stated on September 16, 2008 in Golden, Colo.: John McCain said last year he didn't know of a solution to the mortgage crisis.
John McCain stated on September 4, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.: "My grandfather came home from ... (World War II) exhausted from the burdens he had borne, and died the next day."
Sarah Palin stated on September 3, 2008 in a speech in St. Paul, Minn.: "That luxury jet was over the top. I put it on eBay."
Sarah Palin stated on September 3, 2008 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid "said, quote, 'I can't stand John McCain.' "
John McCain stated on September 3, 2008 in a campaign news release.: "Governor Palin is the most popular governor in the country."
Rudy Giuliani stated on August 31, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.: Sarah Palin "already has more executive experience" than Barack Obama and Joe Biden "combined."
Lindsey Graham stated on August 31, 2008 in an interview on ABC News' <i> This Week </i>: Joe Biden "voted against the first Gulf War. He opposed the surge. He wanted to partition Iraq."
Sarah Palin stated on August 29, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio: "As governor, I've stood up to ... the big oil companies."
John McCain stated on August 30, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pa. : Sarah Palin "has had 12 years of elected office experience."
