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 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 9, 2008 in a Web ad: "(Bill) Ayers and Obama ran a radical education foundation together." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: Obama "voted for ... $3-million for an overhead projector at a planetarium in Chicago." 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." BornAliveTruth.org stated on September 15, 2008 in a television ad: Barack Obama opposed a bill that would have saved Gianna Jessen's life. John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "I want to give every American a $5,000 refundable tax credit." 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 September 1, 2008 in a TV ad: John McCain accused Barack Obama "of letting infants die." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: John McCain "is proposing tax cuts that would give the average Fortune 500 CEO an additional $700,000 in tax cuts." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: Barack Obama's plan calls for "mandates and fines for small businesses." 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." 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 a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "I have disagreed strongly with the Bush administration on this issue" of global warming. 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." 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 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." 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, 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: "You had supported John McCain's military strategies pretty adamantly until this race." 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 vice presidential debate in St. Louis: Sen. McCain's tax plan provides "virtually nothing to the middle class." 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." Joe Biden stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "John McCain said...in December he was surprised there was a subprime mortgage problem." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "Barack Obama ... 96 percent of his votes have been solely along party line."
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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 9, 2008 in a Web ad: "(Bill) Ayers and Obama ran a radical education foundation together." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: Obama "voted for ... $3-million for an overhead projector at a planetarium in Chicago." 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." BornAliveTruth.org stated on September 15, 2008 in a television ad: Barack Obama opposed a bill that would have saved Gianna Jessen's life. John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "I want to give every American a $5,000 refundable tax credit." 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 September 1, 2008 in a TV ad: John McCain accused Barack Obama "of letting infants die." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: John McCain "is proposing tax cuts that would give the average Fortune 500 CEO an additional $700,000 in tax cuts." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: Barack Obama's plan calls for "mandates and fines for small businesses." 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." 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 a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "I have disagreed strongly with the Bush administration on this issue" of global warming. 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." 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 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." 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, 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: "You had supported John McCain's military strategies pretty adamantly until this race." 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 vice presidential debate in St. Louis: Sen. McCain's tax plan provides "virtually nothing to the middle class." 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." Joe Biden stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "John McCain said...in December he was surprised there was a subprime mortgage problem." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "Barack Obama ... 96 percent of his votes have been solely along party line."
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 9, 2008 in a Web ad: "(Bill) Ayers and Obama ran a radical education foundation together."
John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: Obama "voted for ... $3-million for an overhead projector at a planetarium in Chicago."
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."
BornAliveTruth.org stated on September 15, 2008 in a television ad: Barack Obama opposed a bill that would have saved Gianna Jessen's life.
John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "I want to give every American a $5,000 refundable tax credit."
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 September 1, 2008 in a TV ad: John McCain accused Barack Obama "of letting infants die."
Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: John McCain "is proposing tax cuts that would give the average Fortune 500 CEO an additional $700,000 in tax cuts."
John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: Barack Obama's plan calls for "mandates and fines for small businesses."
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."
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 a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "I have disagreed strongly with the Bush administration on this issue" of global warming.
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."
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 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."
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, 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: "You had supported John McCain's military strategies pretty adamantly until this race."
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 vice presidential debate in St. Louis: Sen. McCain's tax plan provides "virtually nothing to the middle class."
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."
Joe Biden stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "John McCain said...in December he was surprised there was a subprime mortgage problem."
Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "Barack Obama ... 96 percent of his votes have been solely along party line."
