Latest Fact-checks by Alexander Lane Democratic National Committee stated on August 13, 2008: McCain is "raising campaign cash with one of (Jack) Abramoff's closest business partners: scandal-plagued conservative activist Ralph Reed." John McCain stated on August 11, 2008 in a speech in Las Vegas: "First, he (Obama) opposed the surge. Then he confidently predicted that it would fail. Then he tried to prevent funding for the troops who carried out the surge." Barack Obama stated on August 5, 2008 in a town hall in Berea, Ohio.: Fully inflating tires is "a step that every expert says would absolutely reduce our oil consumption by 3 to 4 percent." Barack Obama stated on August 4, 2008 in a TV ad: "Big oil's filling John McCain's campaign with $2-million in contributions." Barack Obama stated on July 30, 2008 in Springfield, Mo.: "We could save all the oil that they're talking about getting off drilling, if everybody was just inflating their tires and getting regular tune-ups." VoteVets.org stated on July 23, 2008 in a TV ad: "Sen. McCain would occupy Iraq indefinitely, against their wishes." Chain email stated on July 22, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Obama "shunned the opportunity to talk to soldiers to thank them for their service." Barack Obama stated on July 12, 2008 in a conversation with reporters aboard plane: "I have little doubt that we've moved into recession at this point." Republican National Committee stated on July 23, 2008 in a radio ad: Obama "voted against critical resources: no to individual body armor, no to helicopters, no to ammunition, no to aircraft." John McCain stated on July 21, 2008 in a speech in South Portland, Maine: "We now have a pro-American president in France, which shows if you live long enough, anything can happen in this world." John McCain stated on July 21, 2008 in a TV ad: "Who can you thank for rising prices at the pump? O-ba-ma! O-ba-ma!" Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2008 in a speech in Dayton, Ohio: "We've heard talk about curbing our use of fossil fuels in nearly every State of the Union address since the oil embargo of 1973." John McCain stated on July 9, 2008 in a news release from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds : Says Obama flip-flopped on warrantless wiretapping. John McCain stated on June 24, 2008 in a telephone appearance with Florida voters: "The Iranians continue – in the view of every objective observer – continue to pursue the acquisition of nuclear weapons." Ralph Nader stated on June 18, 2008 in an interview with "Democracy Now!," an independent radio program: "I didn't say" it doesn't really matter whether Gore or Bush is president. Ralph Nader stated on June 18, 2008 in a radio interview with Democracy Now!: "He won't even support his colleague's ... motion to censure the Bush administration for systemic repeated illegal wiretaps." Ralph Nader stated on June 18, 2008 in an interview with "Democracy Now!," an independent radio program: "The most recent Associated Press poll has Nader-Gonzalez at 6 percent, without any national coverage, against McCain and Obama." Barack Obama stated on June 16, 2008 in Flint, Mich.: "These steps (a middle-class tax cut, national health care plan, foreclosure prevention fund, Social Security fix and more) are all paid for." John McCain stated on June 10, 2008 in Washington, D.C.: Sen. Obama wants to "enact the single largest tax increase since the Second World War." John McCain stated on June 2, 2008 in a town hall meeting in Nashville, Tenn.: "Casualties and deaths are at (their) lowest point since literally the beginning" of the war. John McCain stated on May 29, 2008 in Greensdale, Wis.: "We have drawn down to presurge levels. Basra, Mosul and now Sadr City are quiet and it's long and it's tough and there will be setbacks." 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 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."
Democratic National Committee stated on August 13, 2008: McCain is "raising campaign cash with one of (Jack) Abramoff's closest business partners: scandal-plagued conservative activist Ralph Reed." John McCain stated on August 11, 2008 in a speech in Las Vegas: "First, he (Obama) opposed the surge. Then he confidently predicted that it would fail. Then he tried to prevent funding for the troops who carried out the surge." Barack Obama stated on August 5, 2008 in a town hall in Berea, Ohio.: Fully inflating tires is "a step that every expert says would absolutely reduce our oil consumption by 3 to 4 percent." Barack Obama stated on August 4, 2008 in a TV ad: "Big oil's filling John McCain's campaign with $2-million in contributions." Barack Obama stated on July 30, 2008 in Springfield, Mo.: "We could save all the oil that they're talking about getting off drilling, if everybody was just inflating their tires and getting regular tune-ups." VoteVets.org stated on July 23, 2008 in a TV ad: "Sen. McCain would occupy Iraq indefinitely, against their wishes." Chain email stated on July 22, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Obama "shunned the opportunity to talk to soldiers to thank them for their service." Barack Obama stated on July 12, 2008 in a conversation with reporters aboard plane: "I have little doubt that we've moved into recession at this point." Republican National Committee stated on July 23, 2008 in a radio ad: Obama "voted against critical resources: no to individual body armor, no to helicopters, no to ammunition, no to aircraft." John McCain stated on July 21, 2008 in a speech in South Portland, Maine: "We now have a pro-American president in France, which shows if you live long enough, anything can happen in this world." John McCain stated on July 21, 2008 in a TV ad: "Who can you thank for rising prices at the pump? O-ba-ma! O-ba-ma!" Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2008 in a speech in Dayton, Ohio: "We've heard talk about curbing our use of fossil fuels in nearly every State of the Union address since the oil embargo of 1973." John McCain stated on July 9, 2008 in a news release from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds : Says Obama flip-flopped on warrantless wiretapping. John McCain stated on June 24, 2008 in a telephone appearance with Florida voters: "The Iranians continue – in the view of every objective observer – continue to pursue the acquisition of nuclear weapons." Ralph Nader stated on June 18, 2008 in an interview with "Democracy Now!," an independent radio program: "I didn't say" it doesn't really matter whether Gore or Bush is president. Ralph Nader stated on June 18, 2008 in a radio interview with Democracy Now!: "He won't even support his colleague's ... motion to censure the Bush administration for systemic repeated illegal wiretaps." Ralph Nader stated on June 18, 2008 in an interview with "Democracy Now!," an independent radio program: "The most recent Associated Press poll has Nader-Gonzalez at 6 percent, without any national coverage, against McCain and Obama." Barack Obama stated on June 16, 2008 in Flint, Mich.: "These steps (a middle-class tax cut, national health care plan, foreclosure prevention fund, Social Security fix and more) are all paid for." John McCain stated on June 10, 2008 in Washington, D.C.: Sen. Obama wants to "enact the single largest tax increase since the Second World War." John McCain stated on June 2, 2008 in a town hall meeting in Nashville, Tenn.: "Casualties and deaths are at (their) lowest point since literally the beginning" of the war. John McCain stated on May 29, 2008 in Greensdale, Wis.: "We have drawn down to presurge levels. Basra, Mosul and now Sadr City are quiet and it's long and it's tough and there will be setbacks." 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 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."
Democratic National Committee stated on August 13, 2008: McCain is "raising campaign cash with one of (Jack) Abramoff's closest business partners: scandal-plagued conservative activist Ralph Reed."
John McCain stated on August 11, 2008 in a speech in Las Vegas: "First, he (Obama) opposed the surge. Then he confidently predicted that it would fail. Then he tried to prevent funding for the troops who carried out the surge."
Barack Obama stated on August 5, 2008 in a town hall in Berea, Ohio.: Fully inflating tires is "a step that every expert says would absolutely reduce our oil consumption by 3 to 4 percent."
Barack Obama stated on August 4, 2008 in a TV ad: "Big oil's filling John McCain's campaign with $2-million in contributions."
Barack Obama stated on July 30, 2008 in Springfield, Mo.: "We could save all the oil that they're talking about getting off drilling, if everybody was just inflating their tires and getting regular tune-ups."
VoteVets.org stated on July 23, 2008 in a TV ad: "Sen. McCain would occupy Iraq indefinitely, against their wishes."
Chain email stated on July 22, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Obama "shunned the opportunity to talk to soldiers to thank them for their service."
Barack Obama stated on July 12, 2008 in a conversation with reporters aboard plane: "I have little doubt that we've moved into recession at this point."
Republican National Committee stated on July 23, 2008 in a radio ad: Obama "voted against critical resources: no to individual body armor, no to helicopters, no to ammunition, no to aircraft."
John McCain stated on July 21, 2008 in a speech in South Portland, Maine: "We now have a pro-American president in France, which shows if you live long enough, anything can happen in this world."
John McCain stated on July 21, 2008 in a TV ad: "Who can you thank for rising prices at the pump? O-ba-ma! O-ba-ma!"
Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2008 in a speech in Dayton, Ohio: "We've heard talk about curbing our use of fossil fuels in nearly every State of the Union address since the oil embargo of 1973."
John McCain stated on July 9, 2008 in a news release from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds : Says Obama flip-flopped on warrantless wiretapping.
John McCain stated on June 24, 2008 in a telephone appearance with Florida voters: "The Iranians continue – in the view of every objective observer – continue to pursue the acquisition of nuclear weapons."
Ralph Nader stated on June 18, 2008 in an interview with "Democracy Now!," an independent radio program: "I didn't say" it doesn't really matter whether Gore or Bush is president.
Ralph Nader stated on June 18, 2008 in a radio interview with Democracy Now!: "He won't even support his colleague's ... motion to censure the Bush administration for systemic repeated illegal wiretaps."
Ralph Nader stated on June 18, 2008 in an interview with "Democracy Now!," an independent radio program: "The most recent Associated Press poll has Nader-Gonzalez at 6 percent, without any national coverage, against McCain and Obama."
Barack Obama stated on June 16, 2008 in Flint, Mich.: "These steps (a middle-class tax cut, national health care plan, foreclosure prevention fund, Social Security fix and more) are all paid for."
John McCain stated on June 10, 2008 in Washington, D.C.: Sen. Obama wants to "enact the single largest tax increase since the Second World War."
John McCain stated on June 2, 2008 in a town hall meeting in Nashville, Tenn.: "Casualties and deaths are at (their) lowest point since literally the beginning" of the war.
John McCain stated on May 29, 2008 in Greensdale, Wis.: "We have drawn down to presurge levels. Basra, Mosul and now Sadr City are quiet and it's long and it's tough and there will be setbacks."
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 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."