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 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." 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." 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.: 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." 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. 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." 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 comment from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds on Fox News: "Senator Obama has voted 94 times to either increase your taxes or against tax cuts." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: "1.3-million people in America make their living off eBay." 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." 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. 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.: "We're building a nearly $40-billion natural gas pipeline, which is North America's largest and most expensive infrastructure project ever." 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 a debate in St. Louis: "As mayor, every year I was in office I did reduce taxes." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "You had supported John McCain's military strategies pretty adamantly until this race." Joe Biden stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "John McCain said...in December he was surprised there was a subprime mortgage problem." 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." 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." Planned Parenthood stated on October 1, 2008 in a TV ad.: Says McCain "voted to let governments charge rape victims" for forensic exams. 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." Republican National Committee stated on September 30, 2008 in a TV ad: "Under Barack Obama's plan, the government would spend $1-trillion more." John McCain stated on October 1, 2008 in a radio ad.: "Obama, Biden and their liberal allies oppose clean coal." John McCain stated on September 30, 2008 in an advertisement: "John McCain fought to rein in Fannie and Freddie...but Democrats blocked the reforms." 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."
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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." 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." 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.: 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." 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. 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." 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 comment from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds on Fox News: "Senator Obama has voted 94 times to either increase your taxes or against tax cuts." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: "1.3-million people in America make their living off eBay." 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." 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. 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.: "We're building a nearly $40-billion natural gas pipeline, which is North America's largest and most expensive infrastructure project ever." 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 a debate in St. Louis: "As mayor, every year I was in office I did reduce taxes." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "You had supported John McCain's military strategies pretty adamantly until this race." Joe Biden stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "John McCain said...in December he was surprised there was a subprime mortgage problem." 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." 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." Planned Parenthood stated on October 1, 2008 in a TV ad.: Says McCain "voted to let governments charge rape victims" for forensic exams. 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." Republican National Committee stated on September 30, 2008 in a TV ad: "Under Barack Obama's plan, the government would spend $1-trillion more." John McCain stated on October 1, 2008 in a radio ad.: "Obama, Biden and their liberal allies oppose clean coal." John McCain stated on September 30, 2008 in an advertisement: "John McCain fought to rein in Fannie and Freddie...but Democrats blocked the reforms." 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."
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."
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."
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.: 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."
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.
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."
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 comment from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds on Fox News: "Senator Obama has voted 94 times to either increase your taxes or against tax cuts."
John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: "1.3-million people in America make their living off eBay."
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."
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.
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.: "We're building a nearly $40-billion natural gas pipeline, which is North America's largest and most expensive infrastructure project ever."
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 a debate in St. Louis: "As mayor, every year I was in office I did reduce taxes."
Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "You had supported John McCain's military strategies pretty adamantly until this race."
Joe Biden stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: "John McCain said...in December he was surprised there was a subprime mortgage problem."
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."
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."
Planned Parenthood stated on October 1, 2008 in a TV ad.: Says McCain "voted to let governments charge rape victims" for forensic exams.
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."
Republican National Committee stated on September 30, 2008 in a TV ad: "Under Barack Obama's plan, the government would spend $1-trillion more."
John McCain stated on October 1, 2008 in a radio ad.: "Obama, Biden and their liberal allies oppose clean coal."
John McCain stated on September 30, 2008 in an advertisement: "John McCain fought to rein in Fannie and Freddie...but Democrats blocked the reforms."
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."
