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 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. Republican Party of Florida stated on May 28, 2008 in an e-mail.: "Fidel Castro endorses Obama." John McCain stated on June 4, 2008 in St. Petersburg, Fla.: When the United States invaded Iraq, Saddam Hussein wanted to acquire weapons of mass destruction, and "he said so himself after his capture." Barack Obama stated on June 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.: "John McCain decided to stand with George Bush 95 percent of the time (last year)." Barack Obama stated on May 20, 2008 in an interview on Fox News' <i>America's Election HQ</i>: "Ronald Reagan met with Gorbachev; Kennedy met with Khruschev; and Nixon met with Mao — and these were folks who have done horrendous damage not only to their own countries but to other countries." John McCain stated on June 3, 2008 in a campaign e-mail: "Obama voted to support President Bush between 40 and 50 percent of the time over the past two years." Hillary Clinton stated on June 1, 2008 in San Juan, Puerto Rico: "We are winning the popular vote." 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." Barack Obama stated on May 27, 2008 in a statement by campaign spokesman Bill Burton: John McCain "has not led on nonproliferation issues when he had the chance in the Senate." Chain email stated on May 13, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Obama's wife wrote a paper in college that said America was a nation founded on "crime and hatred" and that whites in America are "ineradicably racist." Barack Obama stated on May 22, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: "I think we came down here (to Florida) one time ... but we weren't actively fundraising here." Chain email stated on May 13, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Obama's wife said her goal in life was to put the black community "first and foremost." 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 26, 2008 in a speech in Las Cruces, N.M.: "I had an uncle ... who was part of the first American troops to go into Auschwitz and liberate the concentration camps." Hillary Clinton stated on May 23, 2008 in Sioux Falls, S.D.: It doesn't make sense "historically" to drop out because the 1968 race was still competitive when "Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California." Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: "Ten years ago, John McCain offered a bill that said he would ban a candidate from paying registered lobbyists." Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: McCain "hired some of the biggest lobbyists in Washington to run his campaign." Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2008 in a speech in Tampa, Fla.: When McCain was questioned about hiring lobbyists to his campaign staff, "his top lobbyist actually had the nerve to say, 'The American people won't care about this.' " Barack Obama stated on May 18, 2008 in a speech in Gresham, Ore.: "Privatizing Social Security was a bad idea when George W. Bush proposed it. It's a bad idea today. Sen. McCain's campaign went even further ... suggesting ... to cut cost-of-living adjustments or to raise the retirement age." MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail: John McCain, "one of the richest people in a Senate filled with millionaires," says the solution to the housing crisis is for people to get a "second job" and "skip their vacations." 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." John McCain stated on May 19, 2008 in Chicago: Iran "might not be a superpower, but the threat the government of Iran poses is anything but 'tiny,'" as Obama says. John McCain stated on May 19, 2008 in Chicago: "Sen. Obama has declared, and repeatedly reaffirmed his intention to meet the president of Iran without any preconditions." Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2008 in Cape Girardeau, Miss.: "NATO hasn't provided enough troops (in Afghanistan) because they are still angry about us going into Iraq." Barack Obama stated on May 12, 2008 in Charleston, W.V.: John McCain "is one of the few senators of either party who oppose this bill (to expand education aid for veterans) because he thinks it's too generous." MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail: McCain "voted against a bill to ban waterboarding, and then applauded President Bush for vetoing that ban." John McCain stated on May 12, 2008 in a statement by a spokesman: "Obama himself voted against funding our nation's veterans and troops in the field during a time of war." Hillary Clinton stated on May 13, 2008 in a speech in Charleston, W.Va.: "The White House is won in the swing states, and I am winning the swing states." MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail message: McCain sought the political support of minister John Hagee, "who believes Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment for gay rights and called the Catholic Church 'the Antichrist' and a 'false cult.'" MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail message: "The pastor McCain calls his 'spiritual guide,' Rod Parsley, believes America's founding mission is to destroy Islam, which he calls a 'false religion.' "
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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. Republican Party of Florida stated on May 28, 2008 in an e-mail.: "Fidel Castro endorses Obama." John McCain stated on June 4, 2008 in St. Petersburg, Fla.: When the United States invaded Iraq, Saddam Hussein wanted to acquire weapons of mass destruction, and "he said so himself after his capture." Barack Obama stated on June 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.: "John McCain decided to stand with George Bush 95 percent of the time (last year)." Barack Obama stated on May 20, 2008 in an interview on Fox News' <i>America's Election HQ</i>: "Ronald Reagan met with Gorbachev; Kennedy met with Khruschev; and Nixon met with Mao — and these were folks who have done horrendous damage not only to their own countries but to other countries." John McCain stated on June 3, 2008 in a campaign e-mail: "Obama voted to support President Bush between 40 and 50 percent of the time over the past two years." Hillary Clinton stated on June 1, 2008 in San Juan, Puerto Rico: "We are winning the popular vote." 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." Barack Obama stated on May 27, 2008 in a statement by campaign spokesman Bill Burton: John McCain "has not led on nonproliferation issues when he had the chance in the Senate." Chain email stated on May 13, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Obama's wife wrote a paper in college that said America was a nation founded on "crime and hatred" and that whites in America are "ineradicably racist." Barack Obama stated on May 22, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: "I think we came down here (to Florida) one time ... but we weren't actively fundraising here." Chain email stated on May 13, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Obama's wife said her goal in life was to put the black community "first and foremost." 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 26, 2008 in a speech in Las Cruces, N.M.: "I had an uncle ... who was part of the first American troops to go into Auschwitz and liberate the concentration camps." Hillary Clinton stated on May 23, 2008 in Sioux Falls, S.D.: It doesn't make sense "historically" to drop out because the 1968 race was still competitive when "Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California." Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: "Ten years ago, John McCain offered a bill that said he would ban a candidate from paying registered lobbyists." Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: McCain "hired some of the biggest lobbyists in Washington to run his campaign." Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2008 in a speech in Tampa, Fla.: When McCain was questioned about hiring lobbyists to his campaign staff, "his top lobbyist actually had the nerve to say, 'The American people won't care about this.' " Barack Obama stated on May 18, 2008 in a speech in Gresham, Ore.: "Privatizing Social Security was a bad idea when George W. Bush proposed it. It's a bad idea today. Sen. McCain's campaign went even further ... suggesting ... to cut cost-of-living adjustments or to raise the retirement age." MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail: John McCain, "one of the richest people in a Senate filled with millionaires," says the solution to the housing crisis is for people to get a "second job" and "skip their vacations." 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." John McCain stated on May 19, 2008 in Chicago: Iran "might not be a superpower, but the threat the government of Iran poses is anything but 'tiny,'" as Obama says. John McCain stated on May 19, 2008 in Chicago: "Sen. Obama has declared, and repeatedly reaffirmed his intention to meet the president of Iran without any preconditions." Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2008 in Cape Girardeau, Miss.: "NATO hasn't provided enough troops (in Afghanistan) because they are still angry about us going into Iraq." Barack Obama stated on May 12, 2008 in Charleston, W.V.: John McCain "is one of the few senators of either party who oppose this bill (to expand education aid for veterans) because he thinks it's too generous." MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail: McCain "voted against a bill to ban waterboarding, and then applauded President Bush for vetoing that ban." John McCain stated on May 12, 2008 in a statement by a spokesman: "Obama himself voted against funding our nation's veterans and troops in the field during a time of war." Hillary Clinton stated on May 13, 2008 in a speech in Charleston, W.Va.: "The White House is won in the swing states, and I am winning the swing states." MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail message: McCain sought the political support of minister John Hagee, "who believes Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment for gay rights and called the Catholic Church 'the Antichrist' and a 'false cult.'" MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail message: "The pastor McCain calls his 'spiritual guide,' Rod Parsley, believes America's founding mission is to destroy Islam, which he calls a 'false religion.' "
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 June 4, 2008 in St. Petersburg, Fla.: When the United States invaded Iraq, Saddam Hussein wanted to acquire weapons of mass destruction, and "he said so himself after his capture."
Barack Obama stated on June 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.: "John McCain decided to stand with George Bush 95 percent of the time (last year)."
Barack Obama stated on May 20, 2008 in an interview on Fox News' <i>America's Election HQ</i>: "Ronald Reagan met with Gorbachev; Kennedy met with Khruschev; and Nixon met with Mao — and these were folks who have done horrendous damage not only to their own countries but to other countries."
John McCain stated on June 3, 2008 in a campaign e-mail: "Obama voted to support President Bush between 40 and 50 percent of the time over the past two years."
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."
Barack Obama stated on May 27, 2008 in a statement by campaign spokesman Bill Burton: John McCain "has not led on nonproliferation issues when he had the chance in the Senate."
Chain email stated on May 13, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Obama's wife wrote a paper in college that said America was a nation founded on "crime and hatred" and that whites in America are "ineradicably racist."
Barack Obama stated on May 22, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: "I think we came down here (to Florida) one time ... but we weren't actively fundraising here."
Chain email stated on May 13, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Obama's wife said her goal in life was to put the black community "first and foremost."
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 26, 2008 in a speech in Las Cruces, N.M.: "I had an uncle ... who was part of the first American troops to go into Auschwitz and liberate the concentration camps."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 23, 2008 in Sioux Falls, S.D.: It doesn't make sense "historically" to drop out because the 1968 race was still competitive when "Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California."
Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: "Ten years ago, John McCain offered a bill that said he would ban a candidate from paying registered lobbyists."
Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: McCain "hired some of the biggest lobbyists in Washington to run his campaign."
Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2008 in a speech in Tampa, Fla.: When McCain was questioned about hiring lobbyists to his campaign staff, "his top lobbyist actually had the nerve to say, 'The American people won't care about this.' "
Barack Obama stated on May 18, 2008 in a speech in Gresham, Ore.: "Privatizing Social Security was a bad idea when George W. Bush proposed it. It's a bad idea today. Sen. McCain's campaign went even further ... suggesting ... to cut cost-of-living adjustments or to raise the retirement age."
MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail: John McCain, "one of the richest people in a Senate filled with millionaires," says the solution to the housing crisis is for people to get a "second job" and "skip their vacations."
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."
John McCain stated on May 19, 2008 in Chicago: Iran "might not be a superpower, but the threat the government of Iran poses is anything but 'tiny,'" as Obama says.
John McCain stated on May 19, 2008 in Chicago: "Sen. Obama has declared, and repeatedly reaffirmed his intention to meet the president of Iran without any preconditions."
Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2008 in Cape Girardeau, Miss.: "NATO hasn't provided enough troops (in Afghanistan) because they are still angry about us going into Iraq."
Barack Obama stated on May 12, 2008 in Charleston, W.V.: John McCain "is one of the few senators of either party who oppose this bill (to expand education aid for veterans) because he thinks it's too generous."
MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail: McCain "voted against a bill to ban waterboarding, and then applauded President Bush for vetoing that ban."
John McCain stated on May 12, 2008 in a statement by a spokesman: "Obama himself voted against funding our nation's veterans and troops in the field during a time of war."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 13, 2008 in a speech in Charleston, W.Va.: "The White House is won in the swing states, and I am winning the swing states."
MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail message: McCain sought the political support of minister John Hagee, "who believes Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment for gay rights and called the Catholic Church 'the Antichrist' and a 'false cult.'"
MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail message: "The pastor McCain calls his 'spiritual guide,' Rod Parsley, believes America's founding mission is to destroy Islam, which he calls a 'false religion.' "
