Latest Fact-checks by Angie Drobnic Holan 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 September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: Barack Obama "pays for every dime" of his spending plans. Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain "has threatened extinction for North Korea and sung songs about bombing Iran." Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: Under Obama's tax plan, "95 percent of you will get a tax cut." Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain wants to "give oil companies another $4-billion" in tax breaks. John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: Obama "has voted in the United States Senate to increase taxes on people who make as low as $42,000 a year." John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: "Senator Obama has the most liberal voting record in the United States Senate." Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2008 in in a television ad: Obama says McCain went to Bermuda and "pledged to protect tax breaks for American corporations that hide their profits offshore." 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. John McCain stated on September 19, 2008 in Green Bay, Wis.: Barack Obama got more campaign contributions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac "than any other member of Congress, except for the Democratic chairmen of the committee that oversees them." 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 17, 2008 in Elko, Nev.: McCain economic adviser Phil Gramm is "the architect of some of the deregulation in Washington that helped cause the mess on Wall Street." 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. Sarah Palin stated on September 11, 2008 in Fairbanks, Alaska: On whether global warming is man-made. Sarah Palin stated on September 11, 2008 in Fairbanks, Alaska: Sarah Palin was repeating "Abraham Lincoln's words" in discussing the war in Iraq. John McCain stated on September 9, 2008 in in a television ad: Education Week says Obama 'hasn't made a significant mark on education,' is 'elusive' on accountability, and a 'staunch defender of the existing public school monopoly.' John McCain stated on September 9, 2008 in in a television ad: Obama's one education accomplishment was "legislation to teach 'comprehensive sex education' to kindergartners." John McCain stated on September 9, 2008 in a Web ad: Says Obama called Sarah Palin a pig. Chain email stated on August 31, 2008 in in an e-mail message: Palin "fired Wasilla's Police Chief because he 'intimidated' her." Barack Obama stated on August 28, 2008 in Denver: "The average American family" saw income rise $7,500 under Bill Clinton and decline $2,000 under George Bush. Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in Denver: John McCain's tax plan will give no reduction "for 100-million American families." 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." John McCain stated on September 4, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.: "I will keep taxes low and cut them where I can. My opponent will raise them." Sarah Palin stated on September 3, 2008 in a speech in St. Paul, Minn.: Barack Obama supports plans to raise "income taxes ... payroll taxes." Joe Lieberman stated on September 2, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.: In the U.S. Senate, Barack Obama "has not reached across party lines to get anything significant done." 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." Fred Thompson stated on August 31, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.: Sarah Palin "has more experience than Barack Obama." John McCain stated on August 30, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pa. : Sarah Palin "has had 12 years of elected office experience." John McCain stated on August 30, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pa. : When Sarah Palin was in government, Barack Obama was a community organizer. Sarah Palin stated on August 29, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio: When oil and gas prices sent state revenues up, Palin sent "a large share of that revenue directly back to the people of Alaska."
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Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: Barack Obama "pays for every dime" of his spending plans. Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain "has threatened extinction for North Korea and sung songs about bombing Iran." Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: Under Obama's tax plan, "95 percent of you will get a tax cut." Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain wants to "give oil companies another $4-billion" in tax breaks. John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: Obama "has voted in the United States Senate to increase taxes on people who make as low as $42,000 a year." John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: "Senator Obama has the most liberal voting record in the United States Senate." Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2008 in in a television ad: Obama says McCain went to Bermuda and "pledged to protect tax breaks for American corporations that hide their profits offshore." 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. John McCain stated on September 19, 2008 in Green Bay, Wis.: Barack Obama got more campaign contributions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac "than any other member of Congress, except for the Democratic chairmen of the committee that oversees them." 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 17, 2008 in Elko, Nev.: McCain economic adviser Phil Gramm is "the architect of some of the deregulation in Washington that helped cause the mess on Wall Street." 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. Sarah Palin stated on September 11, 2008 in Fairbanks, Alaska: On whether global warming is man-made. Sarah Palin stated on September 11, 2008 in Fairbanks, Alaska: Sarah Palin was repeating "Abraham Lincoln's words" in discussing the war in Iraq. John McCain stated on September 9, 2008 in in a television ad: Education Week says Obama 'hasn't made a significant mark on education,' is 'elusive' on accountability, and a 'staunch defender of the existing public school monopoly.' John McCain stated on September 9, 2008 in in a television ad: Obama's one education accomplishment was "legislation to teach 'comprehensive sex education' to kindergartners." John McCain stated on September 9, 2008 in a Web ad: Says Obama called Sarah Palin a pig. Chain email stated on August 31, 2008 in in an e-mail message: Palin "fired Wasilla's Police Chief because he 'intimidated' her." Barack Obama stated on August 28, 2008 in Denver: "The average American family" saw income rise $7,500 under Bill Clinton and decline $2,000 under George Bush. Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in Denver: John McCain's tax plan will give no reduction "for 100-million American families." 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." John McCain stated on September 4, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.: "I will keep taxes low and cut them where I can. My opponent will raise them." Sarah Palin stated on September 3, 2008 in a speech in St. Paul, Minn.: Barack Obama supports plans to raise "income taxes ... payroll taxes." Joe Lieberman stated on September 2, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.: In the U.S. Senate, Barack Obama "has not reached across party lines to get anything significant done." 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." Fred Thompson stated on August 31, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.: Sarah Palin "has more experience than Barack Obama." John McCain stated on August 30, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pa. : Sarah Palin "has had 12 years of elected office experience." John McCain stated on August 30, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pa. : When Sarah Palin was in government, Barack Obama was a community organizer. Sarah Palin stated on August 29, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio: When oil and gas prices sent state revenues up, Palin sent "a large share of that revenue directly back to the people of Alaska."
Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: Barack Obama "pays for every dime" of his spending plans.
Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain "has threatened extinction for North Korea and sung songs about bombing Iran."
Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: Under Obama's tax plan, "95 percent of you will get a tax cut."
Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain wants to "give oil companies another $4-billion" in tax breaks.
John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: Obama "has voted in the United States Senate to increase taxes on people who make as low as $42,000 a year."
John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: "Senator Obama has the most liberal voting record in the United States Senate."
Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2008 in in a television ad: Obama says McCain went to Bermuda and "pledged to protect tax breaks for American corporations that hide their profits offshore."
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.
John McCain stated on September 19, 2008 in Green Bay, Wis.: Barack Obama got more campaign contributions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac "than any other member of Congress, except for the Democratic chairmen of the committee that oversees them."
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 17, 2008 in Elko, Nev.: McCain economic adviser Phil Gramm is "the architect of some of the deregulation in Washington that helped cause the mess on Wall Street."
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.
Sarah Palin stated on September 11, 2008 in Fairbanks, Alaska: On whether global warming is man-made.
Sarah Palin stated on September 11, 2008 in Fairbanks, Alaska: Sarah Palin was repeating "Abraham Lincoln's words" in discussing the war in Iraq.
John McCain stated on September 9, 2008 in in a television ad: Education Week says Obama 'hasn't made a significant mark on education,' is 'elusive' on accountability, and a 'staunch defender of the existing public school monopoly.'
John McCain stated on September 9, 2008 in in a television ad: Obama's one education accomplishment was "legislation to teach 'comprehensive sex education' to kindergartners."
Chain email stated on August 31, 2008 in in an e-mail message: Palin "fired Wasilla's Police Chief because he 'intimidated' her."
Barack Obama stated on August 28, 2008 in Denver: "The average American family" saw income rise $7,500 under Bill Clinton and decline $2,000 under George Bush.
Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in Denver: John McCain's tax plan will give no reduction "for 100-million American families."
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."
John McCain stated on September 4, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.: "I will keep taxes low and cut them where I can. My opponent will raise them."
Sarah Palin stated on September 3, 2008 in a speech in St. Paul, Minn.: Barack Obama supports plans to raise "income taxes ... payroll taxes."
Joe Lieberman stated on September 2, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.: In the U.S. Senate, Barack Obama "has not reached across party lines to get anything significant done."
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."
Fred Thompson stated on August 31, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.: Sarah Palin "has more experience than Barack Obama."
John McCain stated on August 30, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pa. : Sarah Palin "has had 12 years of elected office experience."
John McCain stated on August 30, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pa. : When Sarah Palin was in government, Barack Obama was a community organizer.
Sarah Palin stated on August 29, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio: When oil and gas prices sent state revenues up, Palin sent "a large share of that revenue directly back to the people of Alaska."
