Statements by Comment to reporters
Obama
True

"John McCain's top foreign policy adviser lobbied for... the Republic of Georgia, and McCain has mirrored the position advocated by the government."

Barack Obama on Saturday, August 9th, 2008 in a statement by Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan >>Details


Obama
Barely True

"I have little doubt that we've moved into recession at this point."

Barack Obama on Saturday, July 12th, 2008 in a conversation with reporters aboard plane >>Details


McCain
Mostly true

"It is just a fact that Hamas, apparently the North American spokesperson, is endorsing Senator Obama."

John McCain on Friday, April 25th, 2008 in a media availability in Little Rock, Ark. >>Details


Clinton
Pants on fire!

Denies that he said the Obama campaign "played the race card."

Bill Clinton on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 in Pittsburgh >>Details


Clinton
Barely True

As first lady, Clinton would travel to places that were "too small, too poor or too dangerous" for the president.

Hillary Clinton on Monday, March 17th, 2008 in Washington, D.C. >>Details


McCain
False

It's "common knowledge" that al-Qaida is receiving training from Iran.

John McCain on Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 in Amman, Jordan >>Details


Clinton
Half-True

"My husband has not withheld a single document."

Hillary Clinton on Sunday, November 4th, 2007 in Clinton, Iowa >>Details


McCain
True

"We spent approximately $20-billion of that money on pork barrel, earmark projects. Maybe if we had done it right, maybe some of that money would have gone to inspect those bridges and other bridges across the country."

John McCain on Saturday, August 4th, 2007 in a comment to a reporter. >>Details


Giuliani
Pants on fire!

"I'm probably one of the four or five best-known Americans in the world.”

Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday, September 19th, 2007 in a comment to reporters in London. >>Details


Giuliani
False

“What they will do is socialized medicine.”

Rudy Giuliani on Monday, September 17th, 2007 in a comment to reporters in Tampa. >>Details


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