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Chain e-mail
True
McCain tells of a fellow Vietnam POW who was beaten for fashioning an American flag that became an inspirational symbol to fellow POWs.

Chain e-mail on Sunday, May 18th, 2008 in >>Details


Nader
Mostly true
"The most recent Associated Press poll has Nader-Gonzalez at 6 percent, without any national coverage, against McCain and Obama."

Ralph Nader on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 in an interview with "Democracy Now!," an independent radio program >>Details


Nader
Barely True
"I didn't say" it doesn't really matter whether Gore or Bush is president.

Ralph Nader on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 in an interview with "Democracy Now!," an independent radio program >>Details


Obama
Half-True
Obama says his bill "reduced welfare rolls nearly 80 percent."

Barack Obama on Monday, June 30th, 2008 in a TV ad. >>Details


McCain
Mostly true
"I've always said it's (offshore drilling) up to the states and I still say that."

John McCain on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 in Springfield, Mo. >>Details


Obama
Barely True
"These steps (a middle-class tax cut, national health care plan, foreclosure prevention fund, Social Security fix and more) are all paid for."

Barack Obama on Monday, June 16th, 2008 in Flint, Mich. >>Details


Obama
Half-True
Barack Obama "extended health care for wounded troops who’d been neglected."

Barack Obama on Thursday, June 12th, 2008 in a television ad >>Details


McCain
True
"You know, the approval rating of Congress is down to 13 percent."

John McCain on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 in an interview with Springfield, Mo., News-Leader >>Details


Obama
True
"More than half of all black children live in single-parent households, a number that has doubled — doubled — since we were children."

Barack Obama on Sunday, June 15th, 2008 in a speech at a Chicago church >>Details


Obama
Mostly true
Barack Obama "passed laws moving people from welfare to work."

Barack Obama on Thursday, June 19th, 2008 in a television ad >>Details


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