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Sen. Barack Obama has "waged the dirtiest campaign in American history."
- Cindy McCain, Oct. 7, 2008
Summary of campaign claims collected on non-partisan fact-check service:
Democratic claims
- Business groups critical of McCain's health plan - true
- McCain said the Iraq war would be easy, popular - true
- McCain joined, rather than leading, Fannie-Freddie reform - true
- McCain intervened on behalf of Charles Keating - true
- Criticisms of McCain's proposed health care tax credit - true
- McCain supports 'tax havens' for businesses - true but incomplete
- Biden claim on cost of Iraq combat v. Afghanistan reconstruction - true
- Obama: McCain's plan gives 100 million no relief - false
- Afghan general said 'surge principle' won't work - true
Republican claims
- McCain opposed sending Marines to Lebanon in the 80s - true
- Obama voted 94 times for higher taxes - misleading
- Obama has never 'taken on' Democratic leaders - false
- Obama got second-most money from Freddie and Fannie - misleading
- Obama's "dangerous" statements about troops in Afghanistan - misleading
- Obama 'palling around with terrorists' - false
- Palin description of Obama's health care plan - Mostly false
- Obama almost always votes with his party - true
- Obama willing to meet with Iran's Ahmadinejad - misleading
- Obama 'still can't admit the surge works' - false
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/category/fact-check/
- Cindy McCain, Oct. 7, 2008
Summary of campaign claims collected on non-partisan fact-check service:
Democratic claims
- Business groups critical of McCain's health plan - true
- McCain said the Iraq war would be easy, popular - true
- McCain joined, rather than leading, Fannie-Freddie reform - true
- McCain intervened on behalf of Charles Keating - true
- Criticisms of McCain's proposed health care tax credit - true
- McCain supports 'tax havens' for businesses - true but incomplete
- Biden claim on cost of Iraq combat v. Afghanistan reconstruction - true
- Obama: McCain's plan gives 100 million no relief - false
- Afghan general said 'surge principle' won't work - true
Republican claims
- McCain opposed sending Marines to Lebanon in the 80s - true
- Obama voted 94 times for higher taxes - misleading
- Obama has never 'taken on' Democratic leaders - false
- Obama got second-most money from Freddie and Fannie - misleading
- Obama's "dangerous" statements about troops in Afghanistan - misleading
- Obama 'palling around with terrorists' - false
- Palin description of Obama's health care plan - Mostly false
- Obama almost always votes with his party - true
- Obama willing to meet with Iran's Ahmadinejad - misleading
- Obama 'still can't admit the surge works' - false
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/category/fact-check/