 September 8, 2009
Posted: 10:20 AM ET
Editor's Note: PolitiFact.com is a project of the St. Petersburg Times that aims to help you find the truth in politics. Every day, reporters and researchers from the Times examine statements by members of Congress, the president, etc. They research their statements and then rate the accuracy on their Truth-O-Meter. Republican Party of Florida says Obama will "indoctrinate" schoolchildren with "socialist ideology" 
Florida RNC Chairman Jim Greer appears on CNN September 07, 2009.
 Schoolchildren across the nation "will be forced to watch the president justify his plans for government-run health care, banks, and automobile companies, increasing taxes on those who create jobs, and racking up more debt than any other president." -Republican Party of Florida on Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 in a press release The Truth-O-Meter says: PANTS ON FIRE
Read more: We didn't realize studying hard was socialist ideology Filed under: Fact Check November 3, 2008
Posted: 05:20 PM ET
Did Obama really call for redistributing wealth?
The Statement At a campaign event Thursday, October 30, in Defiance, Ohio, Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain said, "So we finally learned what Senator Obama's goals are ... to spread the wealth. In a radio interview revealed this week, he said the same thing, that one of the - quote - tragedies of the civil rights movement is that it didn't bring about redistributive change. You see, Senator Obama believes in redistributing wealth and income, not in policies that grow our economy and create jobs." Get the facts! Filed under: Barack Obama • Fact Check • John McCain Posted: 12:44 PM ET
The Statement Get the facts! Filed under: Barack Obama • Fact Check November 2, 2008
Posted: 06:20 PM ET
Was McCain the 'biggest cheerleader' for launching the war in Iraq?.
The Statement: Get the facts! Filed under: Barack Obama • Fact Check • John McCain November 1, 2008
Posted: 05:40 PM ET
McCain has pushed for more nuclear power – and claimed Obama is completely opposed to it.
The Statement: Sen. John McCain, speaking at a rally in Newport News, Virginia, on November 1, touted his energy plan and said, "We'll invest in all energy alternatives, wind, solar, tide and safe nuclear power." Then he said, "You know, Senator Obama doesn't think that nuclear power is safe." Get the facts! Filed under: Barack Obama • Fact Check • John McCain October 31, 2008
Posted: 06:20 PM ET
The Obama-Biden campaign released an ad called Rear View on Thursday.
The Statement: In a television ad titled "Rear View," that began airing Thursday, October 30, the campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama attacks Republican opponent Sen. John McCain's economic policies, saying, in part, that McCain "would tax your health care benefits for the first time ever." Get the facts! Filed under: Barack Obama • Fact Check • Health care • John McCain Posted: 04:43 PM ET
Is Obama right about McCain's tax plan?
The Statement: Get the facts! Filed under: Fact Check Posted: 04:00 PM ET
The Statement Get the facts! Filed under: Barack Obama • Fact Check • John McCain October 30, 2008
Posted: 05:34 PM ET
The Statement Get the facts! Filed under: Fact Check Posted: 02:45 PM ET
Would Obama’s plan really cost the country jobs?
The Statement In a news release Thursday, October 30, responding to news that the U.S. gross domestic product fell in the third quarter of this year, the campaign for Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain criticized Democratic opponent Sen. Barack Obama's tax proposals. "According to the independent Center for Data Analysis, Barack Obama's new policies will destroy nearly 6 million jobs over the next decade," the release said. Filed under: Fact Check Posted: 08:52 AM ET
Does Obama's 'tax calculator' show what an individual's tax cut would be?
The Statement: On its Web site and in a television commercial, the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama is featuring a "tax calculator" that the campaign says voters can use to see how much their tax cut would be under Obama's plan. Get the facts! Filed under: Barack Obama • Fact Check October 29, 2008
Posted: 06:50 PM ET
Get the facts about Gov. Palin's statements Wednesday.
The Statement: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, speaking on Oct. 29 in Bowling Green, Ohio, said Barack Obama "spent a lot of time with" Rashid Khalidi. "Rashid Khalidi, he, in addition to being a political ally of Barack Obama, he's a former spokesperson for the Palestinian Liberation Organization," she said. Get the facts! Filed under: Barack Obama • Fact Check • Sarah Palin Posted: 03:00 PM ET
What have Obama and Biden said about their tax cuts?'
The Statement In a campaign speech Tuesday, October 28, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain accused Democratic opponent Sen. Barack Obama and his running mate, Sen. Joe Biden, of being inconsistent on taxes. "Senator Obama has made a lot of promises. First he said people making less than $250,000 would benefit from his plan. Then this weekend he announced in an ad that if you're a family making less than $200,000, you'll benefit," McCain said. "But yesterday, right here in Pennsylvania, Senator Biden said tax relief should only go to middle class people, people making under $150,000 a year .... It's interesting how their definition of rich has a way of creeping down." Filed under: Battleground: Pennsylvania • Fact Check October 28, 2008
Posted: 06:00 PM ET
What are the facts about McCain's tax cuts?
The Statement: Get the facts! Filed under: Fact Check Posted: 04:57 PM ET
What did Joe the Plumber say about Obama's tax plans?
The Statement: Get the facts! Filed under: Fact Check October 27, 2008
Posted: 11:07 PM ET
Sen. McCain spoke in Sarasota, Florida Friday.
Note: The McCain campaign says Sen. John McCain has been delivering his closing argument “every day for the past week.” The CNN Truth Squad looked at Obama’s "closing argument" speech and one McCain delivered Friday, October 23, in Sarasota, Florida. To help sort out the reality from the rhetoric, a transcript of the speech is reproduced in full below with links to related Fact Checks from the CNN Truth Squad. . . . . You know, my friends, we've heard a lot of words over the course of this election. After months of campaign trail eloquence we'vefinally learned what Senator Obama's economic goal is. As he told Joe the plumber up in Ohio, he wants to spread the wealth around. He believes in redistributing in wealth, not in policies that grow our economy and create jobs and opportunities for all Americans. Senator Obama is more interested in controlling who gets your piece of pie than he is growing the pie. Senator Obama may say he's trying to soak the rich but it's themiddle class who are going to get wet. You know a lot of his promised tax increases miss the target. Pay for nearly a trillion dollars of new government spending, his tax increase would impact 50 percent of small business income in this America and the jobs of 16 million middle class Americans who work for those small businesses. So I ask our small business people to raise your hands so we can thank you. Thank you, Joe the doctor, Joe the plumber, the car dealer, thank you all. Filed under: Fact Check • Florida • John McCain Posted: 11:07 PM ET
Sen. Obama gave what his campaign calls his closing argument of his presidential bid during a speech in Canton, Ohio Monday.
Note: On Monday, October 27, Sen. Barack Obama delivered what his campaign called a “closing argument speech” in Canton, Ohio. The CNN Truth Squad looked at Obama’s "closing argument" speech and one McCain delivered Friday, October 23, in Sarasota, Florida. To help sort out the reality from the rhetoric, a transcript of the speech is reproduced in full below with links to related Fact Checks from the CNN Truth Squad. . . . . After decades of broken politics in Washington, eight years of failed policies from George Bush, and twenty-one months of a campaign that has taken us from the rocky coast of Maine to the sunshine of California, we are one week away from change in America. In one week, you can turn the page on policies that have put the greed and irresponsibility of Wall Street before the hard work and sacrifice of folks on Main Street. In one week, you can choose policies that invest in our middle-class, create new jobs, and grow this economy from the bottom-up so that everyone has a chance to succeed; from the CEO to the secretary and the janitor; from the factory owner to the men and women who work on its floor. In one week, you can put an end to the politics that would divide a nation just to win an election; that tries to pit region against region, city against town, Republican against Democrat; that asks us to fear at a time when we need hope. In one week, at this defining moment in history, you can give this country the change we need. Filed under: Barack Obama • Fact Check • Ohio Posted: 04:42 PM ET
Did Gov. Palin veto a half-billion dollars in spending?.
The Statement Watch: Palin and budget cuts Filed under: Fact Check • Sarah Palin Posted: 03:00 PM ET
Has McCain called for less regulation 21 times this year?.
The Statement Watch: McCain's votes on regulation Filed under: Fact Check • John McCain October 26, 2008
Posted: 05:00 PM ET
The Statement: Get the facts! Filed under: Barack Obama • Fact Check |
 
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