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Latest Fact-Checks On John McCain

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John McCain
stated on July 17, 2008 in an interview with the Kansas City Star:
Barack Obama “is more to the left of the announced Socialist in the United States Senate.”
Mostly False
By Shawn Zeller • July 29, 2008
John McCain
stated on July 7, 2008 in remarks to reporters by campaign adviser Carly Fiorina in Washington, D.C.:
“There are many health insurance plans that will cover Viagra but won’t cover birth-control medication.”
Mostly False
By Kris Hundley • July 16, 2008
John McCain
stated on June 3, 2008 in a speech in New Orleans:
“In just a few years in office, Sen. Obama has accumulated the most liberal voting record in the Senate.”
Mostly False
By Bill Adair • June 16, 2008
John McCain
stated on June 4, 2008 in a news conference in Baton Rouge, La.:
“I’ve supported every investigation (into Hurricane Katrina) and ways of finding out how – what caused the tragedy. I’ve met with people on the ground. I’ve met with the governor.”
Mostly False
By Adriel Bettelheim • June 11, 2008
John McCain
stated on May 29, 2008 in Greensdale, Wis.:
“We have drawn down to presurge levels. Basra, Mosul and now Sadr City are quiet and it’s long and it’s tough and there will be setbacks.”
Mostly False
By Alexander Lane • June 2, 2008
John McCain
stated on April 27, 2008 in Coral Gables, Fla.:
Rev. Wright said “that al-Qaida and the American flag were the same flags.”
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • April 30, 2008
John McCain
stated on April 9, 2008 in campaign event in Westport, Conn.:
After Reagan took office, “we didn’t raise taxes and we didn’t cut entitlements. What we did was we cut taxes.”
Mostly False
By Shawn Zeller • April 18, 2008
John McCain
stated on April 10, 2008 in a speech in Brooklyn, N.Y.:
If the U.S. stops adding to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, it “will lessen worldwide demand for oil” and reduce prices.
Mostly False
By Wes Allison • April 16, 2008
John McCain
stated on February 3, 2008 in an interview on "Face the Nation":
In the Florida Republican primary, “we got a very large percentage of the, quote, conservative vote.”
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • February 5, 2008
John McCain
stated on January 30, 2008 in a debate in Simi Valley, Calif.:
Romney left Massachusetts “with a $245-million debt because of the big government-mandated health care system.”
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • January 31, 2008
John McCain
stated on January 26, 2008 in Fort Myers, Fla.:
Mitt Romney wants “to set a date for withdrawal” from Iraq.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 31, 2008
John McCain
stated on August 23, 2007 in a news release:
Sen. Clinton said “the surge of troops in Iraq was ‘working.’ Now…. Sen. Clinton says the surge ‘has failed’ and that we should ‘begin the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops.'”
Mostly False
By Wes Allison • August 30, 2007
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