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 16 articlesAugust 2008 
FactChecking Obama
He stuck to the facts, except when he stretched them.
Context Included: Obama on Iran
McCain ad cherry-picks Obama remarks on Iran, twisting his meaning.
Obama and 'Infanticide'
The facts about Obama's votes against 'Born Alive' bills in Illinois.
Rezko Reality
McCain misfires as he attacks Obama's home purchase.
Reed Reality
Key facts are missing in an Obama ad linking McCain to Ralph Reed.
Born in the U.S.A.
The truth about Obama's birth certificate.
Distorting McCain's Remarks
An Obama ad uses dated and out of context quotes to portray McCain as clueless on the economy.
Saddleback Bloopers
Obama makes misleading claims about ethics legislation and abortion at a church-sponsored forum. McCain exaggerates his tax-cut proposals.
Distorting the DHL Deal
An AFL-CIO flier and Obama campaign ads say that McCain cost Ohioans 8,000 jobs. We say that's a distortion of the record.
The Truth About Tire Pressure
Motorists could save more than 1 billion gallons of fuel a year, right now. But expanded offshore drilling would eventually produce even more.
Waste Worries
Obama ad accuses McCain of nuclear NIMBY-ness in Nevada. We supply context.
Not Pictured Here
The people in suits shown with McCain in an Obama ad are not lobbyists, as the narrator implies.
More Tax Deceptions
McCain misrepresents Obama's tax proposals again. And again, and again.
Wind Power Puffery
McCain's new ad touts "renewable energy," but his energy plan offers little to support it.
Obama's Overstatement
An Obama ad says McCain's campaign got $2 million from "Big Oil." The total is actually $1.3 million.
Bluegrass Gasoline Blues
Mitch McConnell's ad casts his Senate challenger as a villain behind high fuel prices, a big exaggeration.
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