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The final five weeks of this looooong campaign produced some fresh outlandish charges, as well as some old ones reprised.
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Ads targeting Spanish-speaking voters make claims we've heard before.
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Democratic ads accuse Republican House and Senate candidates of wanting to gamble away Social Security.
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A License to Kill
October 28, 2008
A new anti-Obama group runs a bunk-filled ad implying he'd give a driver's license to Mohammed Atta.
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'Unethical?'
October 27, 2008
A McCain-Palin/RNC ad claims Obama 'rewards his friends with your tax dollars.' It's off the mark.
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New GOP ads recycle old, debunked claims about Obama's tax plan.
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A conservative group misleads voters mightily on Obama's tax plans for small businesses.
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Liberal vets group attacks Dole, recycling one of the worst 'Whoppers of 2006.'
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A misleading NRA ad claims Obama voted "to deny citizens the right of self-protection."
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Dyspeptic dueling for an Alabama Supreme Court seat. Another in our Court Watch series.
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Congressional candidates twist facts to pin the financial crisis on opponents.
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He accuses McCain of proposing to cut benefits. Not true.
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ACORN Accusations
October 18, 2008
McCain makes exaggerated claims of "voter fraud." Obama soft-pedals his connections.
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Obama's "Welfare"
October 17, 2008
McCain calls Obama's refundable tax credits "welfare," but calls his own "reform."
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They attack McCain's plan. One ad uses a bogus tax figure; another makes a false claim about coverage.
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Sorting out fact and fiction in the presidential candidates' final debate.
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Health Care Spin
October 14, 2008
McCain and Obama each make false claims about the other's health care plan. We sort through the misinformation.
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A McCain-Palin ad twists Obama's words.
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McCain cranks out some false and misleading attacks on Obama's connection to a 1960s radical.
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Nonsense in Nashville
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McCain and Obama accuse each other of falsehoods, and both have good reason.
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"Dishonorable"
October 6, 2008
McCain-Palin ad distorts Obama's remark on Afghanistan and support for troop-funding bills.
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The candidates were not 100 percent accurate. To say the least.
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Obama-Biden ad misrepresents the Social Security plan McCain supported. Again.
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MoveOn.org blames McCain advisers. He blames Obama and Democrats in Congress. Both are wrong.
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