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 29 articlesSeptember 2008 
Obama's Stem Cell Spinning
His radio ad is wrong: McCain still supports federal funding for stem cell research.
Not Coming Clean on Coal
A McCain-Palin ad claims the Obama-Biden ticket opposes clean coal. Not true.
FactChecking Debate No. 1
Facts muddled in Mississippi McCain-Obama meeting.
Obama's Trade Trickery
An Obama ad implies that a Pennsylvania plant sent jobs overseas and says that McCain is to blame. That's wrong.
The Whoppers of 2008
Where McCain and Obama have misled voters. A partial tally.
Call of the Wild
A wildlife group's ad attacks Palin for supporting the shooting of wolves from airplanes. She does, but there's more to it than that.
Keeping Quiet?
A McCain-Palin ad claims Obama has been "mum" on the economic crisis. That's false.
'Born Alive' Baloney
An abortion survivor claims she would have died if Obama had his way. She's wrong. But Obama's counterattack misfires too.
Guilt and Associations
McCain once again tries to tar Obama with the controversies of others.
NRA Targets Obama
It falsely claims in mailers and TV ads that Obama plans to ban handguns, hunting ammo and use of a gun for home defense.
Out of Context on Health Care
Obama ad twists McCain's words on health care "deregulation."
Obama's Social Security Whopper
He tells Social Security recipients their money would now be in the stock market under McCain's plan. False.
Scaring Seniors
An Obama-Biden ad says McCain supports "cutting benefits in half" for Social Security recipients. False!
Sparring in Spanish
A Spanish-language ad from Obama calls McCain a friend of Rush Limbaugh and says Limbaugh called Mexicans "stupid." A McCain ad in Spanish misrepresents Obama's role on immigration legislation.
There He Goes Again
McCain ad misrepresents Obama's tax plan. Again.
Stretching with Biden
Obama's running mate gives a twist to McCain's words while stumping in Michigan.
Corsi's Dull Hatchet
Jerome Corsi's "The Obama Nation" is a mishmash of unsupported conjecture, half-truths, logical fallacies and outright falsehoods.
Energetically Wrong
Palin says Alaska supplies 20 percent of U.S. energy. Not true. Not even close.
Belittling Palin?
A McCain-Palin TV ad accuses Obama of being "disrespectful" of Palin, but it distorts quotes to make the case.
School Funding Misleads
An Obama ad plays fast and loose with McCain's voting record on education and proposals as a presidential candidate.
Off Base on Sex Ed
A McCain campaign ad claims Obama's "one accomplishment" was a bill to teach sex ed to kindergarten kids. Don't believe it.
McCain-Palin Distorts Our Finding
Those attacks on Palin that we debunked didn't come from Obama.
Sliming Palin
False Internet claims and rumors fly about McCain's running mate.
FactChecking McCain
He made some flubs in accepting the nomination.
GOP Convention Spin, Part II
Palin trips up on her facts, and Giuliani and Huckabee have their own stumbles on Night 3 of the Republican confab.
Maverick Misleads
A McCain ad comparing Palin to Obama isn't all above board.
GOP Convention Spin
Lieberman and Thompson make misleading claims about Obama on Day Two of the party in St. Paul.
Hit the Brakes
An Obama ad running in Michigan claims McCain didn't support loan guarantees for the auto industry. In fact, he does support them.
A New Stitch in a Bad Pattern
A McCain ad wrongly claims Obama plans "painful tax increases" for working families. And who's talking about deficits?
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