Truth-o-Meter welcomes Gov. Palin
John McCain's surprising choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential nominee gives PolitiFact a fresh face. >>more
A scorecard checking the attacks on the candidates
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McCain "said no to higher fuel-efficiency standards for cars." |
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"Today, we import triple the amount of oil than we had on the day Senator McCain took office." |
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"John McCain has voted with George Bush 90 percent of the time." |
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Three years ago, John McCain said, "Afghanistan — we don't read about it anymore in papers because it succeeded." |
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McCain voted 19 times against a minimum-wage increase. |
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A scorecard separating fact from fiction
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"I told Congress, 'Thanks, but no thanks,' on that bridge to nowhere." |
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When oil and gas prices sent state revenues up, Palin sent "a large share of that revenue directly back to the people of Alaska." |
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"There's only four senators senior to me ... there's still 44 older than me." |
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Biden is "one of the least wealthy members of the U.S. Senate." |
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Telling you who flipped and who didn't
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On whether he wants to be vice president. |
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On torture. |
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On a timetable to withdraw from Iraq. |
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McCain ad repeats error
"Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'"
The McCain ad distorts Obama's comments.
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