All statements by Barack Obama
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Pants on fire!

"And 100 percent, John, of your ads . . . 100 percent of them have been negative."

 

Barack Obama on Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y. >>Details


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Mostly true

McCain intervened on behalf of Charles Keating with federal regulators... that allowed Keating to continue his fraud at an incredible cost to taxpayers.

Barack Obama on Monday, October 6th, 2008 in a Web site >>Details


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Mostly true
"He admits he still doesn’t know how to use a computer, can’t send an e-mail."

Barack Obama on Friday, September 12th, 2008 in a TV ad >>Details


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Mostly true
John McCain has seven houses.

Barack Obama on Monday, August 11th, 2008 in interview by Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod >>Details


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Mostly true
"I had an uncle ... who was part of the first American troops to go into Auschwitz and liberate the concentration camps."

Barack Obama on Monday, May 26th, 2008 in a speech in Las Cruces, N.M. >>Details


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Mostly true
"Bill Clinton invited him (the Rev. Wright) to the White House when he was having his personal crises."

Barack Obama on Monday, March 24th, 2008 in Philadelphia >>Details


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Mostly true
"I'm the product of a mixed marriage that would have been illegal in 12 states when I was born."

Barack Obama on Thursday, April 10th, 2008 in an interview with theadvocate.com >>Details


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True
"I've spent 20 years devoted to working on behalf of families who are having a tough time and are seeking out the American dream."

Barack Obama on Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 in Cleveland, Ohio >>Details


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True
"While I was working on those streets watching those folks see their jobs shift overseas, you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board at Wal-Mart."

Barack Obama on Monday, January 21st, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C. >>Details


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