The latest statements we've reviewed
Obama
Half-True
A gas tax holiday is a gimmick that "every economist says will just go into the pockets of the oil companies."

Barack Obama on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 in a Q&A in Cape Girardeau, Mo. >>Details


Obama
True
"NATO hasn’t provided enough troops (in Afghanistan) because they are still angry about us going into Iraq."

Barack Obama on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 in Cape Girardeau, Miss. >>Details


Clinton
Barely True
"The White House is won in the swing states, and I am winning the swing states."

Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 in a speech in Charleston, W.Va. >>Details


Clinton
Half-True
"If West Virginia had voted for our Democratic nominee in 2000 and 2004, we wouldn't have had to put up with George Bush for the last 7½ years."

Hillary Clinton on Monday, May 12th, 2008 in Logan, W. Va. >>Details


Obama
Mostly true
"More people without health care since George Bush took office; more children in poverty since George Bush took office."

Barack Obama on Friday, April 18th, 2008 in a campaign speech in Williamsport, Pa. >>Details


McCain
Half-True
"We spend a staggering amount of money on health care — over $2-trillion and almost twice as much as any other country per person."

John McCain on Monday, April 28th, 2008 in a campaign stop at Miami children’s hospital >>Details


McCain
Mostly true
"My friend, we have increased the size of government by some 40 percent just in the last few years."

John McCain on Sunday, April 20th, 2008 in a television interview. >>Details


Obama
Mostly true
A gas tax holiday "would at best provide 30 cents a day for three months for a grand total of $28."

Barack Obama on Monday, May 5th, 2008 in a television interview >>Details


Clinton
False
"If you are driving on average in America this summer, you'll save — according to Department of Energy figures — about $70."

Hillary Clinton on Sunday, May 4th, 2008 in Indianapolis >>Details


Clinton
Barely True
There are prototype cars that get between 100 and 150 miles per gallon and "we could have those cars in your garages in a couple of years."

Hillary Clinton on Friday, May 2nd, 2008 in a speech at a Democratic Party dinner >>Details


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