Latest Pants on Fire! Fact-checks Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Chain email stated on May 13, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Obama's wife wrote a paper in college that said America was a nation founded on "crime and hatred" and that whites in America are "ineradicably racist." Bloggers stated on April 25, 2008 in a posting on the Obama campaign blog. : "Clinton's former pastor convicted of child molestation." Chain email stated on April 18, 2008: "His true name is Barak Hussein Muhammed Obama." Chain email stated on April 18, 2008: "Obama ... gave almost a million dollars to the (Kenya) opposition campaign who just happened to be his cousin, Raila Odinga." John McCain stated on April 24, 2008 in an interview on the Fox News Channel.: McCain says the price of a gas tax "holiday" would be about the same as "a Bridge to Nowhere (or) another pork barrel project." Chain email stated on April 23, 2008 in in a chain email: Obama thinks the national anthem should be "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing." Bill Clinton stated on April 22, 2008 in Pittsburgh: Denies that he said the Obama campaign "played the race card." Bill Clinton stated on April 10, 2008 in Boonville, Ind.: "Hillary (Clinton), one time late at night when she was exhausted, misstated and immediately apologized for it, what happened to her in Bosnia in 1995." Chain email stated on March 19, 2008 in a chain e-mail: "According to The Book of Revelations the anti-christ ... will be a man, in his 40s, of MUSLIM descent ... is it OBAMA??" Hillary Clinton stated on March 17, 2008 in Washington, D.C.: "I remember landing under sniper fire." Bloggers stated on February 2, 2008 in a blog posting: Obama says America is great, but let's "try to change it." Hillary Clinton stated on February 26, 2008 in a debate in Cleveland, Ohio.: Obama "basically threatened to bomb Pakistan." Bloggers stated on February 18, 2008 in blog postings responding to a news video showing the flag.: "Barack Obama loves Che Guevara." John McCain stated on February 20, 2008 in a media availability in Columbus, Ohio.: Obama "suggested bombing Pakistan." Republican National Committee stated on February 11, 2008 in an RNC Web site feature where you can send a GOP valentine from your favorite Democrat: RNC version of a Hillary Clinton valentine: "Roses are red, violets are blue, I'll raise your taxes and there is nothing you can do." Vietnam Veterans Against John McCain stated on January 15, 2008 in a flyer sent to news organizations in South Carolina: Says McCain was a "Hanoi Hilton songbird" who collaborated with the enemy. Chain email stated on January 11, 2008: Barack Obama's middle name is Mohammed and he's a "covert" Muslim. Freedom Defense Advocates stated on December 22, 2007: The Mormon religion has "a plan that will see the Constitution thrown out and replaced by a theocracy." Mitt Romney stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I don't describe your plan as amnesty in my ad. I don't call it amnesty." Chain email stated on December 19, 2007: When Obama was sworn into office, "he DID NOT use the Holy Bible, but instead the Kuran (Their equivalency to our Bible, but very different beliefs)." Chain email stated on October 1, 2007: "Obama was enrolled in a Wahabi school in Jakarta. Wahabism is the RADICAL teaching that is followed by the Muslim terrorists who are now waging Jihad against the western world." Chain email stated on December 12, 2007: An anonymous e-mail says that Hillary Clinton advocates communism. John Edwards stated on November 12, 2007 in a TV ad: Edwards says if Congress won't pass universal health care, he'll tell Congress: "I'm going to use my power as president to take your health care away from you." Joe Biden stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: Rudy Giuliani is "probably the most underqualified man since George Bush to seek the presidency." Mike Huckabee stated on October 21, 2007 in Orlando: The signers of the Declaration of Independence were "brave people, most of whom, by the way, were clergymen." Rudy Giuliani stated on September 19, 2007 in a comment to reporters in London.: "I'm probably one of the four or five best-known Americans in the world." Bill Richardson stated on September 3, 2007: "Iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for reasons related to the Lord, should be the first caucus and primary." Mike Gravel stated on June 28, 2007 in a debate at Howard University.: "In 1972, we had a 179,000 human beings in jail in this country. Today, it's 2.3-million, and 70 percent of them are black, African-American." Joe Biden stated on July 4, 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa.: "The president is brain-dead."
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Chain email stated on May 13, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Obama's wife wrote a paper in college that said America was a nation founded on "crime and hatred" and that whites in America are "ineradicably racist." Bloggers stated on April 25, 2008 in a posting on the Obama campaign blog. : "Clinton's former pastor convicted of child molestation." Chain email stated on April 18, 2008: "His true name is Barak Hussein Muhammed Obama." Chain email stated on April 18, 2008: "Obama ... gave almost a million dollars to the (Kenya) opposition campaign who just happened to be his cousin, Raila Odinga." John McCain stated on April 24, 2008 in an interview on the Fox News Channel.: McCain says the price of a gas tax "holiday" would be about the same as "a Bridge to Nowhere (or) another pork barrel project." Chain email stated on April 23, 2008 in in a chain email: Obama thinks the national anthem should be "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing." Bill Clinton stated on April 22, 2008 in Pittsburgh: Denies that he said the Obama campaign "played the race card." Bill Clinton stated on April 10, 2008 in Boonville, Ind.: "Hillary (Clinton), one time late at night when she was exhausted, misstated and immediately apologized for it, what happened to her in Bosnia in 1995." Chain email stated on March 19, 2008 in a chain e-mail: "According to The Book of Revelations the anti-christ ... will be a man, in his 40s, of MUSLIM descent ... is it OBAMA??" Hillary Clinton stated on March 17, 2008 in Washington, D.C.: "I remember landing under sniper fire." Bloggers stated on February 2, 2008 in a blog posting: Obama says America is great, but let's "try to change it." Hillary Clinton stated on February 26, 2008 in a debate in Cleveland, Ohio.: Obama "basically threatened to bomb Pakistan." Bloggers stated on February 18, 2008 in blog postings responding to a news video showing the flag.: "Barack Obama loves Che Guevara." John McCain stated on February 20, 2008 in a media availability in Columbus, Ohio.: Obama "suggested bombing Pakistan." Republican National Committee stated on February 11, 2008 in an RNC Web site feature where you can send a GOP valentine from your favorite Democrat: RNC version of a Hillary Clinton valentine: "Roses are red, violets are blue, I'll raise your taxes and there is nothing you can do." Vietnam Veterans Against John McCain stated on January 15, 2008 in a flyer sent to news organizations in South Carolina: Says McCain was a "Hanoi Hilton songbird" who collaborated with the enemy. Chain email stated on January 11, 2008: Barack Obama's middle name is Mohammed and he's a "covert" Muslim. Freedom Defense Advocates stated on December 22, 2007: The Mormon religion has "a plan that will see the Constitution thrown out and replaced by a theocracy." Mitt Romney stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I don't describe your plan as amnesty in my ad. I don't call it amnesty." Chain email stated on December 19, 2007: When Obama was sworn into office, "he DID NOT use the Holy Bible, but instead the Kuran (Their equivalency to our Bible, but very different beliefs)." Chain email stated on October 1, 2007: "Obama was enrolled in a Wahabi school in Jakarta. Wahabism is the RADICAL teaching that is followed by the Muslim terrorists who are now waging Jihad against the western world." Chain email stated on December 12, 2007: An anonymous e-mail says that Hillary Clinton advocates communism. John Edwards stated on November 12, 2007 in a TV ad: Edwards says if Congress won't pass universal health care, he'll tell Congress: "I'm going to use my power as president to take your health care away from you." Joe Biden stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: Rudy Giuliani is "probably the most underqualified man since George Bush to seek the presidency." Mike Huckabee stated on October 21, 2007 in Orlando: The signers of the Declaration of Independence were "brave people, most of whom, by the way, were clergymen." Rudy Giuliani stated on September 19, 2007 in a comment to reporters in London.: "I'm probably one of the four or five best-known Americans in the world." Bill Richardson stated on September 3, 2007: "Iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for reasons related to the Lord, should be the first caucus and primary." Mike Gravel stated on June 28, 2007 in a debate at Howard University.: "In 1972, we had a 179,000 human beings in jail in this country. Today, it's 2.3-million, and 70 percent of them are black, African-American." Joe Biden stated on July 4, 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa.: "The president is brain-dead."
Chain email stated on May 13, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Obama's wife wrote a paper in college that said America was a nation founded on "crime and hatred" and that whites in America are "ineradicably racist."
Bloggers stated on April 25, 2008 in a posting on the Obama campaign blog. : "Clinton's former pastor convicted of child molestation."
Chain email stated on April 18, 2008: "Obama ... gave almost a million dollars to the (Kenya) opposition campaign who just happened to be his cousin, Raila Odinga."
John McCain stated on April 24, 2008 in an interview on the Fox News Channel.: McCain says the price of a gas tax "holiday" would be about the same as "a Bridge to Nowhere (or) another pork barrel project."
Chain email stated on April 23, 2008 in in a chain email: Obama thinks the national anthem should be "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing."
Bill Clinton stated on April 22, 2008 in Pittsburgh: Denies that he said the Obama campaign "played the race card."
Bill Clinton stated on April 10, 2008 in Boonville, Ind.: "Hillary (Clinton), one time late at night when she was exhausted, misstated and immediately apologized for it, what happened to her in Bosnia in 1995."
Chain email stated on March 19, 2008 in a chain e-mail: "According to The Book of Revelations the anti-christ ... will be a man, in his 40s, of MUSLIM descent ... is it OBAMA??"
Hillary Clinton stated on March 17, 2008 in Washington, D.C.: "I remember landing under sniper fire."
Bloggers stated on February 2, 2008 in a blog posting: Obama says America is great, but let's "try to change it."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 26, 2008 in a debate in Cleveland, Ohio.: Obama "basically threatened to bomb Pakistan."
Bloggers stated on February 18, 2008 in blog postings responding to a news video showing the flag.: "Barack Obama loves Che Guevara."
John McCain stated on February 20, 2008 in a media availability in Columbus, Ohio.: Obama "suggested bombing Pakistan."
Republican National Committee stated on February 11, 2008 in an RNC Web site feature where you can send a GOP valentine from your favorite Democrat: RNC version of a Hillary Clinton valentine: "Roses are red, violets are blue, I'll raise your taxes and there is nothing you can do."
Vietnam Veterans Against John McCain stated on January 15, 2008 in a flyer sent to news organizations in South Carolina: Says McCain was a "Hanoi Hilton songbird" who collaborated with the enemy.
Chain email stated on January 11, 2008: Barack Obama's middle name is Mohammed and he's a "covert" Muslim.
Freedom Defense Advocates stated on December 22, 2007: The Mormon religion has "a plan that will see the Constitution thrown out and replaced by a theocracy."
Mitt Romney stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I don't describe your plan as amnesty in my ad. I don't call it amnesty."
Chain email stated on December 19, 2007: When Obama was sworn into office, "he DID NOT use the Holy Bible, but instead the Kuran (Their equivalency to our Bible, but very different beliefs)."
Chain email stated on October 1, 2007: "Obama was enrolled in a Wahabi school in Jakarta. Wahabism is the RADICAL teaching that is followed by the Muslim terrorists who are now waging Jihad against the western world."
Chain email stated on December 12, 2007: An anonymous e-mail says that Hillary Clinton advocates communism.
John Edwards stated on November 12, 2007 in a TV ad: Edwards says if Congress won't pass universal health care, he'll tell Congress: "I'm going to use my power as president to take your health care away from you."
Joe Biden stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: Rudy Giuliani is "probably the most underqualified man since George Bush to seek the presidency."
Mike Huckabee stated on October 21, 2007 in Orlando: The signers of the Declaration of Independence were "brave people, most of whom, by the way, were clergymen."
Rudy Giuliani stated on September 19, 2007 in a comment to reporters in London.: "I'm probably one of the four or five best-known Americans in the world."
Bill Richardson stated on September 3, 2007: "Iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for reasons related to the Lord, should be the first caucus and primary."
Mike Gravel stated on June 28, 2007 in a debate at Howard University.: "In 1972, we had a 179,000 human beings in jail in this country. Today, it's 2.3-million, and 70 percent of them are black, African-American."
