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Half-True
On the economic troubles of 2008, "really the match that lit this fire was Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac."

John McCain on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn. >>Details


Half-True
"The Democrats in the Senate and some members of Congress defended what Fannie and Freddie were doing. They resisted any change."

John McCain on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn. >>Details


Half-True
On the economic crisis, "the biggest problem in this whole process was the deregulation of the financial system."

Barack Obama on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn. >>Details


Half-True
"I wrote to Secretary Paulson, I wrote to Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke [in March 2007], and told them this is something we have to deal with, and nobody did anything about it."

Barack Obama on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn. >>Details


Mostly true
A mortgage buyback plan is "my proposal, it's not Sen. Obama's proposal, it's not President Bush's proposal."

John McCain on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn. >>Details


False
John McCain accused Barack Obama "of letting infants die."

Barack Obama on Monday, September 1st, 2008 in a TV ad >>Details


True
Under Barack Obama's health care proposal, "if you've got a health care plan that you like, you can keep it."

Barack Obama on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn. >>Details


Half-True
"I want to give every American a $5,000 refundable tax credit."

John McCain on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn. >>Details


True
"Two years ago...I wrote to Secretary Paulson, I wrote to Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke, and told them [subprime lending] is something we have to deal with."

Barack Obama on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn. >>Details


True
"I have disagreed strongly with the Bush administration on this issue" of global warming.

John McCain on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn. >>Details

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