5 False Statements From the Debate
Both Barack Obama and John McCain needed fact-checking Wednesday night
1. John McCain said ACORN "is now on the verge of maybe perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in voter history." A Republican prosecutor said of the biggest ACORN case, "[T]his scheme was not intended to permit illegal voting."
2. McCain said Joe the Plumber (Joe Wurzelbacher) would face "much higher taxes" under Barack Obama's tax plan. Wurzelbacher later said that the business he would like to buy won't make enough to pay Obama's higher tax rates.
3. Obama incorrectly said that all of McCain's ads have been "negative." That has not been true over the entire campaign.
4. Obama said his healthcare plan will cut the average family's premiums by $2,500 a year, but experts have found this figure to be dubious.
5. McCain said Colombia is the "largest agricultural importer of our products." Canada imports the most U.S. farm products.
Source: FactCheck.org
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Obama's lies
Barack Obama lied when he said he did not vote against state legislation to provide medical care to victims of live birth abortions. In fact, he voted against such legislation, which the federal government passed, in 2001,2002 and 2003
False Statements from debate
6 - Obama claimed that Palin didn't jump against "kill him" comment from the crowd thus condoning racist behavior. Perhaps because, according to the Secret Service, the incident didn't happen.
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