Claim: The McCain-Palin campaign released a new ad called "Promise," which the campaign says will air nationally. But it contains a whopper we've addressed a few times: The ad claims Sen. Barack Obama "voted to cut off funding for our troops." But a McCain campaign press release announcing the ad cites the same vote we addressed in an earlier article on this misleading claim. The fact is, while it's true Obama voted against a GOP-backed troop funding bill once,
Fact-check: McCain Ad "Promise": Promises Same Falsehood - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the mccain-palin campaign released a new ad called "promise," which the campaign says will air nationally. but it contains a whopper we've addressed a few times: the ad claims sen. barack obama "voted to cut off funding for our troops." but a mccain campaign press release announcing the ad cites the same vote we addressed in an earlier article on this misleading claim. the fact is, while it's true obama voted against a gop-backed troop funding bill once,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Emi Kolawole
Date published: 2008-09-29T14:11:47