Lies, Lies, and More Lies
We have a Crisis McCain's Response -Lie!
Our economy is in crisis and all John McCain can do is lie. He's making the totally false case that Barack Obama doesn't have a plan for the economic crisis. "Senator Obama," he says, "has still not offered any plan of any kind." In fact Obama has offered a plan. And its McCain that has been notably short on details on how he would handle this crisis.
source:CNN
Pinicchios Rating: Lie with wiggle room - 4 Pinocchios 
No Earmarks for Alaska, Not.
Last week, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain said his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, hadn't sought earmarks or special-interest spending from Congress, presenting her as a fiscal conservative. But state records show Gov. Palin has asked U.S. taxpayers to fund $453 million in specific Alaska projects over the past two years.
source:The Wall Street Journal
Pinicchios Rating: Flat out lie - 5 Pinocchios 
Energy Exaggeration
McCain and Palin both say Alaska supplies 20 percent of U.S. energy. Not true. Not even close..Alaska's share of domestic energy production was 3.5 percent, according to the official figures kept by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. And if by "supply" Palin meant all the energy consumed in the U.S., and not just produced here, then Alaska's production accounted for only 2.4 percent.
source: Factcheck.org
Pinicchios Rating: Just plain wrong- 3 Pinocchios
Excitement Exaggeration
In recent days, journalists attending the rallies have been raising questions about the crowd estimates with the campaign. In a story on Sept. 11 about Palin's attraction for some Virginia women voters, Washington Post reporter Marc Fisher estimated the crowd to be 8,000, not the 23,000 cited by the campaign.
source: Bloomberg
Pinicchios Rating: Major exaggeration - 2 Pinocchios
Once a liar, Alway a liar
He confessed to lying about how he felt about the Confederate battle flag, which he actually abhorred. "I broke my promise to always tell the truth," McCain said.
source:The Washington Post
Pinicchios Rating: Flat out lie - 5 Pinocchios
All These Lies Are Taxing
Even Fox News Agrees?!?
source:Fox News
Pinicchios Rating: Flat out lie - 5 Pinocchios
