Obama's Oil Spill

FactCheck by Viveca Novak, Justin Bank | Apr. 1, 2008 (Special Report)
Obama says he doesn't take money from oil companies. We say that's a little too slick.

In a new ad, Obama says, "I don't take money from oil companies."

Technically, that's true, since a law that has been on the books for more than a century prohibits corporations from giving money directly to any federal candidate. But that doesn't distinguish Obama from his rivals in the race.

We find the statement misleading:

* Obama has accepted more than $213,000 from individuals who work for companies in the oil and gas ... Full Story »

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008

Obama was clearly being misleading in his statement. BUT, it's also important to consider that as a proportion of the money he's raise in total, oil contributions are barely a blip.

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