McCain Claims Whitman 'Founded' eBay... Oops

October 27, 2008 | 2:54 PM

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Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain frequently touts former eBay CEO Meg Whitman as someone he turns to for economic advice, even floating her as a possible Treasury Secretary. In his latest statement on the economy, however, he incorrectly claimed that Whitman was the "founder" of eBay. Watch the clip above.

The Huffington Post notes that Whitman joined eBay as CEO in 1998, three years after it was founded by Pierre Omidyar, a fan of Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama. Just in case it comes up, McCain adviser Carly Fiorina, was chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard before being ousted in 2005. HP was founded by William Hewlett and David Packard in 1935.

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