Fact Check: Did Obama alter energy stance 'all of a sudden'?

The Statement: Republican vice-presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin, in an interview taped Oct. 8 and aired Sunday, Oct. 12, on Fox News' "Hannity's America," referred to Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama's stance on offshore High drilling and "clean-coal" technology. "That was kind of perplexing last night, listening to Barack Obama's position all of a sudden saying 'yay' to clean coal and perhaps 'yay' to offshore," she said. Palin said he's "so on record as having opposed" those technologies.

The Verdict: False. Obama long has supported clean coal technology and more recently changed his stance on offshore oil drilling — two months before the Oct. 7 debate referenced by Palin.