Latest True Fact-checks on Barack Obama Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in his online video endorsement of Joe Biden for president: Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis." Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2016 in a speech to the Leader's Summit on Refugees: "Refugees are subject to more rigorous screening than the average tourist in the U.S." Barack Obama stated on September 13, 2016 in a speech in Philadelphia: Says Donald Trump's foundation "took money other people gave to his charity and then bought a six-foot-tall painting of himself." Barack Obama stated on March 12, 2016 in remarks in Dallas at a Democratic National Committee reception: "Right now, here in Texas, wind power is already cheaper than dirty fossil fuels." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in his State of the Union speech: "Our businesses have created jobs every single month since (Obamacare) became law." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The economy is "creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "America is No. 1 one in oil and gas." Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech in Wayne. Mich.: Over the past five years, the American automobile industry has "created about 500,000 new jobs." Barack Obama stated on December 21, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "We're spending millions for each individual" held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Barack Obama stated on September 1, 2014 in a speech in Milwaukee: "We cut our deficits by more than half." Barack Obama stated on April 10, 2014 in speech at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library: During Lyndon B. Johnson’s first 20 years in Congress, "he opposed every civil rights measure that came up for a vote." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union speech: "Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: There is "more oil produced at home than we buy from the rest of the world – the first time that’s happened in nearly 20 years." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of Union address: During the past four years, "average wages have barely budged." Barack Obama stated on January 16, 2014 in a speech at North Carolina State University: "For the first time in nearly two decades, we produce more oil here in the United States than we buy from the rest of the world." Barack Obama stated on December 4, 2013 in a speech: "By the time she turns 3 years old, a child born into a low-income home hears 30 million fewer words than a child from a well-off family." Barack Obama stated on November 6, 2013 in remarks at a Dallas synagogue: "A million people … could get health insurance right away" if Texas expanded Medicaid under Obamacare. Barack Obama stated on August 6, 2013 in a speech on homeownership: "We now sell more products made in America to the rest of the world than ever before." Barack Obama stated on July 24, 2013 in a speech at Knox College in Illinois: Says "our deficits are falling at the fastest rate in 60 years." Barack Obama stated on July 24, 2013 in a speech in Galesburg, Ill.: "The income of the top 1 percent nearly quadrupled from 1979 to 2007, but the typical family’s incomes barely budged." Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2013 in a speech from the White House Rose Garden: A bipartisan background check amendment "outlawed any (gun) registry. Plain and simple, right there in the text." Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: "The NRA used to support expanded background checks." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "The 12 hottest years on record have come in the last 15 years." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "After shedding jobs for more than 10 years, our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs over the past three." Barack Obama stated on January 16, 2013 in in a speech: "A majority of Americans agree with" a ban on assault weapons. "And by the way, so did Ronald Reagan." Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney wants to add $2 trillion to defense budget that the military hasn’t asked for. Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney suggested that "employers should be able to make the decision as to whether or not a woman gets contraception through her insurance coverage." Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in in a town-hall debate in Long Island, N.Y.: When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, he "stood in front of a coal plant and pointed at it and said, ‘This plant kills.’" Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate: The federal tax code has "loopholes that are giving incentives for companies that are shipping jobs overseas." Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in a presidential debate in Denver: Says Romney wants to add $2 trillion to the defense budget that the military hasn’t asked for.
Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in his online video endorsement of Joe Biden for president: Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis." Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2016 in a speech to the Leader's Summit on Refugees: "Refugees are subject to more rigorous screening than the average tourist in the U.S." Barack Obama stated on September 13, 2016 in a speech in Philadelphia: Says Donald Trump's foundation "took money other people gave to his charity and then bought a six-foot-tall painting of himself." Barack Obama stated on March 12, 2016 in remarks in Dallas at a Democratic National Committee reception: "Right now, here in Texas, wind power is already cheaper than dirty fossil fuels." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in his State of the Union speech: "Our businesses have created jobs every single month since (Obamacare) became law." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The economy is "creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "America is No. 1 one in oil and gas." Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech in Wayne. Mich.: Over the past five years, the American automobile industry has "created about 500,000 new jobs." Barack Obama stated on December 21, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "We're spending millions for each individual" held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Barack Obama stated on September 1, 2014 in a speech in Milwaukee: "We cut our deficits by more than half." Barack Obama stated on April 10, 2014 in speech at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library: During Lyndon B. Johnson’s first 20 years in Congress, "he opposed every civil rights measure that came up for a vote." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union speech: "Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: There is "more oil produced at home than we buy from the rest of the world – the first time that’s happened in nearly 20 years." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of Union address: During the past four years, "average wages have barely budged." Barack Obama stated on January 16, 2014 in a speech at North Carolina State University: "For the first time in nearly two decades, we produce more oil here in the United States than we buy from the rest of the world." Barack Obama stated on December 4, 2013 in a speech: "By the time she turns 3 years old, a child born into a low-income home hears 30 million fewer words than a child from a well-off family." Barack Obama stated on November 6, 2013 in remarks at a Dallas synagogue: "A million people … could get health insurance right away" if Texas expanded Medicaid under Obamacare. Barack Obama stated on August 6, 2013 in a speech on homeownership: "We now sell more products made in America to the rest of the world than ever before." Barack Obama stated on July 24, 2013 in a speech at Knox College in Illinois: Says "our deficits are falling at the fastest rate in 60 years." Barack Obama stated on July 24, 2013 in a speech in Galesburg, Ill.: "The income of the top 1 percent nearly quadrupled from 1979 to 2007, but the typical family’s incomes barely budged." Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2013 in a speech from the White House Rose Garden: A bipartisan background check amendment "outlawed any (gun) registry. Plain and simple, right there in the text." Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: "The NRA used to support expanded background checks." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "The 12 hottest years on record have come in the last 15 years." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "After shedding jobs for more than 10 years, our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs over the past three." Barack Obama stated on January 16, 2013 in in a speech: "A majority of Americans agree with" a ban on assault weapons. "And by the way, so did Ronald Reagan." Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney wants to add $2 trillion to defense budget that the military hasn’t asked for. Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney suggested that "employers should be able to make the decision as to whether or not a woman gets contraception through her insurance coverage." Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in in a town-hall debate in Long Island, N.Y.: When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, he "stood in front of a coal plant and pointed at it and said, ‘This plant kills.’" Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate: The federal tax code has "loopholes that are giving incentives for companies that are shipping jobs overseas." Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in a presidential debate in Denver: Says Romney wants to add $2 trillion to the defense budget that the military hasn’t asked for.
Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in his online video endorsement of Joe Biden for president: Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis."
Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2016 in a speech to the Leader's Summit on Refugees: "Refugees are subject to more rigorous screening than the average tourist in the U.S."
Barack Obama stated on September 13, 2016 in a speech in Philadelphia: Says Donald Trump's foundation "took money other people gave to his charity and then bought a six-foot-tall painting of himself."
Barack Obama stated on March 12, 2016 in remarks in Dallas at a Democratic National Committee reception: "Right now, here in Texas, wind power is already cheaper than dirty fossil fuels."
Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in his State of the Union speech: "Our businesses have created jobs every single month since (Obamacare) became law."
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The economy is "creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999."
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "America is No. 1 one in oil and gas."
Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech in Wayne. Mich.: Over the past five years, the American automobile industry has "created about 500,000 new jobs."
Barack Obama stated on December 21, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "We're spending millions for each individual" held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Barack Obama stated on September 1, 2014 in a speech in Milwaukee: "We cut our deficits by more than half."
Barack Obama stated on April 10, 2014 in speech at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library: During Lyndon B. Johnson’s first 20 years in Congress, "he opposed every civil rights measure that came up for a vote."
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union speech: "Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar."
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: There is "more oil produced at home than we buy from the rest of the world – the first time that’s happened in nearly 20 years."
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of Union address: During the past four years, "average wages have barely budged."
Barack Obama stated on January 16, 2014 in a speech at North Carolina State University: "For the first time in nearly two decades, we produce more oil here in the United States than we buy from the rest of the world."
Barack Obama stated on December 4, 2013 in a speech: "By the time she turns 3 years old, a child born into a low-income home hears 30 million fewer words than a child from a well-off family."
Barack Obama stated on November 6, 2013 in remarks at a Dallas synagogue: "A million people … could get health insurance right away" if Texas expanded Medicaid under Obamacare.
Barack Obama stated on August 6, 2013 in a speech on homeownership: "We now sell more products made in America to the rest of the world than ever before."
Barack Obama stated on July 24, 2013 in a speech at Knox College in Illinois: Says "our deficits are falling at the fastest rate in 60 years."
Barack Obama stated on July 24, 2013 in a speech in Galesburg, Ill.: "The income of the top 1 percent nearly quadrupled from 1979 to 2007, but the typical family’s incomes barely budged."
Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2013 in a speech from the White House Rose Garden: A bipartisan background check amendment "outlawed any (gun) registry. Plain and simple, right there in the text."
Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: "The NRA used to support expanded background checks."
Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "The 12 hottest years on record have come in the last 15 years."
Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "After shedding jobs for more than 10 years, our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs over the past three."
Barack Obama stated on January 16, 2013 in in a speech: "A majority of Americans agree with" a ban on assault weapons. "And by the way, so did Ronald Reagan."
Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney wants to add $2 trillion to defense budget that the military hasn’t asked for.
Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney suggested that "employers should be able to make the decision as to whether or not a woman gets contraception through her insurance coverage."
Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in in a town-hall debate in Long Island, N.Y.: When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, he "stood in front of a coal plant and pointed at it and said, ‘This plant kills.’"
Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate: The federal tax code has "loopholes that are giving incentives for companies that are shipping jobs overseas."
Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in a presidential debate in Denver: Says Romney wants to add $2 trillion to the defense budget that the military hasn’t asked for.
