Latest Fact-checks on Barack Obama Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "Young veterans have a higher unemployment rate than people who didn’t serve." Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "We have provided at least 16 tax cuts to small businesses." Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "You see a whole bunch of Korean cars here in the United States, and you don't see any American cars in Korea." Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "What I have done -- and this is unprecedented ... is I've said to each agency ... 'look at regulations that are already on the books and if they don't make sense, let's get rid of them.'" Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "If you're a … wealthy CEO or a … hedge fund manager in America right now, your taxes are … lower than they've been since the 1950s." Barack Obama stated on May 10, 2011 in a speech in El Paso: "The (border) fence is now basically complete." Barack Obama stated on May 10, 2011 in a speech in Austin, Texas: Under President Barack Obama, the United States has "doubled our exports." Barack Obama stated on May 10, 2011 in a speech in El Paso: The Obama administration increased the deportation of illegal immigrants convicted of crimes by 70 percent. Barack Obama stated on May 10, 2011 in a speech in El Paso: "The Border Patrol has 20,000 agents – more than twice as many as there were in 2004." Barack Obama stated on May 1, 2011 in an address to the nation: "Bin Laden had declared war against Pakistan." Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with George Stephanopoulos: On whether the federal debt limit should be raised Barack Obama stated on April 26, 2011 in an interview: Says "we have now more Border Patrol officers … than we’ve had at any time in our history." Barack Obama stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: Says stories about his birth certificate drowned out media coverage of the Republican and White House budget plans the week of April 11. Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in remarks at a campaign fundraiser: Says Paul Ryan "voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill -- but wasn't paid for." Barack Obama stated on April 18, 2011 in an interview: "Gov. (Rick) Perry helped balance his budget with about $6 billion worth of federal help, which he happily took, and then started blaming the members of Congress who had offered that help." Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech at George Washington University: The Republican budget plan "says that 10 years from now, if you’re a 65-year-old who’s eligible for Medicare, you should have to pay nearly $6,400 more than you would today." Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech at George Washington University: "In the last decade, the average income of the bottom 90 percent of all working Americans actually declined. The top 1 percent saw their income rise by an average of more than a quarter of a million dollars each." Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech: "By the end of this decade, the interest we owe on our debt could rise to nearly $1 trillion." Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech.: "Foreign aid makes up about 1 percent of our entire budget." Barack Obama stated on March 28, 2011 in a televised address: "Regime change (in Iraq) took eight years" Barack Obama stated on December 7, 2007 in an interview with the "Boston Globe": On the president unilaterally authorizing a military attack "that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation." Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "Oil production from federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico reached an all-time high" in 2010. Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "Last year, American oil production reached its highest level since 2003." Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "For the first time in more than a decade, imports accounted for less than half of (the oil) we consumed." Barack Obama stated on February 15, 2011 in a press conference: If there’s a government shutdown, "people don’t get their Social Security checks." Barack Obama stated on February 22, 2011 in a speech in Cleveland, Ohio: The president’s proposed budget "will help reduce the deficit by $400 billion over the next decade to the lowest level since Dwight Eisenhower was president." Barack Obama stated on February 14, 2011 in a speech: The White House budget plan will bring domestic discretionary spending to its lowest share of our economy since Dwight Eisenhower was president. Barack Obama stated on February 15, 2011 in a press conference: Under the White House’s budget proposal, "we will not be adding more to the national debt" by the middle of the decade. Barack Obama stated on February 7, 2011 in a speech to the Chamber of Commerce: "Today, American companies have nearly $2 trillion sitting on their balance sheets." Barack Obama stated on February 6, 2011 in an interview on Fox: Twelve judges have thrown out legal challenges to the health care law because they rejected "the notion that the health care law was unconstitutional."
Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "Young veterans have a higher unemployment rate than people who didn’t serve." Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "We have provided at least 16 tax cuts to small businesses." Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "You see a whole bunch of Korean cars here in the United States, and you don't see any American cars in Korea." Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "What I have done -- and this is unprecedented ... is I've said to each agency ... 'look at regulations that are already on the books and if they don't make sense, let's get rid of them.'" Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "If you're a … wealthy CEO or a … hedge fund manager in America right now, your taxes are … lower than they've been since the 1950s." Barack Obama stated on May 10, 2011 in a speech in El Paso: "The (border) fence is now basically complete." Barack Obama stated on May 10, 2011 in a speech in Austin, Texas: Under President Barack Obama, the United States has "doubled our exports." Barack Obama stated on May 10, 2011 in a speech in El Paso: The Obama administration increased the deportation of illegal immigrants convicted of crimes by 70 percent. Barack Obama stated on May 10, 2011 in a speech in El Paso: "The Border Patrol has 20,000 agents – more than twice as many as there were in 2004." Barack Obama stated on May 1, 2011 in an address to the nation: "Bin Laden had declared war against Pakistan." Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with George Stephanopoulos: On whether the federal debt limit should be raised Barack Obama stated on April 26, 2011 in an interview: Says "we have now more Border Patrol officers … than we’ve had at any time in our history." Barack Obama stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: Says stories about his birth certificate drowned out media coverage of the Republican and White House budget plans the week of April 11. Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in remarks at a campaign fundraiser: Says Paul Ryan "voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill -- but wasn't paid for." Barack Obama stated on April 18, 2011 in an interview: "Gov. (Rick) Perry helped balance his budget with about $6 billion worth of federal help, which he happily took, and then started blaming the members of Congress who had offered that help." Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech at George Washington University: The Republican budget plan "says that 10 years from now, if you’re a 65-year-old who’s eligible for Medicare, you should have to pay nearly $6,400 more than you would today." Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech at George Washington University: "In the last decade, the average income of the bottom 90 percent of all working Americans actually declined. The top 1 percent saw their income rise by an average of more than a quarter of a million dollars each." Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech: "By the end of this decade, the interest we owe on our debt could rise to nearly $1 trillion." Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech.: "Foreign aid makes up about 1 percent of our entire budget." Barack Obama stated on March 28, 2011 in a televised address: "Regime change (in Iraq) took eight years" Barack Obama stated on December 7, 2007 in an interview with the "Boston Globe": On the president unilaterally authorizing a military attack "that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation." Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "Oil production from federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico reached an all-time high" in 2010. Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "Last year, American oil production reached its highest level since 2003." Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "For the first time in more than a decade, imports accounted for less than half of (the oil) we consumed." Barack Obama stated on February 15, 2011 in a press conference: If there’s a government shutdown, "people don’t get their Social Security checks." Barack Obama stated on February 22, 2011 in a speech in Cleveland, Ohio: The president’s proposed budget "will help reduce the deficit by $400 billion over the next decade to the lowest level since Dwight Eisenhower was president." Barack Obama stated on February 14, 2011 in a speech: The White House budget plan will bring domestic discretionary spending to its lowest share of our economy since Dwight Eisenhower was president. Barack Obama stated on February 15, 2011 in a press conference: Under the White House’s budget proposal, "we will not be adding more to the national debt" by the middle of the decade. Barack Obama stated on February 7, 2011 in a speech to the Chamber of Commerce: "Today, American companies have nearly $2 trillion sitting on their balance sheets." Barack Obama stated on February 6, 2011 in an interview on Fox: Twelve judges have thrown out legal challenges to the health care law because they rejected "the notion that the health care law was unconstitutional."
Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "Young veterans have a higher unemployment rate than people who didn’t serve."
Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "We have provided at least 16 tax cuts to small businesses."
Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "You see a whole bunch of Korean cars here in the United States, and you don't see any American cars in Korea."
Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "What I have done -- and this is unprecedented ... is I've said to each agency ... 'look at regulations that are already on the books and if they don't make sense, let's get rid of them.'"
Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "If you're a … wealthy CEO or a … hedge fund manager in America right now, your taxes are … lower than they've been since the 1950s."
Barack Obama stated on May 10, 2011 in a speech in El Paso: "The (border) fence is now basically complete."
Barack Obama stated on May 10, 2011 in a speech in Austin, Texas: Under President Barack Obama, the United States has "doubled our exports."
Barack Obama stated on May 10, 2011 in a speech in El Paso: The Obama administration increased the deportation of illegal immigrants convicted of crimes by 70 percent.
Barack Obama stated on May 10, 2011 in a speech in El Paso: "The Border Patrol has 20,000 agents – more than twice as many as there were in 2004."
Barack Obama stated on May 1, 2011 in an address to the nation: "Bin Laden had declared war against Pakistan."
Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with George Stephanopoulos: On whether the federal debt limit should be raised
Barack Obama stated on April 26, 2011 in an interview: Says "we have now more Border Patrol officers … than we’ve had at any time in our history."
Barack Obama stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: Says stories about his birth certificate drowned out media coverage of the Republican and White House budget plans the week of April 11.
Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in remarks at a campaign fundraiser: Says Paul Ryan "voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill -- but wasn't paid for."
Barack Obama stated on April 18, 2011 in an interview: "Gov. (Rick) Perry helped balance his budget with about $6 billion worth of federal help, which he happily took, and then started blaming the members of Congress who had offered that help."
Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech at George Washington University: The Republican budget plan "says that 10 years from now, if you’re a 65-year-old who’s eligible for Medicare, you should have to pay nearly $6,400 more than you would today."
Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech at George Washington University: "In the last decade, the average income of the bottom 90 percent of all working Americans actually declined. The top 1 percent saw their income rise by an average of more than a quarter of a million dollars each."
Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech: "By the end of this decade, the interest we owe on our debt could rise to nearly $1 trillion."
Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech.: "Foreign aid makes up about 1 percent of our entire budget."
Barack Obama stated on March 28, 2011 in a televised address: "Regime change (in Iraq) took eight years"
Barack Obama stated on December 7, 2007 in an interview with the "Boston Globe": On the president unilaterally authorizing a military attack "that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation."
Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "Oil production from federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico reached an all-time high" in 2010.
Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "Last year, American oil production reached its highest level since 2003."
Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "For the first time in more than a decade, imports accounted for less than half of (the oil) we consumed."
Barack Obama stated on February 15, 2011 in a press conference: If there’s a government shutdown, "people don’t get their Social Security checks."
Barack Obama stated on February 22, 2011 in a speech in Cleveland, Ohio: The president’s proposed budget "will help reduce the deficit by $400 billion over the next decade to the lowest level since Dwight Eisenhower was president."
Barack Obama stated on February 14, 2011 in a speech: The White House budget plan will bring domestic discretionary spending to its lowest share of our economy since Dwight Eisenhower was president.
Barack Obama stated on February 15, 2011 in a press conference: Under the White House’s budget proposal, "we will not be adding more to the national debt" by the middle of the decade.
Barack Obama stated on February 7, 2011 in a speech to the Chamber of Commerce: "Today, American companies have nearly $2 trillion sitting on their balance sheets."
Barack Obama stated on February 6, 2011 in an interview on Fox: Twelve judges have thrown out legal challenges to the health care law because they rejected "the notion that the health care law was unconstitutional."
