Latest False Fact-checks on Barack Obama Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2010 in a town hall meeting: The Bush administration had been "giving (auto companies) billions of dollars and just asking nothing in return." Barack Obama stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview with CNBC's John Harwood : "The vast majority of the money I got was from small donors all across the country.'' Barack Obama stated on January 27, 2010 in his State of the Union address: "We've excluded lobbyists from policymaking jobs." Barack Obama stated on December 3, 2009 in comments at the White House: When Obama was interviewed by American reporters in Asia, "Not one of them asked me about Asia. Not one of them asked me about the economy." Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to a joint session of Congress: Insurers delayed an Illinois man's treatment, "and he died because of it." Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to Congress: Health reform will "give every American the same opportunity" to buy health insurance the way members of Congress do. Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to Congress: Preventive care "saves money." Barack Obama stated on August 20, 2009 in a forum with supporters: "If we went back to the obesity rates that existed back in the 1980s, the Medicare system over several years could save as much as a trillion dollars." Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2009 in a town hall meeting in New Hampshire: "I have not said that I was a single-payer supporter." Barack Obama stated on August 5, 2009 in a speech in Wakarusa, Ind.: Stimulus tax cuts "began showing up in paychecks of 4.8 million Indiana households about three months ago." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a press conference: Health insurance companies are "making record profits, right now." Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2009 in a newspaper interview: "We import more oil today than ever before." Barack Obama stated on March 10, 2009 in a speech on education: "In eighth grade math, we’ve fallen to ninth place." Barack Obama stated on January 9, 2009 in a news conference: "There is no disagreement that we need action by our government, a recovery plan that will help to jump-start the economy." Barack Obama stated on October 17, 2008 in a speech in Roanoke, Va.: "Senator McCain would pay for part of his (health care) plan by making drastic cuts in Medicare — $882-billion worth." Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: "The centerpiece of Senator McCain's education policy is to increase the voucher program in D.C. by 2,000 slots." Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: Under John McCain's health care plan, people get a $5,000 tax credit to buy a $12,000 health care policy, and "that's a loss for you." Barack Obama stated on September 1, 2008 in a TV ad: John McCain accused Barack Obama "of letting infants die." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "Oil companies ...currently have 68-million acres that they're not using." Barack Obama stated on September 16, 2008 in a radio ad: McCain "has opposed stem cell research." Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2008: "But if my opponent had his way, the millions of Floridians who rely on it would've had their Social Security tied up in the stock market this week." Barack Obama stated on August 16, 2008 in a TV interview with megachurch pastor Rick Warren in Lake Forest, Calif.: "The fact is that although we have had a president who is opposed to abortion over the last eight years, abortions have not gone down.'' Barack Obama stated on August 4, 2008 in Lansing, MI: Oil companies "haven't touched" 68 million acres where they already have rights to drill. Barack Obama stated on August 5, 2008 in a town hall in Berea, Ohio.: Fully inflating tires is "a step that every expert says would absolutely reduce our oil consumption by 3 to 4 percent." Barack Obama stated on August 6, 2008 in a news release: John McCain refuses to support a new bipartisan energy bill "because it would take away tax breaks from oil companies like Exxon Mobil." Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2008 in the campaign's energy plan.: The U.S. government spends less on energy innovation "than the pet food industry invests in its own products." Barack Obama stated on June 25, 2008 in Chicago: "Our National Guard, as we saw in the Midwest flooding, can't function as effectively as it could. I was talking to National Guard representatives. Fifteen of their 17 helicopters in this region were overseas during the flooding." Barack Obama stated on May 22, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: "I think we came down here (to Florida) one time ... but we weren't actively fundraising here." Barack Obama stated on April 16, 2008 in Philadelphia: "I have never said that I don't wear flag pins or refuse to wear flag pins." Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2008 in Associated Press Annual Meeting, Washington D.C.: "He's promising four more years of an administration that will push for the privatization of Social Security..."
Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2010 in a town hall meeting: The Bush administration had been "giving (auto companies) billions of dollars and just asking nothing in return." Barack Obama stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview with CNBC's John Harwood : "The vast majority of the money I got was from small donors all across the country.'' Barack Obama stated on January 27, 2010 in his State of the Union address: "We've excluded lobbyists from policymaking jobs." Barack Obama stated on December 3, 2009 in comments at the White House: When Obama was interviewed by American reporters in Asia, "Not one of them asked me about Asia. Not one of them asked me about the economy." Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to a joint session of Congress: Insurers delayed an Illinois man's treatment, "and he died because of it." Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to Congress: Health reform will "give every American the same opportunity" to buy health insurance the way members of Congress do. Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to Congress: Preventive care "saves money." Barack Obama stated on August 20, 2009 in a forum with supporters: "If we went back to the obesity rates that existed back in the 1980s, the Medicare system over several years could save as much as a trillion dollars." Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2009 in a town hall meeting in New Hampshire: "I have not said that I was a single-payer supporter." Barack Obama stated on August 5, 2009 in a speech in Wakarusa, Ind.: Stimulus tax cuts "began showing up in paychecks of 4.8 million Indiana households about three months ago." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a press conference: Health insurance companies are "making record profits, right now." Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2009 in a newspaper interview: "We import more oil today than ever before." Barack Obama stated on March 10, 2009 in a speech on education: "In eighth grade math, we’ve fallen to ninth place." Barack Obama stated on January 9, 2009 in a news conference: "There is no disagreement that we need action by our government, a recovery plan that will help to jump-start the economy." Barack Obama stated on October 17, 2008 in a speech in Roanoke, Va.: "Senator McCain would pay for part of his (health care) plan by making drastic cuts in Medicare — $882-billion worth." Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: "The centerpiece of Senator McCain's education policy is to increase the voucher program in D.C. by 2,000 slots." Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: Under John McCain's health care plan, people get a $5,000 tax credit to buy a $12,000 health care policy, and "that's a loss for you." Barack Obama stated on September 1, 2008 in a TV ad: John McCain accused Barack Obama "of letting infants die." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "Oil companies ...currently have 68-million acres that they're not using." Barack Obama stated on September 16, 2008 in a radio ad: McCain "has opposed stem cell research." Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2008: "But if my opponent had his way, the millions of Floridians who rely on it would've had their Social Security tied up in the stock market this week." Barack Obama stated on August 16, 2008 in a TV interview with megachurch pastor Rick Warren in Lake Forest, Calif.: "The fact is that although we have had a president who is opposed to abortion over the last eight years, abortions have not gone down.'' Barack Obama stated on August 4, 2008 in Lansing, MI: Oil companies "haven't touched" 68 million acres where they already have rights to drill. Barack Obama stated on August 5, 2008 in a town hall in Berea, Ohio.: Fully inflating tires is "a step that every expert says would absolutely reduce our oil consumption by 3 to 4 percent." Barack Obama stated on August 6, 2008 in a news release: John McCain refuses to support a new bipartisan energy bill "because it would take away tax breaks from oil companies like Exxon Mobil." Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2008 in the campaign's energy plan.: The U.S. government spends less on energy innovation "than the pet food industry invests in its own products." Barack Obama stated on June 25, 2008 in Chicago: "Our National Guard, as we saw in the Midwest flooding, can't function as effectively as it could. I was talking to National Guard representatives. Fifteen of their 17 helicopters in this region were overseas during the flooding." Barack Obama stated on May 22, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: "I think we came down here (to Florida) one time ... but we weren't actively fundraising here." Barack Obama stated on April 16, 2008 in Philadelphia: "I have never said that I don't wear flag pins or refuse to wear flag pins." Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2008 in Associated Press Annual Meeting, Washington D.C.: "He's promising four more years of an administration that will push for the privatization of Social Security..."
Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2010 in a town hall meeting: The Bush administration had been "giving (auto companies) billions of dollars and just asking nothing in return."
Barack Obama stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview with CNBC's John Harwood : "The vast majority of the money I got was from small donors all across the country.''
Barack Obama stated on January 27, 2010 in his State of the Union address: "We've excluded lobbyists from policymaking jobs."
Barack Obama stated on December 3, 2009 in comments at the White House: When Obama was interviewed by American reporters in Asia, "Not one of them asked me about Asia. Not one of them asked me about the economy."
Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to a joint session of Congress: Insurers delayed an Illinois man's treatment, "and he died because of it."
Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to Congress: Health reform will "give every American the same opportunity" to buy health insurance the way members of Congress do.
Barack Obama stated on August 20, 2009 in a forum with supporters: "If we went back to the obesity rates that existed back in the 1980s, the Medicare system over several years could save as much as a trillion dollars."
Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2009 in a town hall meeting in New Hampshire: "I have not said that I was a single-payer supporter."
Barack Obama stated on August 5, 2009 in a speech in Wakarusa, Ind.: Stimulus tax cuts "began showing up in paychecks of 4.8 million Indiana households about three months ago."
Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a press conference: Health insurance companies are "making record profits, right now."
Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2009 in a newspaper interview: "We import more oil today than ever before."
Barack Obama stated on March 10, 2009 in a speech on education: "In eighth grade math, we’ve fallen to ninth place."
Barack Obama stated on January 9, 2009 in a news conference: "There is no disagreement that we need action by our government, a recovery plan that will help to jump-start the economy."
Barack Obama stated on October 17, 2008 in a speech in Roanoke, Va.: "Senator McCain would pay for part of his (health care) plan by making drastic cuts in Medicare — $882-billion worth."
Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: "The centerpiece of Senator McCain's education policy is to increase the voucher program in D.C. by 2,000 slots."
Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: Under John McCain's health care plan, people get a $5,000 tax credit to buy a $12,000 health care policy, and "that's a loss for you."
Barack Obama stated on September 1, 2008 in a TV ad: John McCain accused Barack Obama "of letting infants die."
Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "Oil companies ...currently have 68-million acres that they're not using."
Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2008: "But if my opponent had his way, the millions of Floridians who rely on it would've had their Social Security tied up in the stock market this week."
Barack Obama stated on August 16, 2008 in a TV interview with megachurch pastor Rick Warren in Lake Forest, Calif.: "The fact is that although we have had a president who is opposed to abortion over the last eight years, abortions have not gone down.''
Barack Obama stated on August 4, 2008 in Lansing, MI: Oil companies "haven't touched" 68 million acres where they already have rights to drill.
Barack Obama stated on August 5, 2008 in a town hall in Berea, Ohio.: Fully inflating tires is "a step that every expert says would absolutely reduce our oil consumption by 3 to 4 percent."
Barack Obama stated on August 6, 2008 in a news release: John McCain refuses to support a new bipartisan energy bill "because it would take away tax breaks from oil companies like Exxon Mobil."
Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2008 in the campaign's energy plan.: The U.S. government spends less on energy innovation "than the pet food industry invests in its own products."
Barack Obama stated on June 25, 2008 in Chicago: "Our National Guard, as we saw in the Midwest flooding, can't function as effectively as it could. I was talking to National Guard representatives. Fifteen of their 17 helicopters in this region were overseas during the flooding."
Barack Obama stated on May 22, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: "I think we came down here (to Florida) one time ... but we weren't actively fundraising here."
Barack Obama stated on April 16, 2008 in Philadelphia: "I have never said that I don't wear flag pins or refuse to wear flag pins."
Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2008 in Associated Press Annual Meeting, Washington D.C.: "He's promising four more years of an administration that will push for the privatization of Social Security..."
