Latest Fact-checks on Barack Obama Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in a State of the Union speech: We've "lifted high school graduation rates to new highs." 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 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address: We have cut "our deficits by almost three-quarters." Barack Obama stated on January 5, 2016 in a speech proposing executive action on gun regulations: "A violent felon can buy (a gun) over the Internet with no background check, no questions asked." Barack Obama stated on December 1, 2015 in a press conference: "You go down to Miami and when it's flooding at high tide on a sunny day, fish are swimming through the middle of the streets." Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2015 in a joint statement with the president of Turkey.: "The United States (is) the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to displaced persons and refugees." Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2015 in a press conference: Today, the deficit is "below the average deficits over the past 40 years." Barack Obama stated on October 1, 2015 in remarks following a school shooting in Oregon: "States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths." Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview with Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show": "The economy, by every metric, is better than when I came into office." Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2015 in an online interview with "The Daily Show": Since 2009, "we've cut homelessness (among veterans) by a third." Barack Obama stated on July 2, 2015 in a speech: "We've cut the deficit by two-thirds." Barack Obama stated on June 25, 2015 in a speech about the Affordable Care Act.: "By one leading measure, what business owners pay out in wages and salaries is now finally growing faster than what they spend on health insurance" for the first time in 17 years. Barack Obama stated on June 20, 2015 in a tweet: "Here are the stats: Per population, we kill each other with guns at a rate 297x more than Japan, 49x more than France, 33x more than Israel." Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency." Barack Obama stated on June 1, 2015 in remarks at the White House: Today, "the United States is the most respected country on Earth." Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2015 in a press conference: Says Loretta Lynch’s nomination "has been now sitting there longer than the previous seven attorney general nominees combined." Barack Obama stated on April 5, 2015 in an interview with the 'New York Times.': "Iran’s defense budget is $30 billion. Our defense budget is closer to $600 billion." Barack Obama stated on March 25, 2015 in a speech: The Affordable Care Act is "a major reason why we’ve seen 50,000 fewer preventable patient deaths in hospitals." Barack Obama stated on February 8, 2015 in a public-service video during the Grammys: "Nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape." Barack Obama stated on January 22, 2015 in an interview with YouTube celebrity Bethany Mota: "The reason we even have colleges is that at some point there were politicians who said, ‘You know what? We should start colleges.’ " Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "In Iraq and Syria, American leadership, including our military power, is stopping (the Islamic State’s) advance." Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech in Detroit: "The auto companies have now repaid taxpayers every dime and more of what my administration invested in." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "America is No. 1 in wind power." 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 the State of the Union address: "Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis." 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 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The United States is "the only advanced country on Earth" that doesn’t guarantee "paid maternity leave to our workers." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: We've seen "our deficits cut by two-thirds." Barack Obama stated on January 8, 2015 in a speech in Phoenix, Ariz.: "Today, home sales are up nearly 50 percent from where they were in the worst of the crisis."
Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in a State of the Union speech: We've "lifted high school graduation rates to new highs." 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 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address: We have cut "our deficits by almost three-quarters." Barack Obama stated on January 5, 2016 in a speech proposing executive action on gun regulations: "A violent felon can buy (a gun) over the Internet with no background check, no questions asked." Barack Obama stated on December 1, 2015 in a press conference: "You go down to Miami and when it's flooding at high tide on a sunny day, fish are swimming through the middle of the streets." Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2015 in a joint statement with the president of Turkey.: "The United States (is) the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to displaced persons and refugees." Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2015 in a press conference: Today, the deficit is "below the average deficits over the past 40 years." Barack Obama stated on October 1, 2015 in remarks following a school shooting in Oregon: "States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths." Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview with Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show": "The economy, by every metric, is better than when I came into office." Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2015 in an online interview with "The Daily Show": Since 2009, "we've cut homelessness (among veterans) by a third." Barack Obama stated on July 2, 2015 in a speech: "We've cut the deficit by two-thirds." Barack Obama stated on June 25, 2015 in a speech about the Affordable Care Act.: "By one leading measure, what business owners pay out in wages and salaries is now finally growing faster than what they spend on health insurance" for the first time in 17 years. Barack Obama stated on June 20, 2015 in a tweet: "Here are the stats: Per population, we kill each other with guns at a rate 297x more than Japan, 49x more than France, 33x more than Israel." Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency." Barack Obama stated on June 1, 2015 in remarks at the White House: Today, "the United States is the most respected country on Earth." Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2015 in a press conference: Says Loretta Lynch’s nomination "has been now sitting there longer than the previous seven attorney general nominees combined." Barack Obama stated on April 5, 2015 in an interview with the 'New York Times.': "Iran’s defense budget is $30 billion. Our defense budget is closer to $600 billion." Barack Obama stated on March 25, 2015 in a speech: The Affordable Care Act is "a major reason why we’ve seen 50,000 fewer preventable patient deaths in hospitals." Barack Obama stated on February 8, 2015 in a public-service video during the Grammys: "Nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape." Barack Obama stated on January 22, 2015 in an interview with YouTube celebrity Bethany Mota: "The reason we even have colleges is that at some point there were politicians who said, ‘You know what? We should start colleges.’ " Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "In Iraq and Syria, American leadership, including our military power, is stopping (the Islamic State’s) advance." Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech in Detroit: "The auto companies have now repaid taxpayers every dime and more of what my administration invested in." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "America is No. 1 in wind power." 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 the State of the Union address: "Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis." 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 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The United States is "the only advanced country on Earth" that doesn’t guarantee "paid maternity leave to our workers." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: We've seen "our deficits cut by two-thirds." Barack Obama stated on January 8, 2015 in a speech in Phoenix, Ariz.: "Today, home sales are up nearly 50 percent from where they were in the worst of the crisis."
Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in a State of the Union speech: We've "lifted high school graduation rates to new highs."
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 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address: We have cut "our deficits by almost three-quarters."
Barack Obama stated on January 5, 2016 in a speech proposing executive action on gun regulations: "A violent felon can buy (a gun) over the Internet with no background check, no questions asked."
Barack Obama stated on December 1, 2015 in a press conference: "You go down to Miami and when it's flooding at high tide on a sunny day, fish are swimming through the middle of the streets."
Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2015 in a joint statement with the president of Turkey.: "The United States (is) the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to displaced persons and refugees."
Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2015 in a press conference: Today, the deficit is "below the average deficits over the past 40 years."
Barack Obama stated on October 1, 2015 in remarks following a school shooting in Oregon: "States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths."
Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview with Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show": "The economy, by every metric, is better than when I came into office."
Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2015 in an online interview with "The Daily Show": Since 2009, "we've cut homelessness (among veterans) by a third."
Barack Obama stated on June 25, 2015 in a speech about the Affordable Care Act.: "By one leading measure, what business owners pay out in wages and salaries is now finally growing faster than what they spend on health insurance" for the first time in 17 years.
Barack Obama stated on June 20, 2015 in a tweet: "Here are the stats: Per population, we kill each other with guns at a rate 297x more than Japan, 49x more than France, 33x more than Israel."
Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency."
Barack Obama stated on June 1, 2015 in remarks at the White House: Today, "the United States is the most respected country on Earth."
Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2015 in a press conference: Says Loretta Lynch’s nomination "has been now sitting there longer than the previous seven attorney general nominees combined."
Barack Obama stated on April 5, 2015 in an interview with the 'New York Times.': "Iran’s defense budget is $30 billion. Our defense budget is closer to $600 billion."
Barack Obama stated on March 25, 2015 in a speech: The Affordable Care Act is "a major reason why we’ve seen 50,000 fewer preventable patient deaths in hospitals."
Barack Obama stated on February 8, 2015 in a public-service video during the Grammys: "Nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape."
Barack Obama stated on January 22, 2015 in an interview with YouTube celebrity Bethany Mota: "The reason we even have colleges is that at some point there were politicians who said, ‘You know what? We should start colleges.’ "
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "In Iraq and Syria, American leadership, including our military power, is stopping (the Islamic State’s) advance."
Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech in Detroit: "The auto companies have now repaid taxpayers every dime and more of what my administration invested in."
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "America is No. 1 in wind power."
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 the State of the Union address: "Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis."
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 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined."
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The United States is "the only advanced country on Earth" that doesn’t guarantee "paid maternity leave to our workers."
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: We've seen "our deficits cut by two-thirds."
Barack Obama stated on January 8, 2015 in a speech in Phoenix, Ariz.: "Today, home sales are up nearly 50 percent from where they were in the worst of the crisis."
