Latest Half-True Fact-checks on Barack Obama Barack Obama stated on June 1, 2021 in an interview with Ezra Klein: “The filibuster, if it does not get reformed, still means that maybe 30% of the population potentially controls the majority of Senate seats.” Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in an endorsement announcement: Joe Biden "already has what is the most progressive platform of any major party nominee in history." Barack Obama stated on November 1, 2017 in a video: "Eight in 10 people this year can find plans for $75 a month or less." Barack Obama stated on November 2, 2016 in a rally in North Carolina: The list of voters that North Carolina Republicans "tried to purge was two-thirds black and Democratic." Barack Obama stated on September 28, 2016 in a CNN town hall: "Since I came into office … we have increased the VA budget by 85 percent." Barack Obama stated on August 2, 2016 in a press conference at the White House: Thanks to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, "Vietnam is drafting and presenting unprecedented labor reforms, changing their Constitution to recognize worker organizations in Vietnam for the first time." Barack Obama stated on June 20, 2016 in a statement: "As governor, in the face of partisan attacks, (Charlie Crist) had the courage to save jobs and lead his state into economic recovery." Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2016 in keynoting South by Southwest Interactive: "We’re the only advanced democracy in the world that makes it harder for people to vote." Barack Obama stated on June 1, 2016 in in a town hall: "We've seen more manufacturing jobs created since I've been president than anytime since the 1990s. That's a fact." Barack Obama stated on March 23, 2016 in a Medium post: The "rate of uninsured Americans (is) 8.8 percent." 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 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 June 1, 2015 in remarks at the White House: Today, "the United States is the most respected country on Earth." 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 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 December 4, 2014 in a statement of policy from the Executive Office of the President: A bill from U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho attempts to restrict the administration's ability to conduct national security and criminal background checks on undocumented immigrants. Barack Obama stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech: Citing his efforts to secure the border, Obama said, "Overall, the number of people trying to cross our border illegally is the lowest it has been since the 1970s." Barack Obama stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech announcing new immigration actions: "The actions I’m taking" are "the kinds of actions taken by every single Republican president and every single Democratic president for the past half-century." Barack Obama stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference after the G20 summit: "Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined." Barack Obama stated on November 9, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "We've created more jobs in the United States than every other advanced economy combined since I came into office." Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2014 in a speech in Princeton, Ind.: "The states that have raised the minimum wage (this year) have had faster job growth than the states that haven’t raised the minimum wage." Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2014 in a speech at Northwestern University: "When I took office, the deficit was nearly 10 percent of our economy. Today, it's approaching 3 percent." Barack Obama stated on April 11, 2014 in a speech: The U.S. Justice Department has "taken on more than 100 voting rights cases since 2009." Barack Obama stated on April 1, 2014 in a public address: "More than 3 million young adults ... have gained insurance under (the Affordable Care Act) by staying on their family’s plan." Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2014 in a speech in Orlando: "Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record." Barack Obama stated on January 31, 2014 in an interview with CNN: "What is and isn't a Schedule I narcotic is a job for Congress." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: "Over the past eight years, the United States has reduced our total carbon pollution more than any other nation on Earth." Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Unemployment insurance kept more than 620,000 children out of poverty in 2012." Barack Obama stated on December 4, 2013 in a speech at the Center for American Progress: The minimum wage "in real terms right now is below where it was when Harry Truman was in office." Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2013 in a speech at Largo, Md.: "In states where the federal government helps run these (health care) marketplaces, the average American will have more than 50 different plans to choose from, with different levels of coverage."
Barack Obama stated on June 1, 2021 in an interview with Ezra Klein: “The filibuster, if it does not get reformed, still means that maybe 30% of the population potentially controls the majority of Senate seats.” Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in an endorsement announcement: Joe Biden "already has what is the most progressive platform of any major party nominee in history." Barack Obama stated on November 1, 2017 in a video: "Eight in 10 people this year can find plans for $75 a month or less." Barack Obama stated on November 2, 2016 in a rally in North Carolina: The list of voters that North Carolina Republicans "tried to purge was two-thirds black and Democratic." Barack Obama stated on September 28, 2016 in a CNN town hall: "Since I came into office … we have increased the VA budget by 85 percent." Barack Obama stated on August 2, 2016 in a press conference at the White House: Thanks to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, "Vietnam is drafting and presenting unprecedented labor reforms, changing their Constitution to recognize worker organizations in Vietnam for the first time." Barack Obama stated on June 20, 2016 in a statement: "As governor, in the face of partisan attacks, (Charlie Crist) had the courage to save jobs and lead his state into economic recovery." Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2016 in keynoting South by Southwest Interactive: "We’re the only advanced democracy in the world that makes it harder for people to vote." Barack Obama stated on June 1, 2016 in in a town hall: "We've seen more manufacturing jobs created since I've been president than anytime since the 1990s. That's a fact." Barack Obama stated on March 23, 2016 in a Medium post: The "rate of uninsured Americans (is) 8.8 percent." 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 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 June 1, 2015 in remarks at the White House: Today, "the United States is the most respected country on Earth." 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 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 December 4, 2014 in a statement of policy from the Executive Office of the President: A bill from U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho attempts to restrict the administration's ability to conduct national security and criminal background checks on undocumented immigrants. Barack Obama stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech: Citing his efforts to secure the border, Obama said, "Overall, the number of people trying to cross our border illegally is the lowest it has been since the 1970s." Barack Obama stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech announcing new immigration actions: "The actions I’m taking" are "the kinds of actions taken by every single Republican president and every single Democratic president for the past half-century." Barack Obama stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference after the G20 summit: "Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined." Barack Obama stated on November 9, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "We've created more jobs in the United States than every other advanced economy combined since I came into office." Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2014 in a speech in Princeton, Ind.: "The states that have raised the minimum wage (this year) have had faster job growth than the states that haven’t raised the minimum wage." Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2014 in a speech at Northwestern University: "When I took office, the deficit was nearly 10 percent of our economy. Today, it's approaching 3 percent." Barack Obama stated on April 11, 2014 in a speech: The U.S. Justice Department has "taken on more than 100 voting rights cases since 2009." Barack Obama stated on April 1, 2014 in a public address: "More than 3 million young adults ... have gained insurance under (the Affordable Care Act) by staying on their family’s plan." Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2014 in a speech in Orlando: "Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record." Barack Obama stated on January 31, 2014 in an interview with CNN: "What is and isn't a Schedule I narcotic is a job for Congress." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: "Over the past eight years, the United States has reduced our total carbon pollution more than any other nation on Earth." Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Unemployment insurance kept more than 620,000 children out of poverty in 2012." Barack Obama stated on December 4, 2013 in a speech at the Center for American Progress: The minimum wage "in real terms right now is below where it was when Harry Truman was in office." Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2013 in a speech at Largo, Md.: "In states where the federal government helps run these (health care) marketplaces, the average American will have more than 50 different plans to choose from, with different levels of coverage."
Barack Obama stated on June 1, 2021 in an interview with Ezra Klein: “The filibuster, if it does not get reformed, still means that maybe 30% of the population potentially controls the majority of Senate seats.”
Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in an endorsement announcement: Joe Biden "already has what is the most progressive platform of any major party nominee in history."
Barack Obama stated on November 1, 2017 in a video: "Eight in 10 people this year can find plans for $75 a month or less."
Barack Obama stated on November 2, 2016 in a rally in North Carolina: The list of voters that North Carolina Republicans "tried to purge was two-thirds black and Democratic."
Barack Obama stated on September 28, 2016 in a CNN town hall: "Since I came into office … we have increased the VA budget by 85 percent."
Barack Obama stated on August 2, 2016 in a press conference at the White House: Thanks to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, "Vietnam is drafting and presenting unprecedented labor reforms, changing their Constitution to recognize worker organizations in Vietnam for the first time."
Barack Obama stated on June 20, 2016 in a statement: "As governor, in the face of partisan attacks, (Charlie Crist) had the courage to save jobs and lead his state into economic recovery."
Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2016 in keynoting South by Southwest Interactive: "We’re the only advanced democracy in the world that makes it harder for people to vote."
Barack Obama stated on June 1, 2016 in in a town hall: "We've seen more manufacturing jobs created since I've been president than anytime since the 1990s. That's a fact."
Barack Obama stated on March 23, 2016 in a Medium post: The "rate of uninsured Americans (is) 8.8 percent."
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 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 June 1, 2015 in remarks at the White House: Today, "the United States is the most respected country on Earth."
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 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 December 4, 2014 in a statement of policy from the Executive Office of the President: A bill from U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho attempts to restrict the administration's ability to conduct national security and criminal background checks on undocumented immigrants.
Barack Obama stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech: Citing his efforts to secure the border, Obama said, "Overall, the number of people trying to cross our border illegally is the lowest it has been since the 1970s."
Barack Obama stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech announcing new immigration actions: "The actions I’m taking" are "the kinds of actions taken by every single Republican president and every single Democratic president for the past half-century."
Barack Obama stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference after the G20 summit: "Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined."
Barack Obama stated on November 9, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "We've created more jobs in the United States than every other advanced economy combined since I came into office."
Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2014 in a speech in Princeton, Ind.: "The states that have raised the minimum wage (this year) have had faster job growth than the states that haven’t raised the minimum wage."
Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2014 in a speech at Northwestern University: "When I took office, the deficit was nearly 10 percent of our economy. Today, it's approaching 3 percent."
Barack Obama stated on April 11, 2014 in a speech: The U.S. Justice Department has "taken on more than 100 voting rights cases since 2009."
Barack Obama stated on April 1, 2014 in a public address: "More than 3 million young adults ... have gained insurance under (the Affordable Care Act) by staying on their family’s plan."
Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2014 in a speech in Orlando: "Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record."
Barack Obama stated on January 31, 2014 in an interview with CNN: "What is and isn't a Schedule I narcotic is a job for Congress."
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: "Over the past eight years, the United States has reduced our total carbon pollution more than any other nation on Earth."
Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Unemployment insurance kept more than 620,000 children out of poverty in 2012."
Barack Obama stated on December 4, 2013 in a speech at the Center for American Progress: The minimum wage "in real terms right now is below where it was when Harry Truman was in office."
Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2013 in a speech at Largo, Md.: "In states where the federal government helps run these (health care) marketplaces, the average American will have more than 50 different plans to choose from, with different levels of coverage."
