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PolitiFact's live blog for the 2015 State of the Union and GOP response

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President Barack Obama delivers the 2015 State of the Union address.

Angie Drobnic Holan

By Angie Drobnic Holan January 20, 2015

Aaron Sharockman

By Aaron Sharockman January 20, 2015

We live-blogged President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech and the Republican response from U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa. Here is an archive of the evening; it may take a moment to load.

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stated on September 27, 2020 a speech:

Says Amy Coney Barrett “has a written track record, disagreeing adamantly with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the ACA. In fact, she publicly criticized Chief Justice Roberts’ opinion upholding the law eight years ago.”

mostly-true

mostly-true

Instagram posts

stated on September 22, 2020 an Instagram post:

Like Al-Qaeda and ISIS, Amy Coney Barrett has said her “end goal is to end the separation of church and state & build a ‘Kingdom of God’ in the United States.”

false

false

stated on March 23, 2019 a speech:

Says that the Council on American-Islamic Relations was founded in response to 9/11.

false

false

stated on September 4, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press":

Says Hillary Clinton "wants to increase Syrian refugees to this country by 550 percent."

true

true

Antonio Sabato Jr.

stated on July 19, 2016 an interview with ABC News:

Says President Barack Obama is "absolutely" a Muslim.

pants-fire

pants-fire

stated on June 22, 2016 a speech in New York City:

Says Hillary Clinton "said she was under attack (in Bosnia) but the attack turned out to be young girls handing her flowers."

true

true

stated on January 17, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press":

Hostages were released as soon as Ronald Reagan took office because Iran perceived that America was "no longer under the command of someone weak."

pants-fire

pants-fire

stated on September 27, 2015 an interview on ABC's "This Week":

"We've had examples like in Yuma County, where we've been able to stop 97 percent of the illegal (immigration) flow, and those programs, they abolish."

barely-true

barely-true

stated on October 14, 2014 a campaign ad:

Says Rick Scott changed his promise from 700,000 jobs created "on top of what normal growth would be" to just 700,000 jobs.

true

true

stated on March 3, 2014 in an interview on CNN:

On the economic stimulus.

half-flip

half-flip

Americans For Tax Reform

stated on April 14, 2014 in a press release:

"Obama has proposed 442 tax hikes since taking office."

barely-true

barely-true

National Republican Congressional Committee

stated on February 12, 2014 a television ad:

"300,000 Floridians will lose their current health plans" because of Obamacare, a plan Alex Sink supports.

half-true

half-true

Janet Napolitano

stated on August 27, 2013 a speech at the National Press Club:

The 2010 DREAM Act failed despite "strong bipartisan support."

barely-true

barely-true

stated on May 29, 2013 a chain email:

Says the word "Dhimmitude" is on page 107 of the health care law and means "Muslims are specifically exempted from the government mandate to purchase insurance."

pants-fire

pants-fire

stated on May 3, 2013 a position on legislation:

On an early date for Florida's presidential primary

full-flop

full-flop

USA Freedom Fund
stated on May 11, 2022 in an attack ad:

“Kathy Barnette wants to build a statue of Barack Obama right next to the one of Abraham Lincoln on Capitol Hill."

By Jon Greenberg • May 13, 2022
Greg Abbott
stated on May 12, 2022 in a press release:

Says the Biden administration is choosing to send baby formula to the border as one of its “out-of-touch priorities.”

By Madison Czopek • May 13, 2022
Kathy Barnette
stated on May 12, 2022 in an interview with Fox News' Laura Ingraham:

Joe Biden “inherited inflation of 1.7%. Now we're well over 8% and growing.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 13, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on May 12, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Homemade baby formula recipes offer a ‘viable option’ during U.S. shortage

By Monique Curet • May 13, 2022
Lindsey Graham
stated on May 8, 2022 in an interview on Fox News Sunday:

“We’re one of the seven nations in the world that allow abortion on demand at 20 weeks.”

By Jon Greenberg • May 13, 2022
Kathy Barnette
stated on May 12, 2022 in an interview with Glenn Beck:

“Agriculture is the No. 1 industry here in Pennsylvania.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 13, 2022
Joe Biden
stated on May 10, 2022 in remarks at the White House:

“My Treasury Department is planning to pay down the national debt this quarter, which never happened under my predecessor.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 13, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on May 11, 2022 in a post:

Says people can follow a 1960 recipe for homemade baby formula as a workaround during the current shortage.

By Monique Curet • May 13, 2022
Tom Tiffany
stated on February 18, 2022 in Twitter:

The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities."

By Alan Hovorka • May 13, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on May 6, 2022 in a video:

Suggests Amber Heard snorted cocaine while on the stand in court.

By Monique Curet • May 12, 2022