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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.

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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

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full-flop

Facebook posts
stated on September 23, 2023 in a post:

Image shows Sen. Rand Paul in a bathrobe on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.

By Grace Abels • September 25, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on September 10, 2023 in una publicación de Facebook:

Una receta casera "restaura la visión en 7 días, el glaucoma y las cataratas quedan en el pasado".

By Marta Campabadal Graus • September 25, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on September 13, 2023 in una publicación en TikTok:

“El estado de California podría quitarte a tus hijos si no aceptas cambiarles el sexo".

By Maria Briceño • September 25, 2023
Jim Justice
stated on August 24, 2023 in a post on X:

“Under Jim Justice,” West Virginia had “the lowest unemployment rate in state history.”

By Kylie Tuttle • September 24, 2023
Randi Weingarten
stated on September 20, 2023 in an X post:

"Texas teacher fired for reading Diary of Anne Frank to class.”

By Jeff Cercone • September 22, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on September 13, 2023 in an image shared on Facebook:

Giant human skeletons as large as 36 feet have been “unearthed and documented” in historical records.

By Madison Czopek • September 22, 2023
Joe Biden
stated on August 24, 2023 in a campaign ad:

Since Joe Biden “has taken office, unemployment in our (Latino) community has been cut in half."

By Marta Campabadal Graus • September 22, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on August 30, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook:

Supervisores del TSA de Estados Unidos tuvieron una junta y "para mediados de octubre van a decir que cualquiera persona que vaya a volar, va a tener que usar el tapabocas otra vez".

By Maria Briceño • September 22, 2023
Unleash Prosperity Now
stated on August 13, 2023 in a political ad:

“Gov. Roy Cooper is blocking a pioneering school choice bill that would give thousands of low-income parents the funds to allow their kids to get a high-quality education.”

By Paul Specht • September 21, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on September 19, 2023 in a Facebook post:

"Poland declares war on Russia.”

By Sara Swann • September 21, 2023