Latest Fact-checks on Barack Obama Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Barack Obama stated on January 23, 2008 in a radio ad in South Carolina: "But it was Hillary Clinton, in an interview with Tom Brokaw, who quote 'paid tribute' to Ronald Reagan's economic and foreign policy." Barack Obama stated on January 21, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "While I was working on those streets watching those folks see their jobs shift overseas, you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board at Wal-Mart." Barack Obama stated on January 21, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "I know that Hillary on occasion has said — just last year said this (NAFTA) was a boon to the economy." Barack Obama stated on January 15, 2008 in a debate in Las Vegas: Says he passed a bill to stop a military requirement that wounded soldiers pay for meals and phone calls. Barack Obama stated on January 15, 2008 in debate in Las Vegas: "I'm proud of the fact that I've raised more money from small donors than anybody else, and that we're getting $25, $50, $100 donations, and we've done very well doing it that way." Barack Obama stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "You've got a building in the Cayman Islands that supposedly houses 12,000 corporations. That's either the biggest building or the biggest tax scam on record." Barack Obama stated on December 26, 2007 in a speech in Iowa: "Gas prices have never been higher, and Exxon Mobil's profits have never been higher." Barack Obama stated on December 13, 2007 in Johnston, Iowa: "If we went back to the obesity rates that existed in 1980, that would save the Medicare system a trillion dollars." Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev. : "I do provide universal health care." Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev. : Obama says his health care plan is "universal." Barack Obama stated on November 8, 2007 in Chariton, Iowa: "John wasn't this raging populist four years ago" when he ran for president. Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Right now, an employer has more of a chance of getting hit by lightning than be prosecuted for hiring an undocumented worker. That has to change." Barack Obama stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.: "I'm the only person on this stage who has worked actively just last year passing, along with Russ Feingold, some of the toughest ethics reform since Watergate." Barack Obama stated on October 21, 2007: Obama spokesman Bill Burton says Clinton gave Bush "a blank check on a critical foreign policy issue." Barack Obama stated on September 12, 2007 in Clinton, Iowa: "I opposed this war from the beginning. I opposed the war in 2002. I opposed the war in 2003. I opposed it in 2004 and 2005 and 2006." Barack Obama stated on August 8, 2007: Obama "won health care for 150,000 people." Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2007 in Washington, DC.: "And it's going to be difficult for us to do this as long as we're spending $275 million a day on a war that should have never been authorized..." Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2007 in the campaign's website.: "During his tenure in Washington and in the Illinois State Senate, Barack Obama has accumulated a record of bipartisan success." Barack Obama stated on September 11, 2007 in a TV ad, in an endorsement by Illinois State Sen. Kirk Dillard: "Sen. Obama worked on some of the deepest issues we had and was successful in a bipartisan way." Barack Obama stated on August 20, 2007 in New Hampshire: If African-Americans vote their percentage of the population in 2008, "Mississippi is suddenly a Democratic state." Barack Obama stated on August 21, 2007 in a TV ad.: "He's leading by example, refusing contributions from PACs and Washington lobbyists." Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2007 in Washington, DC.: "If we increase fuel efficiency standards to 40, 45 miles a gallon, we would have to import zero oil from the Middle East." Barack Obama stated on May 7, 2007 in Detroit, Mich.: "Both China and Japan have surpassed us, with Japanese cars now getting an average of 45 miles to the gallon."
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Barack Obama stated on January 23, 2008 in a radio ad in South Carolina: "But it was Hillary Clinton, in an interview with Tom Brokaw, who quote 'paid tribute' to Ronald Reagan's economic and foreign policy." Barack Obama stated on January 21, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "While I was working on those streets watching those folks see their jobs shift overseas, you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board at Wal-Mart." Barack Obama stated on January 21, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "I know that Hillary on occasion has said — just last year said this (NAFTA) was a boon to the economy." Barack Obama stated on January 15, 2008 in a debate in Las Vegas: Says he passed a bill to stop a military requirement that wounded soldiers pay for meals and phone calls. Barack Obama stated on January 15, 2008 in debate in Las Vegas: "I'm proud of the fact that I've raised more money from small donors than anybody else, and that we're getting $25, $50, $100 donations, and we've done very well doing it that way." Barack Obama stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "You've got a building in the Cayman Islands that supposedly houses 12,000 corporations. That's either the biggest building or the biggest tax scam on record." Barack Obama stated on December 26, 2007 in a speech in Iowa: "Gas prices have never been higher, and Exxon Mobil's profits have never been higher." Barack Obama stated on December 13, 2007 in Johnston, Iowa: "If we went back to the obesity rates that existed in 1980, that would save the Medicare system a trillion dollars." Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev. : "I do provide universal health care." Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev. : Obama says his health care plan is "universal." Barack Obama stated on November 8, 2007 in Chariton, Iowa: "John wasn't this raging populist four years ago" when he ran for president. Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Right now, an employer has more of a chance of getting hit by lightning than be prosecuted for hiring an undocumented worker. That has to change." Barack Obama stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.: "I'm the only person on this stage who has worked actively just last year passing, along with Russ Feingold, some of the toughest ethics reform since Watergate." Barack Obama stated on October 21, 2007: Obama spokesman Bill Burton says Clinton gave Bush "a blank check on a critical foreign policy issue." Barack Obama stated on September 12, 2007 in Clinton, Iowa: "I opposed this war from the beginning. I opposed the war in 2002. I opposed the war in 2003. I opposed it in 2004 and 2005 and 2006." Barack Obama stated on August 8, 2007: Obama "won health care for 150,000 people." Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2007 in Washington, DC.: "And it's going to be difficult for us to do this as long as we're spending $275 million a day on a war that should have never been authorized..." Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2007 in the campaign's website.: "During his tenure in Washington and in the Illinois State Senate, Barack Obama has accumulated a record of bipartisan success." Barack Obama stated on September 11, 2007 in a TV ad, in an endorsement by Illinois State Sen. Kirk Dillard: "Sen. Obama worked on some of the deepest issues we had and was successful in a bipartisan way." Barack Obama stated on August 20, 2007 in New Hampshire: If African-Americans vote their percentage of the population in 2008, "Mississippi is suddenly a Democratic state." Barack Obama stated on August 21, 2007 in a TV ad.: "He's leading by example, refusing contributions from PACs and Washington lobbyists." Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2007 in Washington, DC.: "If we increase fuel efficiency standards to 40, 45 miles a gallon, we would have to import zero oil from the Middle East." Barack Obama stated on May 7, 2007 in Detroit, Mich.: "Both China and Japan have surpassed us, with Japanese cars now getting an average of 45 miles to the gallon."
Barack Obama stated on January 23, 2008 in a radio ad in South Carolina: "But it was Hillary Clinton, in an interview with Tom Brokaw, who quote 'paid tribute' to Ronald Reagan's economic and foreign policy."
Barack Obama stated on January 21, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "While I was working on those streets watching those folks see their jobs shift overseas, you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board at Wal-Mart."
Barack Obama stated on January 21, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "I know that Hillary on occasion has said — just last year said this (NAFTA) was a boon to the economy."
Barack Obama stated on January 15, 2008 in a debate in Las Vegas: Says he passed a bill to stop a military requirement that wounded soldiers pay for meals and phone calls.
Barack Obama stated on January 15, 2008 in debate in Las Vegas: "I'm proud of the fact that I've raised more money from small donors than anybody else, and that we're getting $25, $50, $100 donations, and we've done very well doing it that way."
Barack Obama stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "You've got a building in the Cayman Islands that supposedly houses 12,000 corporations. That's either the biggest building or the biggest tax scam on record."
Barack Obama stated on December 26, 2007 in a speech in Iowa: "Gas prices have never been higher, and Exxon Mobil's profits have never been higher."
Barack Obama stated on December 13, 2007 in Johnston, Iowa: "If we went back to the obesity rates that existed in 1980, that would save the Medicare system a trillion dollars."
Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev. : Obama says his health care plan is "universal."
Barack Obama stated on November 8, 2007 in Chariton, Iowa: "John wasn't this raging populist four years ago" when he ran for president.
Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Right now, an employer has more of a chance of getting hit by lightning than be prosecuted for hiring an undocumented worker. That has to change."
Barack Obama stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.: "I'm the only person on this stage who has worked actively just last year passing, along with Russ Feingold, some of the toughest ethics reform since Watergate."
Barack Obama stated on October 21, 2007: Obama spokesman Bill Burton says Clinton gave Bush "a blank check on a critical foreign policy issue."
Barack Obama stated on September 12, 2007 in Clinton, Iowa: "I opposed this war from the beginning. I opposed the war in 2002. I opposed the war in 2003. I opposed it in 2004 and 2005 and 2006."
Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2007 in Washington, DC.: "And it's going to be difficult for us to do this as long as we're spending $275 million a day on a war that should have never been authorized..."
Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2007 in the campaign's website.: "During his tenure in Washington and in the Illinois State Senate, Barack Obama has accumulated a record of bipartisan success."
Barack Obama stated on September 11, 2007 in a TV ad, in an endorsement by Illinois State Sen. Kirk Dillard: "Sen. Obama worked on some of the deepest issues we had and was successful in a bipartisan way."
Barack Obama stated on August 20, 2007 in New Hampshire: If African-Americans vote their percentage of the population in 2008, "Mississippi is suddenly a Democratic state."
Barack Obama stated on August 21, 2007 in a TV ad.: "He's leading by example, refusing contributions from PACs and Washington lobbyists."
Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2007 in Washington, DC.: "If we increase fuel efficiency standards to 40, 45 miles a gallon, we would have to import zero oil from the Middle East."
Barack Obama stated on May 7, 2007 in Detroit, Mich.: "Both China and Japan have surpassed us, with Japanese cars now getting an average of 45 miles to the gallon."
