Latest Mostly True Fact-checks on Barack Obama Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2012 in a television ad: Says "Mitt Romney’s plan rolls back regulations" on banks. Barack Obama stated on October 18, 2012 in a campaign speech in Manchester, N.H.: "We got back every dime used to rescue the banks." Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney "just gave a speech a few weeks ago" and said "we should still have troops in Iraq." Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in in a town hall debate: "George Bush never suggested that we eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood." Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney refused to say whether he'd sign the Lilly Ledbetter bill. Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate: Romney "would turn Medicare into a voucher program." Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2012 in a television ad: Chinese tire imports threatened 1,000 American jobs, so President Obama "stood up to China and protected American workers. Mitt Romney attacked Obama's decision." Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes": "Taxes are lower on families than they've been probably in the last 50 years." Barack Obama stated on September 13, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Even today part of Romney’s fortune is invested in China." Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in a convention speech: Says Romney called Russia our No. 1 enemy. Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "I've cut taxes for ... middle-class families, small businesses." Barack Obama stated on August 21, 2012 in a campaign email to New Hampshire press Aug. 21: Says under the Romney-Ryan budget ... "the American Opportunity Tax Credit for college tuition would be eliminated." Barack Obama stated on August 18, 2012 in a speech at Windham High School in New Hampshire: "His new running mate, Congressman Ryan, put forward a plan that would let Governor Romney pay less than 1 percent in taxes each year." Barack Obama stated on August 14, 2012 in a news release: Says that as Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney "condemned coal-fired plants, saying they kill people." Barack Obama stated on August 15, 2012 in remarks at a campaign event: Says Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan "want to turn Medicare into a voucher system." Barack Obama stated on August 1, 2012 in a TV ad: Mitt Romney is proposing a tax plan "that would give millionaires another tax break and raises taxes on middle class families by up to $2,000 a year." Barack Obama stated on July 23, 2012 in an advertisement: "Gov. Romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top." Barack Obama stated on June 26, 2012 in a speech: The federal government has made investments in science and technology inventing the products that led to the creation of Google. Barack Obama stated on June 14, 2012 in a campaign speech: "Over the last few decades, the income of the top 1 percent grew by more than 275 percent -- to an average of $1.3 million a year." Barack Obama stated on June 22, 2012 in a speech in Orlando: The DREAM Act "was written by members of both parties. When it came up for a vote a year and a half ago, Republicans in Congress blocked it. The bill hadn’t changed. ... The only thing that had changed was politics." Barack Obama stated on May 14, 2012 in a TV ad: After they bought GST Steel, "Mitt Romney and his partners loaded it with debt, closed the Kansas City plant and walked away with a healthy profit, leaving hundreds of employees out of work with their pensions in jeopardy." Barack Obama stated on May 3, 2012 in a graphical tool on the campaign website: Says Mitt Romney "has refused to say whether he would have vetoed or signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act." Barack Obama stated on May 5, 2012 in a campaign speech in Ohio: Mitt Romney has "proposed cutting his own taxes while raising them on 18 million working families." Barack Obama stated on March 28, 2012 in a TV ad.: "Under President Obama, domestic oil production is at an eight-year high." Barack Obama stated on April 3, 2012 in remarks to the Newspaper Association of America: Says Ronald Reagan "understood repeatedly that when the deficit started to get out of control, that for him to make a deal he would have to propose both spending cuts and tax increases." Barack Obama stated on March 16, 2012 in an Obama campaign film: Because of the new health care law, "Americans no longer will see their coverage dropped or capped when illness strikes." Barack Obama stated on March 15, 2012 in a campaign video: By the time Obama took office, "The Bush administration had given the car companies $13 billion and the money was now gone." Barack Obama stated on March 16, 2012 in the campaign film "The Road We've Traveled": Because of the new health care law, "2.5 million young adults now have coverage." Barack Obama stated on February 23, 2012 in a speech in Miami: "We supported the first new nuclear power plant in three decades." Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: "In the last 22 months, businesses have created more than 3 million jobs. Last year, they created the most jobs since 2005."
Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2012 in a television ad: Says "Mitt Romney’s plan rolls back regulations" on banks. Barack Obama stated on October 18, 2012 in a campaign speech in Manchester, N.H.: "We got back every dime used to rescue the banks." Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney "just gave a speech a few weeks ago" and said "we should still have troops in Iraq." Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in in a town hall debate: "George Bush never suggested that we eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood." Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney refused to say whether he'd sign the Lilly Ledbetter bill. Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate: Romney "would turn Medicare into a voucher program." Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2012 in a television ad: Chinese tire imports threatened 1,000 American jobs, so President Obama "stood up to China and protected American workers. Mitt Romney attacked Obama's decision." Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes": "Taxes are lower on families than they've been probably in the last 50 years." Barack Obama stated on September 13, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Even today part of Romney’s fortune is invested in China." Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in a convention speech: Says Romney called Russia our No. 1 enemy. Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "I've cut taxes for ... middle-class families, small businesses." Barack Obama stated on August 21, 2012 in a campaign email to New Hampshire press Aug. 21: Says under the Romney-Ryan budget ... "the American Opportunity Tax Credit for college tuition would be eliminated." Barack Obama stated on August 18, 2012 in a speech at Windham High School in New Hampshire: "His new running mate, Congressman Ryan, put forward a plan that would let Governor Romney pay less than 1 percent in taxes each year." Barack Obama stated on August 14, 2012 in a news release: Says that as Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney "condemned coal-fired plants, saying they kill people." Barack Obama stated on August 15, 2012 in remarks at a campaign event: Says Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan "want to turn Medicare into a voucher system." Barack Obama stated on August 1, 2012 in a TV ad: Mitt Romney is proposing a tax plan "that would give millionaires another tax break and raises taxes on middle class families by up to $2,000 a year." Barack Obama stated on July 23, 2012 in an advertisement: "Gov. Romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top." Barack Obama stated on June 26, 2012 in a speech: The federal government has made investments in science and technology inventing the products that led to the creation of Google. Barack Obama stated on June 14, 2012 in a campaign speech: "Over the last few decades, the income of the top 1 percent grew by more than 275 percent -- to an average of $1.3 million a year." Barack Obama stated on June 22, 2012 in a speech in Orlando: The DREAM Act "was written by members of both parties. When it came up for a vote a year and a half ago, Republicans in Congress blocked it. The bill hadn’t changed. ... The only thing that had changed was politics." Barack Obama stated on May 14, 2012 in a TV ad: After they bought GST Steel, "Mitt Romney and his partners loaded it with debt, closed the Kansas City plant and walked away with a healthy profit, leaving hundreds of employees out of work with their pensions in jeopardy." Barack Obama stated on May 3, 2012 in a graphical tool on the campaign website: Says Mitt Romney "has refused to say whether he would have vetoed or signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act." Barack Obama stated on May 5, 2012 in a campaign speech in Ohio: Mitt Romney has "proposed cutting his own taxes while raising them on 18 million working families." Barack Obama stated on March 28, 2012 in a TV ad.: "Under President Obama, domestic oil production is at an eight-year high." Barack Obama stated on April 3, 2012 in remarks to the Newspaper Association of America: Says Ronald Reagan "understood repeatedly that when the deficit started to get out of control, that for him to make a deal he would have to propose both spending cuts and tax increases." Barack Obama stated on March 16, 2012 in an Obama campaign film: Because of the new health care law, "Americans no longer will see their coverage dropped or capped when illness strikes." Barack Obama stated on March 15, 2012 in a campaign video: By the time Obama took office, "The Bush administration had given the car companies $13 billion and the money was now gone." Barack Obama stated on March 16, 2012 in the campaign film "The Road We've Traveled": Because of the new health care law, "2.5 million young adults now have coverage." Barack Obama stated on February 23, 2012 in a speech in Miami: "We supported the first new nuclear power plant in three decades." Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: "In the last 22 months, businesses have created more than 3 million jobs. Last year, they created the most jobs since 2005."
Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2012 in a television ad: Says "Mitt Romney’s plan rolls back regulations" on banks.
Barack Obama stated on October 18, 2012 in a campaign speech in Manchester, N.H.: "We got back every dime used to rescue the banks."
Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney "just gave a speech a few weeks ago" and said "we should still have troops in Iraq."
Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in in a town hall debate: "George Bush never suggested that we eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood."
Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney refused to say whether he'd sign the Lilly Ledbetter bill.
Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate: Romney "would turn Medicare into a voucher program."
Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2012 in a television ad: Chinese tire imports threatened 1,000 American jobs, so President Obama "stood up to China and protected American workers. Mitt Romney attacked Obama's decision."
Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes": "Taxes are lower on families than they've been probably in the last 50 years."
Barack Obama stated on September 13, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Even today part of Romney’s fortune is invested in China."
Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in a convention speech: Says Romney called Russia our No. 1 enemy.
Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "I've cut taxes for ... middle-class families, small businesses."
Barack Obama stated on August 21, 2012 in a campaign email to New Hampshire press Aug. 21: Says under the Romney-Ryan budget ... "the American Opportunity Tax Credit for college tuition would be eliminated."
Barack Obama stated on August 18, 2012 in a speech at Windham High School in New Hampshire: "His new running mate, Congressman Ryan, put forward a plan that would let Governor Romney pay less than 1 percent in taxes each year."
Barack Obama stated on August 14, 2012 in a news release: Says that as Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney "condemned coal-fired plants, saying they kill people."
Barack Obama stated on August 15, 2012 in remarks at a campaign event: Says Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan "want to turn Medicare into a voucher system."
Barack Obama stated on August 1, 2012 in a TV ad: Mitt Romney is proposing a tax plan "that would give millionaires another tax break and raises taxes on middle class families by up to $2,000 a year."
Barack Obama stated on July 23, 2012 in an advertisement: "Gov. Romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top."
Barack Obama stated on June 26, 2012 in a speech: The federal government has made investments in science and technology inventing the products that led to the creation of Google.
Barack Obama stated on June 14, 2012 in a campaign speech: "Over the last few decades, the income of the top 1 percent grew by more than 275 percent -- to an average of $1.3 million a year."
Barack Obama stated on June 22, 2012 in a speech in Orlando: The DREAM Act "was written by members of both parties. When it came up for a vote a year and a half ago, Republicans in Congress blocked it. The bill hadn’t changed. ... The only thing that had changed was politics."
Barack Obama stated on May 14, 2012 in a TV ad: After they bought GST Steel, "Mitt Romney and his partners loaded it with debt, closed the Kansas City plant and walked away with a healthy profit, leaving hundreds of employees out of work with their pensions in jeopardy."
Barack Obama stated on May 3, 2012 in a graphical tool on the campaign website: Says Mitt Romney "has refused to say whether he would have vetoed or signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act."
Barack Obama stated on May 5, 2012 in a campaign speech in Ohio: Mitt Romney has "proposed cutting his own taxes while raising them on 18 million working families."
Barack Obama stated on March 28, 2012 in a TV ad.: "Under President Obama, domestic oil production is at an eight-year high."
Barack Obama stated on April 3, 2012 in remarks to the Newspaper Association of America: Says Ronald Reagan "understood repeatedly that when the deficit started to get out of control, that for him to make a deal he would have to propose both spending cuts and tax increases."
Barack Obama stated on March 16, 2012 in an Obama campaign film: Because of the new health care law, "Americans no longer will see their coverage dropped or capped when illness strikes."
Barack Obama stated on March 15, 2012 in a campaign video: By the time Obama took office, "The Bush administration had given the car companies $13 billion and the money was now gone."
Barack Obama stated on March 16, 2012 in the campaign film "The Road We've Traveled": Because of the new health care law, "2.5 million young adults now have coverage."
Barack Obama stated on February 23, 2012 in a speech in Miami: "We supported the first new nuclear power plant in three decades."
Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: "In the last 22 months, businesses have created more than 3 million jobs. Last year, they created the most jobs since 2005."
