Latest Mostly True Fact-checks on Barack Obama Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: "Right now, American oil production is the highest that it’s been in eight years." Barack Obama stated on December 20, 2011 in a conference call by a campaign spokesman with New Hampshire reporters.: "Fifty percent of Speaker Gingrich’s tax plan goes to the top 1 percent." Barack Obama stated on November 2, 2011 in a campaign ad: "Because of Barack Obama 32 million new people will have healthcare." Barack Obama stated on September 5, 2011 in a Labor Day speech in Detroit: A bipartisan payroll tax cut championed by the White House has meant that "the average family has an extra $1,000 in their pocket" this year. Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2011 in an interview on NPR: Says Ronald Reagan "repeatedly talked about how irresponsible it would be to allow the full faith and credit of the United States to be impaired in any kind of way." Barack Obama stated on July 15, 2011 in a press conference: "Eighty percent of the American people support an approach (to federal budget problems) that includes revenues and includes cuts." Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2011 in a press conference: "As we've seen that federal support for states diminish, you've seen the biggest job losses in the public sector -- teachers, police officers, firefighters losing their jobs." Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "We have provided at least 16 tax cuts to small businesses." Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "You see a whole bunch of Korean cars here in the United States, and you don't see any American cars in Korea." Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "If you're a … wealthy CEO or a … hedge fund manager in America right now, your taxes are … lower than they've been since the 1950s." Barack Obama stated on April 26, 2011 in an interview: Says "we have now more Border Patrol officers … than we’ve had at any time in our history." Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in remarks at a campaign fundraiser: Says Paul Ryan "voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill -- but wasn't paid for." Barack Obama stated on April 18, 2011 in an interview: "Gov. (Rick) Perry helped balance his budget with about $6 billion worth of federal help, which he happily took, and then started blaming the members of Congress who had offered that help." Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech at George Washington University: The Republican budget plan "says that 10 years from now, if you’re a 65-year-old who’s eligible for Medicare, you should have to pay nearly $6,400 more than you would today." Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "Last year, American oil production reached its highest level since 2003." Barack Obama stated on February 7, 2011 in a speech to the Chamber of Commerce: "Today, American companies have nearly $2 trillion sitting on their balance sheets." Barack Obama stated on February 6, 2011 in an interview on Super Bowl Sunday: "I lowered taxes over the last two years." Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union speech: "The Interior Department is in charge of salmon while they're in fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles them when they're in saltwater." Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: "As many as a quarter of our students aren’t even finishing high school." Barack Obama stated on December 7, 2010 in a press conference: "There are polls showing right now that the American people for the most part think it's a bad idea to provide tax cuts to the wealthy." Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart": "We have empowered state insurance commissioners to review the rate hikes that are taking place in states. And in some states like North Carolina, they have already used it and rolled back premium increases by 25 percent." Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2010 in a televised town hall: "Our tax rates are lower now than they were under Ronald Reagan. They're much lower than they were under Dwight Eisenhower." Barack Obama stated on September 8, 2010 in a speech in Cleveland, Ohio.: "When these same Republicans –- including Mr. Boehner –- were in charge, the number of earmarks and pet projects went up, not down." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2010 in remarks at a bill signing: The president's budget "would take ... non-defense spending to its lowest level ... as a percentage of the economy since JFK." Barack Obama stated on July 1, 2010 in a speech: "Today, we have more boots on the ground near the Southwest border than at any time in our history." Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in a speech from the Oval Office: "Oil companies showered regulators (at the Minerals Management Service) with gifts and favors, and were essentially allowed to conduct their own safety inspections and write their own regulations." Barack Obama stated on May 27, 2010 in a press conference at the White House: "The Interior Department has only 30 days to review an exploration plan submitted by an oil company. That leaves no time for the appropriate environmental review. The result is, they are continually waived." Barack Obama stated on March 30, 2010 in an interview on NBC's Today show: "A lot of the ideas in terms of the (health insurance) exchange, just being able to pool and improve the purchasing power of individuals in the insurance market, that originated from the Heritage Foundation." Barack Obama stated on January 29, 2010 in a Republican retreat in Baltimore: Obama came into office "with a $1.3 trillion deficit before I had passed any law. ... We came in with $8 trillion worth of debt over the next decade." Barack Obama stated on January 27, 2010 in his State of the Union speech: "At the beginning of the last decade ... America had a budget surplus of over $200 billion. By the time I took office, we had a one-year deficit of over $1 trillion and projected deficits of $8 trillion over the next decade."
Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: "Right now, American oil production is the highest that it’s been in eight years." Barack Obama stated on December 20, 2011 in a conference call by a campaign spokesman with New Hampshire reporters.: "Fifty percent of Speaker Gingrich’s tax plan goes to the top 1 percent." Barack Obama stated on November 2, 2011 in a campaign ad: "Because of Barack Obama 32 million new people will have healthcare." Barack Obama stated on September 5, 2011 in a Labor Day speech in Detroit: A bipartisan payroll tax cut championed by the White House has meant that "the average family has an extra $1,000 in their pocket" this year. Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2011 in an interview on NPR: Says Ronald Reagan "repeatedly talked about how irresponsible it would be to allow the full faith and credit of the United States to be impaired in any kind of way." Barack Obama stated on July 15, 2011 in a press conference: "Eighty percent of the American people support an approach (to federal budget problems) that includes revenues and includes cuts." Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2011 in a press conference: "As we've seen that federal support for states diminish, you've seen the biggest job losses in the public sector -- teachers, police officers, firefighters losing their jobs." Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "We have provided at least 16 tax cuts to small businesses." Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "You see a whole bunch of Korean cars here in the United States, and you don't see any American cars in Korea." Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "If you're a … wealthy CEO or a … hedge fund manager in America right now, your taxes are … lower than they've been since the 1950s." Barack Obama stated on April 26, 2011 in an interview: Says "we have now more Border Patrol officers … than we’ve had at any time in our history." Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in remarks at a campaign fundraiser: Says Paul Ryan "voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill -- but wasn't paid for." Barack Obama stated on April 18, 2011 in an interview: "Gov. (Rick) Perry helped balance his budget with about $6 billion worth of federal help, which he happily took, and then started blaming the members of Congress who had offered that help." Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech at George Washington University: The Republican budget plan "says that 10 years from now, if you’re a 65-year-old who’s eligible for Medicare, you should have to pay nearly $6,400 more than you would today." Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "Last year, American oil production reached its highest level since 2003." Barack Obama stated on February 7, 2011 in a speech to the Chamber of Commerce: "Today, American companies have nearly $2 trillion sitting on their balance sheets." Barack Obama stated on February 6, 2011 in an interview on Super Bowl Sunday: "I lowered taxes over the last two years." Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union speech: "The Interior Department is in charge of salmon while they're in fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles them when they're in saltwater." Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: "As many as a quarter of our students aren’t even finishing high school." Barack Obama stated on December 7, 2010 in a press conference: "There are polls showing right now that the American people for the most part think it's a bad idea to provide tax cuts to the wealthy." Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart": "We have empowered state insurance commissioners to review the rate hikes that are taking place in states. And in some states like North Carolina, they have already used it and rolled back premium increases by 25 percent." Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2010 in a televised town hall: "Our tax rates are lower now than they were under Ronald Reagan. They're much lower than they were under Dwight Eisenhower." Barack Obama stated on September 8, 2010 in a speech in Cleveland, Ohio.: "When these same Republicans –- including Mr. Boehner –- were in charge, the number of earmarks and pet projects went up, not down." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2010 in remarks at a bill signing: The president's budget "would take ... non-defense spending to its lowest level ... as a percentage of the economy since JFK." Barack Obama stated on July 1, 2010 in a speech: "Today, we have more boots on the ground near the Southwest border than at any time in our history." Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in a speech from the Oval Office: "Oil companies showered regulators (at the Minerals Management Service) with gifts and favors, and were essentially allowed to conduct their own safety inspections and write their own regulations." Barack Obama stated on May 27, 2010 in a press conference at the White House: "The Interior Department has only 30 days to review an exploration plan submitted by an oil company. That leaves no time for the appropriate environmental review. The result is, they are continually waived." Barack Obama stated on March 30, 2010 in an interview on NBC's Today show: "A lot of the ideas in terms of the (health insurance) exchange, just being able to pool and improve the purchasing power of individuals in the insurance market, that originated from the Heritage Foundation." Barack Obama stated on January 29, 2010 in a Republican retreat in Baltimore: Obama came into office "with a $1.3 trillion deficit before I had passed any law. ... We came in with $8 trillion worth of debt over the next decade." Barack Obama stated on January 27, 2010 in his State of the Union speech: "At the beginning of the last decade ... America had a budget surplus of over $200 billion. By the time I took office, we had a one-year deficit of over $1 trillion and projected deficits of $8 trillion over the next decade."
Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: "Right now, American oil production is the highest that it’s been in eight years."
Barack Obama stated on December 20, 2011 in a conference call by a campaign spokesman with New Hampshire reporters.: "Fifty percent of Speaker Gingrich’s tax plan goes to the top 1 percent."
Barack Obama stated on November 2, 2011 in a campaign ad: "Because of Barack Obama 32 million new people will have healthcare."
Barack Obama stated on September 5, 2011 in a Labor Day speech in Detroit: A bipartisan payroll tax cut championed by the White House has meant that "the average family has an extra $1,000 in their pocket" this year.
Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2011 in an interview on NPR: Says Ronald Reagan "repeatedly talked about how irresponsible it would be to allow the full faith and credit of the United States to be impaired in any kind of way."
Barack Obama stated on July 15, 2011 in a press conference: "Eighty percent of the American people support an approach (to federal budget problems) that includes revenues and includes cuts."
Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2011 in a press conference: "As we've seen that federal support for states diminish, you've seen the biggest job losses in the public sector -- teachers, police officers, firefighters losing their jobs."
Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "We have provided at least 16 tax cuts to small businesses."
Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "You see a whole bunch of Korean cars here in the United States, and you don't see any American cars in Korea."
Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "If you're a … wealthy CEO or a … hedge fund manager in America right now, your taxes are … lower than they've been since the 1950s."
Barack Obama stated on April 26, 2011 in an interview: Says "we have now more Border Patrol officers … than we’ve had at any time in our history."
Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in remarks at a campaign fundraiser: Says Paul Ryan "voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill -- but wasn't paid for."
Barack Obama stated on April 18, 2011 in an interview: "Gov. (Rick) Perry helped balance his budget with about $6 billion worth of federal help, which he happily took, and then started blaming the members of Congress who had offered that help."
Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech at George Washington University: The Republican budget plan "says that 10 years from now, if you’re a 65-year-old who’s eligible for Medicare, you should have to pay nearly $6,400 more than you would today."
Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "Last year, American oil production reached its highest level since 2003."
Barack Obama stated on February 7, 2011 in a speech to the Chamber of Commerce: "Today, American companies have nearly $2 trillion sitting on their balance sheets."
Barack Obama stated on February 6, 2011 in an interview on Super Bowl Sunday: "I lowered taxes over the last two years."
Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union speech: "The Interior Department is in charge of salmon while they're in fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles them when they're in saltwater."
Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: "As many as a quarter of our students aren’t even finishing high school."
Barack Obama stated on December 7, 2010 in a press conference: "There are polls showing right now that the American people for the most part think it's a bad idea to provide tax cuts to the wealthy."
Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart": "We have empowered state insurance commissioners to review the rate hikes that are taking place in states. And in some states like North Carolina, they have already used it and rolled back premium increases by 25 percent."
Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2010 in a televised town hall: "Our tax rates are lower now than they were under Ronald Reagan. They're much lower than they were under Dwight Eisenhower."
Barack Obama stated on September 8, 2010 in a speech in Cleveland, Ohio.: "When these same Republicans –- including Mr. Boehner –- were in charge, the number of earmarks and pet projects went up, not down."
Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2010 in remarks at a bill signing: The president's budget "would take ... non-defense spending to its lowest level ... as a percentage of the economy since JFK."
Barack Obama stated on July 1, 2010 in a speech: "Today, we have more boots on the ground near the Southwest border than at any time in our history."
Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in a speech from the Oval Office: "Oil companies showered regulators (at the Minerals Management Service) with gifts and favors, and were essentially allowed to conduct their own safety inspections and write their own regulations."
Barack Obama stated on May 27, 2010 in a press conference at the White House: "The Interior Department has only 30 days to review an exploration plan submitted by an oil company. That leaves no time for the appropriate environmental review. The result is, they are continually waived."
Barack Obama stated on March 30, 2010 in an interview on NBC's Today show: "A lot of the ideas in terms of the (health insurance) exchange, just being able to pool and improve the purchasing power of individuals in the insurance market, that originated from the Heritage Foundation."
Barack Obama stated on January 29, 2010 in a Republican retreat in Baltimore: Obama came into office "with a $1.3 trillion deficit before I had passed any law. ... We came in with $8 trillion worth of debt over the next decade."
Barack Obama stated on January 27, 2010 in his State of the Union speech: "At the beginning of the last decade ... America had a budget surplus of over $200 billion. By the time I took office, we had a one-year deficit of over $1 trillion and projected deficits of $8 trillion over the next decade."