Latest Mostly True Fact-checks on Barack Obama Barack Obama stated on January 27, 2010 in a State of the Union speech: "For the first time in history, my administration posts our White House visitors online." Barack Obama stated on January 14, 2010 in a speech to House Democrats.: "The Washington Times ... pointed out that we had succeeded where previous administrations had failed" on spending cuts. Barack Obama stated on December 1, 2009 in a speech at the United States Military Academy.: "In the last few months alone, we have apprehended extremists within our borders who were sent here from the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan to commit new acts of terror." Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2009 in a town hall meeting: "Nearly 46 million Americans don't have health insurance coverage today." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a speech on health care reform: "Doctors, nurses, hospitals, even the pharmaceutical industry, (and) AARP" say that health reform "makes sense to do." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a news conference.: "14,000 Americans . . . lose their health insurance every single day." Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2009 in a speech at the White House.: "Californians consume 40 percent less energy per person than the national average" Barack Obama stated on June 24, 2009 in a town hall meeting: "Medicare and Medicaid are the single biggest drivers of the federal deficit and the federal debt by a huge margin." Barack Obama stated on April 19, 2009 in a news conference.: "Venezuela is a country whose defense budget is probably 1/600th of the United States." Barack Obama stated on March 24, 2009 in in a news conference.: His proposed budget would "cut our deficit in half by the end of my first term." Barack Obama stated on March 19, 2009 in remaks made at an electric car testing center: "The 1908 Model T earned better gas mileage than a typical SUV sold in 2008." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2009 in in a meeting with business leaders: "In Chicago, school is never canceled" because of winter weather. Barack Obama stated on January 14, 2009 in statement to reporters: Geithner's failure to pay self-employment taxes while working for the IMF "is a mistake that is commonly made for people who are working internationally or for international institutions." Barack Obama stated on October 19, 2008 in a TV interview: "The race will tighten, just because that's what happens at the end of campaigns. They always have." Barack Obama stated on October 20, 2008 in a TV ad: "In April, Sen. McCain came out against helping women earn equal pay for equal work." Barack Obama stated on October 29, 2008 in North Carolina: McCain called for less regulation 21 times just this year. Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: John McCain "is proposing tax cuts that would give the average Fortune 500 CEO an additional $700,000 in tax cuts." Barack Obama stated on October 6, 2008 in a Web site: McCain intervened on behalf of Charles Keating with federal regulators... that allowed Keating to continue his fraud at an incredible cost to taxpayers. Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in a debate in Oxford, Miss.: McCain "said the other day that he would not meet potentially with the prime minister of Spain, because he . . . wasn't sure whether they were aligned with us." Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2008 in in a television ad: Obama says McCain went to Bermuda and "pledged to protect tax breaks for American corporations that hide their profits offshore." Barack Obama stated on September 12, 2008 in a TV ad: "He admits he still doesn't know how to use a computer, can't send an e-mail." Barack Obama stated on August 21, 2008 in Chester, Va. : The Bush administration's latest plans for troop withdrawal from Iraq by 2011 are "more or less the same time frame I announced two years ago." Barack Obama stated on August 23, 2008 in Springfield, Ill.: "Joe Biden wrote the Violence Against Women Act ... the rate of domestic violence went down dramatically." Barack Obama stated on August 5, 2008 in Youngstown, Ohio: McCain, "voted against renewable sources of energy, against biofuels, against solar power, against wind power.... " Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2008 in interview by Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod: John McCain has seven houses. Barack Obama stated on August 4, 2008 in a TV ad: "Big oil's filling John McCain's campaign with $2-million in contributions." Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2008 in a speech in Dayton, Ohio: "We've heard talk about curbing our use of fossil fuels in nearly every State of the Union address since the oil embargo of 1973." Barack Obama stated on July 8, 2008 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: "McCain used to buck his party on immigration by fighting for comprehensive reform. . . . But when he was running for his party's nomination, he . . . said that he wouldn't even support his own legislation if it came up for a vote." Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2008 in a television ad: Barack Obama "passed laws moving people from welfare to work." Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2008 in a television ad: Barack Obama "cut taxes for working families."
Barack Obama stated on January 27, 2010 in a State of the Union speech: "For the first time in history, my administration posts our White House visitors online." Barack Obama stated on January 14, 2010 in a speech to House Democrats.: "The Washington Times ... pointed out that we had succeeded where previous administrations had failed" on spending cuts. Barack Obama stated on December 1, 2009 in a speech at the United States Military Academy.: "In the last few months alone, we have apprehended extremists within our borders who were sent here from the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan to commit new acts of terror." Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2009 in a town hall meeting: "Nearly 46 million Americans don't have health insurance coverage today." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a speech on health care reform: "Doctors, nurses, hospitals, even the pharmaceutical industry, (and) AARP" say that health reform "makes sense to do." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a news conference.: "14,000 Americans . . . lose their health insurance every single day." Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2009 in a speech at the White House.: "Californians consume 40 percent less energy per person than the national average" Barack Obama stated on June 24, 2009 in a town hall meeting: "Medicare and Medicaid are the single biggest drivers of the federal deficit and the federal debt by a huge margin." Barack Obama stated on April 19, 2009 in a news conference.: "Venezuela is a country whose defense budget is probably 1/600th of the United States." Barack Obama stated on March 24, 2009 in in a news conference.: His proposed budget would "cut our deficit in half by the end of my first term." Barack Obama stated on March 19, 2009 in remaks made at an electric car testing center: "The 1908 Model T earned better gas mileage than a typical SUV sold in 2008." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2009 in in a meeting with business leaders: "In Chicago, school is never canceled" because of winter weather. Barack Obama stated on January 14, 2009 in statement to reporters: Geithner's failure to pay self-employment taxes while working for the IMF "is a mistake that is commonly made for people who are working internationally or for international institutions." Barack Obama stated on October 19, 2008 in a TV interview: "The race will tighten, just because that's what happens at the end of campaigns. They always have." Barack Obama stated on October 20, 2008 in a TV ad: "In April, Sen. McCain came out against helping women earn equal pay for equal work." Barack Obama stated on October 29, 2008 in North Carolina: McCain called for less regulation 21 times just this year. Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: John McCain "is proposing tax cuts that would give the average Fortune 500 CEO an additional $700,000 in tax cuts." Barack Obama stated on October 6, 2008 in a Web site: McCain intervened on behalf of Charles Keating with federal regulators... that allowed Keating to continue his fraud at an incredible cost to taxpayers. Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in a debate in Oxford, Miss.: McCain "said the other day that he would not meet potentially with the prime minister of Spain, because he . . . wasn't sure whether they were aligned with us." Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2008 in in a television ad: Obama says McCain went to Bermuda and "pledged to protect tax breaks for American corporations that hide their profits offshore." Barack Obama stated on September 12, 2008 in a TV ad: "He admits he still doesn't know how to use a computer, can't send an e-mail." Barack Obama stated on August 21, 2008 in Chester, Va. : The Bush administration's latest plans for troop withdrawal from Iraq by 2011 are "more or less the same time frame I announced two years ago." Barack Obama stated on August 23, 2008 in Springfield, Ill.: "Joe Biden wrote the Violence Against Women Act ... the rate of domestic violence went down dramatically." Barack Obama stated on August 5, 2008 in Youngstown, Ohio: McCain, "voted against renewable sources of energy, against biofuels, against solar power, against wind power.... " Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2008 in interview by Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod: John McCain has seven houses. Barack Obama stated on August 4, 2008 in a TV ad: "Big oil's filling John McCain's campaign with $2-million in contributions." Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2008 in a speech in Dayton, Ohio: "We've heard talk about curbing our use of fossil fuels in nearly every State of the Union address since the oil embargo of 1973." Barack Obama stated on July 8, 2008 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: "McCain used to buck his party on immigration by fighting for comprehensive reform. . . . But when he was running for his party's nomination, he . . . said that he wouldn't even support his own legislation if it came up for a vote." Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2008 in a television ad: Barack Obama "passed laws moving people from welfare to work." Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2008 in a television ad: Barack Obama "cut taxes for working families."
Barack Obama stated on January 27, 2010 in a State of the Union speech: "For the first time in history, my administration posts our White House visitors online."
Barack Obama stated on January 14, 2010 in a speech to House Democrats.: "The Washington Times ... pointed out that we had succeeded where previous administrations had failed" on spending cuts.
Barack Obama stated on December 1, 2009 in a speech at the United States Military Academy.: "In the last few months alone, we have apprehended extremists within our borders who were sent here from the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan to commit new acts of terror."
Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2009 in a town hall meeting: "Nearly 46 million Americans don't have health insurance coverage today."
Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a speech on health care reform: "Doctors, nurses, hospitals, even the pharmaceutical industry, (and) AARP" say that health reform "makes sense to do."
Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a news conference.: "14,000 Americans . . . lose their health insurance every single day."
Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2009 in a speech at the White House.: "Californians consume 40 percent less energy per person than the national average"
Barack Obama stated on June 24, 2009 in a town hall meeting: "Medicare and Medicaid are the single biggest drivers of the federal deficit and the federal debt by a huge margin."
Barack Obama stated on April 19, 2009 in a news conference.: "Venezuela is a country whose defense budget is probably 1/600th of the United States."
Barack Obama stated on March 24, 2009 in in a news conference.: His proposed budget would "cut our deficit in half by the end of my first term."
Barack Obama stated on March 19, 2009 in remaks made at an electric car testing center: "The 1908 Model T earned better gas mileage than a typical SUV sold in 2008."
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2009 in in a meeting with business leaders: "In Chicago, school is never canceled" because of winter weather.
Barack Obama stated on January 14, 2009 in statement to reporters: Geithner's failure to pay self-employment taxes while working for the IMF "is a mistake that is commonly made for people who are working internationally or for international institutions."
Barack Obama stated on October 19, 2008 in a TV interview: "The race will tighten, just because that's what happens at the end of campaigns. They always have."
Barack Obama stated on October 20, 2008 in a TV ad: "In April, Sen. McCain came out against helping women earn equal pay for equal work."
Barack Obama stated on October 29, 2008 in North Carolina: McCain called for less regulation 21 times just this year.
Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: John McCain "is proposing tax cuts that would give the average Fortune 500 CEO an additional $700,000 in tax cuts."
Barack Obama stated on October 6, 2008 in a Web site: McCain intervened on behalf of Charles Keating with federal regulators... that allowed Keating to continue his fraud at an incredible cost to taxpayers.
Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in a debate in Oxford, Miss.: McCain "said the other day that he would not meet potentially with the prime minister of Spain, because he . . . wasn't sure whether they were aligned with us."
Barack Obama stated on September 23, 2008 in in a television ad: Obama says McCain went to Bermuda and "pledged to protect tax breaks for American corporations that hide their profits offshore."
Barack Obama stated on September 12, 2008 in a TV ad: "He admits he still doesn't know how to use a computer, can't send an e-mail."
Barack Obama stated on August 21, 2008 in Chester, Va. : The Bush administration's latest plans for troop withdrawal from Iraq by 2011 are "more or less the same time frame I announced two years ago."
Barack Obama stated on August 23, 2008 in Springfield, Ill.: "Joe Biden wrote the Violence Against Women Act ... the rate of domestic violence went down dramatically."
Barack Obama stated on August 5, 2008 in Youngstown, Ohio: McCain, "voted against renewable sources of energy, against biofuels, against solar power, against wind power.... "
Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2008 in interview by Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod: John McCain has seven houses.
Barack Obama stated on August 4, 2008 in a TV ad: "Big oil's filling John McCain's campaign with $2-million in contributions."
Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2008 in a speech in Dayton, Ohio: "We've heard talk about curbing our use of fossil fuels in nearly every State of the Union address since the oil embargo of 1973."
Barack Obama stated on July 8, 2008 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: "McCain used to buck his party on immigration by fighting for comprehensive reform. . . . But when he was running for his party's nomination, he . . . said that he wouldn't even support his own legislation if it came up for a vote."
Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2008 in a television ad: Barack Obama "passed laws moving people from welfare to work."
Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2008 in a television ad: Barack Obama "cut taxes for working families."