Latest Fact-checksBarack 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 Rand Paul stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: The debt limit deal "allows President Obama to borrow unlimited amounts of money." Ted Cruz stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: "Under Barack Obama and the big government economy, the median wage for women has dropped $733." Restoration PAC stated on July 22, 2015 in a TV ad: President Barack Obama met with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani. Tom Cotton stated on July 15, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": President Barack Obama "said at the beginning of the negotiations that the basic approach was to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for dismantling the sanctions." Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2015 in a speech in Phoenix: "The $5 billion website for Obamacare … never worked. Still doesn't work." Chain email stated on June 24, 2015 in a chain email: "Under the Affordable Care Act, anyone on Medicare who is admitted to a hospital for observation will be responsible for the bill. Medicare won't pay a cent." Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2015 in a speech: Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy "that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming." Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: The Democrats are "responsible" for "the swift, mindless drawdown of a military that was generations in the making." Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "The last quarter, it was just announced, our gross domestic product … was below zero. Who ever heard of this? It's never below zero." Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2015 in a meme on social media: "During Obama's first five years as president, black unemployment increased 42 percent. During Reagan's presidency, black unemployment dropped 20 percent." Scott Walker stated on April 25, 2015 in an interview: Says that as president, Barack Obama has not gone to the Texas-Mexico border ForAmerica stated on April 12, 2015 in a meme on social media: "American families work hard to earn $4,250 a month. Obama is spending $18,972 a month on each illegal immigrant child." Scott Walker stated on March 23, 2015 in a tweet: Under Barack Obama, "the average cost of family health care premiums has increased by $4,154." Glenn Beck stated on March 19, 2015 in a Facebook post: "A few weeks ago Obama took Hamas and Iran OFF the terror list." Greg Abbott stated on February 17, 2015 in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News: "22 times Barack Obama said he did not have the authority to implement this type of" anti-deportation "measure. And then the day after he signed this into law, he said, quote, ‘I just changed the law.’" Barbara Comstock stated on January 22, 2015 in a tweet.: "Did you know under President Obama family health care premiums have increased $4,154 on the average?" Lawrence Lessig stated on January 5, 2015 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor: "If you ask how many times did Ronald Reagan attend a fundraiser when he ran for re-election in 1984, the answer is eight times. If you say how many times did Barack Obama attend a fundraiser in 2012, the answer is 228 times." Mario Diaz-Balart stated on December 18, 2014 in a press conference: Says that in 2008, President Barack Obama said normalization with Cuba would first require "liberation of all political prisoners and some basic steps toward freedom, including freedom of the press, political parties, labor unions." Marco Rubio stated on December 17, 2014 in a press conference: In the U.S. agreement with the Cuban government, "no commitment was made to allowing the establishment of political parties or to even begin the semblance of a transition to a democracy." Michael McCaul stated on December 2, 2014 in a committee hearing: President Barack Obama "said over 20 times he did not have the legal authority" to act as he did on immigration. Reince Priebus stated on December 2, 2014 in a speech: Says Barack Obama has "the worst record of any president when it comes to putting America deeper in debt." Glenn Grothman stated on November 30, 2014 in an interview: "We’re borrowing 20% of (the federal) budget." Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2014 in a meme on social media: "794 law enforcement officers have fallen in the line of duty since B.H. Obama took office, with no special recognition from the White House." Allen West stated on September 26, 2014 in a Facebook post: Says President Barack Obama "ordered our military to enlist illegal aliens." John McCain stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview on CNN: Says President Obama "has never made a statement ... that he wanted a residual force left (in Iraq)." John McCain stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview on CNN: "(Obama's) entire national security team, including his secretary of state, said we want to arm and train and equip (Syrian rebel forces), and he made the unilateral decision to turn them down." Ed Gillespie stated on July 26, 2014 in a debate.: "This administration is slashing the Navy to pay for more Obamacare." Rick Perry stated on June 17, 2014 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says the Obama administration never responded to his 2012 letter flagging the uptick in unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Bloggers stated on July 1, 2014 in various posts on the Internet: "Justice John Roberts Signed Off On Obama’s Arrest For Treason." Reince Priebus stated on July 7, 2014 in a tweet: "Thanks to #ObamaCare, average E.R. wait in California is 5 hours."
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Rand Paul stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: The debt limit deal "allows President Obama to borrow unlimited amounts of money." Ted Cruz stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: "Under Barack Obama and the big government economy, the median wage for women has dropped $733." Restoration PAC stated on July 22, 2015 in a TV ad: President Barack Obama met with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani. Tom Cotton stated on July 15, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": President Barack Obama "said at the beginning of the negotiations that the basic approach was to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for dismantling the sanctions." Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2015 in a speech in Phoenix: "The $5 billion website for Obamacare … never worked. Still doesn't work." Chain email stated on June 24, 2015 in a chain email: "Under the Affordable Care Act, anyone on Medicare who is admitted to a hospital for observation will be responsible for the bill. Medicare won't pay a cent." Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2015 in a speech: Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy "that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming." Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: The Democrats are "responsible" for "the swift, mindless drawdown of a military that was generations in the making." Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "The last quarter, it was just announced, our gross domestic product … was below zero. Who ever heard of this? It's never below zero." Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2015 in a meme on social media: "During Obama's first five years as president, black unemployment increased 42 percent. During Reagan's presidency, black unemployment dropped 20 percent." Scott Walker stated on April 25, 2015 in an interview: Says that as president, Barack Obama has not gone to the Texas-Mexico border ForAmerica stated on April 12, 2015 in a meme on social media: "American families work hard to earn $4,250 a month. Obama is spending $18,972 a month on each illegal immigrant child." Scott Walker stated on March 23, 2015 in a tweet: Under Barack Obama, "the average cost of family health care premiums has increased by $4,154." Glenn Beck stated on March 19, 2015 in a Facebook post: "A few weeks ago Obama took Hamas and Iran OFF the terror list." Greg Abbott stated on February 17, 2015 in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News: "22 times Barack Obama said he did not have the authority to implement this type of" anti-deportation "measure. And then the day after he signed this into law, he said, quote, ‘I just changed the law.’" Barbara Comstock stated on January 22, 2015 in a tweet.: "Did you know under President Obama family health care premiums have increased $4,154 on the average?" Lawrence Lessig stated on January 5, 2015 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor: "If you ask how many times did Ronald Reagan attend a fundraiser when he ran for re-election in 1984, the answer is eight times. If you say how many times did Barack Obama attend a fundraiser in 2012, the answer is 228 times." Mario Diaz-Balart stated on December 18, 2014 in a press conference: Says that in 2008, President Barack Obama said normalization with Cuba would first require "liberation of all political prisoners and some basic steps toward freedom, including freedom of the press, political parties, labor unions." Marco Rubio stated on December 17, 2014 in a press conference: In the U.S. agreement with the Cuban government, "no commitment was made to allowing the establishment of political parties or to even begin the semblance of a transition to a democracy." Michael McCaul stated on December 2, 2014 in a committee hearing: President Barack Obama "said over 20 times he did not have the legal authority" to act as he did on immigration. Reince Priebus stated on December 2, 2014 in a speech: Says Barack Obama has "the worst record of any president when it comes to putting America deeper in debt." Glenn Grothman stated on November 30, 2014 in an interview: "We’re borrowing 20% of (the federal) budget." Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2014 in a meme on social media: "794 law enforcement officers have fallen in the line of duty since B.H. Obama took office, with no special recognition from the White House." Allen West stated on September 26, 2014 in a Facebook post: Says President Barack Obama "ordered our military to enlist illegal aliens." John McCain stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview on CNN: Says President Obama "has never made a statement ... that he wanted a residual force left (in Iraq)." John McCain stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview on CNN: "(Obama's) entire national security team, including his secretary of state, said we want to arm and train and equip (Syrian rebel forces), and he made the unilateral decision to turn them down." Ed Gillespie stated on July 26, 2014 in a debate.: "This administration is slashing the Navy to pay for more Obamacare." Rick Perry stated on June 17, 2014 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says the Obama administration never responded to his 2012 letter flagging the uptick in unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Bloggers stated on July 1, 2014 in various posts on the Internet: "Justice John Roberts Signed Off On Obama’s Arrest For Treason." Reince Priebus stated on July 7, 2014 in a tweet: "Thanks to #ObamaCare, average E.R. wait in California is 5 hours."
Rand Paul stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: The debt limit deal "allows President Obama to borrow unlimited amounts of money."
Ted Cruz stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: "Under Barack Obama and the big government economy, the median wage for women has dropped $733."
Restoration PAC stated on July 22, 2015 in a TV ad: President Barack Obama met with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani.
Tom Cotton stated on July 15, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": President Barack Obama "said at the beginning of the negotiations that the basic approach was to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for dismantling the sanctions."
Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2015 in a speech in Phoenix: "The $5 billion website for Obamacare … never worked. Still doesn't work."
Chain email stated on June 24, 2015 in a chain email: "Under the Affordable Care Act, anyone on Medicare who is admitted to a hospital for observation will be responsible for the bill. Medicare won't pay a cent."
Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2015 in a speech: Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy "that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming."
Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: The Democrats are "responsible" for "the swift, mindless drawdown of a military that was generations in the making."
Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "The last quarter, it was just announced, our gross domestic product … was below zero. Who ever heard of this? It's never below zero."
Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2015 in a meme on social media: "During Obama's first five years as president, black unemployment increased 42 percent. During Reagan's presidency, black unemployment dropped 20 percent."
Scott Walker stated on April 25, 2015 in an interview: Says that as president, Barack Obama has not gone to the Texas-Mexico border
ForAmerica stated on April 12, 2015 in a meme on social media: "American families work hard to earn $4,250 a month. Obama is spending $18,972 a month on each illegal immigrant child."
Scott Walker stated on March 23, 2015 in a tweet: Under Barack Obama, "the average cost of family health care premiums has increased by $4,154."
Glenn Beck stated on March 19, 2015 in a Facebook post: "A few weeks ago Obama took Hamas and Iran OFF the terror list."
Greg Abbott stated on February 17, 2015 in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News: "22 times Barack Obama said he did not have the authority to implement this type of" anti-deportation "measure. And then the day after he signed this into law, he said, quote, ‘I just changed the law.’"
Barbara Comstock stated on January 22, 2015 in a tweet.: "Did you know under President Obama family health care premiums have increased $4,154 on the average?"
Lawrence Lessig stated on January 5, 2015 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor: "If you ask how many times did Ronald Reagan attend a fundraiser when he ran for re-election in 1984, the answer is eight times. If you say how many times did Barack Obama attend a fundraiser in 2012, the answer is 228 times."
Mario Diaz-Balart stated on December 18, 2014 in a press conference: Says that in 2008, President Barack Obama said normalization with Cuba would first require "liberation of all political prisoners and some basic steps toward freedom, including freedom of the press, political parties, labor unions."
Marco Rubio stated on December 17, 2014 in a press conference: In the U.S. agreement with the Cuban government, "no commitment was made to allowing the establishment of political parties or to even begin the semblance of a transition to a democracy."
Michael McCaul stated on December 2, 2014 in a committee hearing: President Barack Obama "said over 20 times he did not have the legal authority" to act as he did on immigration.
Reince Priebus stated on December 2, 2014 in a speech: Says Barack Obama has "the worst record of any president when it comes to putting America deeper in debt."
Glenn Grothman stated on November 30, 2014 in an interview: "We’re borrowing 20% of (the federal) budget."
Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2014 in a meme on social media: "794 law enforcement officers have fallen in the line of duty since B.H. Obama took office, with no special recognition from the White House."
Allen West stated on September 26, 2014 in a Facebook post: Says President Barack Obama "ordered our military to enlist illegal aliens."
John McCain stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview on CNN: Says President Obama "has never made a statement ... that he wanted a residual force left (in Iraq)."
John McCain stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview on CNN: "(Obama's) entire national security team, including his secretary of state, said we want to arm and train and equip (Syrian rebel forces), and he made the unilateral decision to turn them down."
Ed Gillespie stated on July 26, 2014 in a debate.: "This administration is slashing the Navy to pay for more Obamacare."
Rick Perry stated on June 17, 2014 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says the Obama administration never responded to his 2012 letter flagging the uptick in unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Bloggers stated on July 1, 2014 in various posts on the Internet: "Justice John Roberts Signed Off On Obama’s Arrest For Treason."
Reince Priebus stated on July 7, 2014 in a tweet: "Thanks to #ObamaCare, average E.R. wait in California is 5 hours."
