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Latest Fact-Checks On Barack Obama

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2014 a speech in Princeton, Ind.
"The states that have raised the minimum wage (this year) have had faster job growth than the states that haven’t raised the minimum wage."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 2, 2014 a speech at Northwestern University
"When I took office, the deficit was nearly 10 percent of our economy. Today, it's approaching 3 percent."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 11, 2014 a speech
The U.S. Justice Department has "taken on more than 100 voting rights cases since 2009."
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By Amy Sherman • April 23, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 1, 2014 a public address
"More than 3 million young adults ... have gained insurance under (the Affordable Care Act) by staying on their family’s plan."
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By Julie Kliegman • April 7, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 20, 2014 a speech in Orlando
"Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record."
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By Steve Contorno • March 26, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 31, 2014 an interview with CNN
"What is and isn't a Schedule I narcotic is a job for Congress."
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By Steve Contorno • February 4, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 the State of the Union address
"Over the past eight years, the United States has reduced our total carbon pollution more than any other nation on Earth."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 7, 2014 a Facebook post
"Unemployment insurance kept more than 620,000 children out of poverty in 2012."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 4, 2013 a speech at the Center for American Progress
The minimum wage "in real terms right now is below where it was when Harry Truman was in office."
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By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 26, 2013 a speech at Largo, Md.
"In states where the federal government helps run these (health care) marketplaces, the average American will have more than 50 different plans to choose from, with different levels of coverage."
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By Jon Greenberg • October 1, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 24, 2013 a speech in Galesburg, Ill.
"Our businesses have created nearly twice as many jobs in this recovery as they had at the same point in the last recovery, when there was no Obamacare."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 18, 2013 a speech at the White House
Says last year "13 million (health insurance) rebates went out, in all 50 states. Another 8.5 (million) rebates are being sent out this summer, averaging around 100 bucks each."
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By Jon Greenberg • July 24, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 4, 2013 remarks in the White House Rose Garden
"My judicial nominees have waited three times longer to receive confirmation votes than those of my Republican predecessor."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 7, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 23, 2013 a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.
Says that since he took office, "there have been no large-scale attacks on the United States."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 24, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 9, 2013 a speech in Manor, Texas.
Says that according to a report, "the tech sector now drives more than one-quarter of Austin’s economy."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 17, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 4, 2013 his weekly radio address.
Says "we" have put more boots on the U.S.-Mexico border "than at any time in our history, and illegal crossings are down by nearly 80 percent from their peak in 2000."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 13, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 30, 2013 a White House news conference
For people with insurance, the only impact of the health care law "is that their insurance is stronger, better and more secure than it was before. Full stop. That's it. They don't have to worry about anything else."
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By Becky Bowers • May 2, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 19, 2013 a speech in Washington, D.C.
Says if Congress doesn’t avoid the sequester, "tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids."
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By Becky Bowers • February 22, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 19, 2013 a speech in Washington, D.C.
If the sequester hits, "hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 21, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 a speech
"Every dollar we invested in high-quality, early education programs can save more than $7 later on by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, even reducing crime."
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By Eric Stirgus, Katie Sanders • February 19, 2013
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