Fact Check Posts – Page 5

Barack Obama
stated on September 1, 2014 a speech in Milwaukee

"We cut our deficits by more than half."

By Dave Umhoefer • September 5, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on August 2, 2014 a Saturday broadcast address

Congress is on "vacation."

By Louis Jacobson • August 22, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on July 17, 2014 a speech in Delaware

"We've recovered (from the recession) faster and come farther than almost any other advanced country on Earth."

By Lauren Carroll • July 23, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on June 23, 2014 a speech at the White House Summit on Working Families

"In 31 states, decent child care costs more than college tuition."

By Louis Jacobson • June 27, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on June 23, 2014 an op-ed for Huffington Post

"The United States is the only developed country in the world without paid maternity leave."

By Steve Contorno • June 24, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on April 26, 2014 a weekly address

"The average minimum wage worker is 35 years old."

By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2014

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."

By Amy Sherman • April 23, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on April 10, 2014 speech at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library

During Lyndon B. Johnson’s first 20 years in Congress, "he opposed every civil rights measure that came up for a vote."

By W. Gardner Selby • April 14, 2014

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."

By Julie Kliegman • April 7, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on March 20, 2014 a speech in Orlando

"Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record."

By Steve Contorno • March 26, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on March 11, 2014 a Funnyordie.com "Between Two Ferns" interview with Zach Galifianakis

"Most young Americans right now, they’re not covered" by health insurance.

By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on March 5, 2014 a speech to the Democratic National Committee in Boston

"When I talk about (raising the) minimum wage ... half of Republicans agree with it."

By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on February 27, 2014 an event at the White House

"Fewer black and Latino men participate in the labor force, compared to young white men."

By Louis Jacobson • February 28, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on February 20, 2014 a speech to Democratic governors

"We’ve got close to 7 million Americans who have access to health care for the first time because of Medicaid expansion."

By Louis Jacobson • February 25, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on January 30, 2014 a speech

"Most folks’ wages haven’t gone up in over a decade."

February 23, 2014

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."

By Steve Contorno • February 4, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 the State of the Union address

Women "make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns."

By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 State of the Union address

"For the first time in over a decade, business leaders around the world have declared that China is no longer the world’s No. 1 place to invest; America is."

By Joshua Gillin • January 29, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 State of the Union speech

"Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar."

By Amy Sherman • January 29, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 the State of the Union address

"The federal minimum wage is worth about 20 percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan" gave his first address to a joint session of Congress.

By Steve Contorno • January 29, 2014

Stand up for the facts!

I would like to contribute

Latest Fact-Checks On Barack Obama