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Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Barack Obama is the former president of the United States. Obama also served as a U.S. senator from Illinois. He was born in 1961 in Hawaii, where his parents met as students at the University of Hawaii. Obama's father is from Kenya and his mother is from Kansas. He graduated from Columbia University and received his law degree from Harvard Law School. Obama previously served in the Illinois state Senate and was an instructor at the University of Chicago Law School. He and his wife, Michelle, have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.

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Latest Fact-Checks By Barack Obama

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 1, 2021 an interview with Ezra Klein
“The filibuster, if it does not get reformed, still means that maybe 30% of the population potentially controls the majority of Senate seats.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2021
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 14, 2020 an endorsement announcement
Joe Biden "already has what is the most progressive platform of any major party nominee in history."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 17, 2020
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 14, 2020 his online video endorsement of Joe Biden for president
Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis."
True
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • April 16, 2020
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 30, 2019 an on stage interview in Brazil
"Anybody can buy any weapon, any time without much, if any, regulation. They buy it over the internet. They can buy machine guns."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 4, 2019
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 1, 2017 a video
"Eight in 10 people this year can find plans for $75 a month or less."
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • November 6, 2017
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 22, 2017 a Facebook post
The Senate bill "hands enormous tax cuts to the rich and to the drug and insurance industries, paid for by cutting health care for everybody else."
Mostly True
By John Kruzel • June 26, 2017
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 23, 2017 a statement on the 7th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
"The vast majority of marketplace enrollees have experienced no average premium hike at all."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • March 23, 2017
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 2, 2016 a rally in North Carolina
The list of voters that North Carolina Republicans "tried to purge was two-thirds black and Democratic."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • November 7, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 28, 2016 a CNN town hall
"If you look worldwide, the number of terrorist incidents have not substantially increased."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • October 13, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 20, 2016 a speech to the Leader's Summit on Refugees
"Refugees are subject to more rigorous screening than the average tourist in the U.S."  
True
By Joseph Cariz • October 13, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 28, 2016 a CNN town hall
"Since I came into office … we have increased the VA budget by 85 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 13, 2016 a speech in Philadelphia
Says Donald Trump's foundation "took money other people gave to his charity and then bought a six-foot-tall painting of himself."
True
By Louis Jacobson • September 13, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 2, 2016 at the White House
Because of the Trans-Pacific Partnership "we’ve got a country like Malaysia taking really serious efforts to crack down on human trafficking."  
Mostly True
By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy • August 5, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 2, 2016 a press conference at the White House
Thanks to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, "Vietnam is drafting and presenting unprecedented labor reforms, changing their Constitution to recognize worker organizations in Vietnam for the first time."
Half-True
By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy • August 4, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 2, 2016 a White House press conference
The Trans-Pacific Partnership "knocks out 18,000 tariffs that other countries place on American products and goods."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy • August 4, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic national convention
"Almost every country on Earth sees America as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago when I took office."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • July 28, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention
"Illegal immigration and the crime rate are as low as they’ve been in decades."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 28, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 12, 2016 a speech at a memorial service in Dallas
"We flood communities with so many guns that it is easier for a teenager to buy a Glock than get his hands on a computer or even a book."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 14, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 29, 2016 remarks in Ottawa, Canada
"The steel industry is producing as much steel in the United States as it ever was. It’s just (that) it needs one-tenth of the workers that it used to."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 29, 2016 a press conference at the North American Leaders Summit
"During my administration, for example, we boosted U.S. exports to Canada and Mexico by about 50 percent. That supports about 2.8 million American jobs."
Mostly False
By Neelesh Moorthy • July 5, 2016
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Latest Fact-Checks About Barack Obama

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stated on February 19, 2025 a Facebook post
“The media is showing how Obama’s birth certificate was changed! He was never born in the U.S. so he was never a real president!”
Pants on Fire!
February 21, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on January 23, 2025 a Threads post
A proposed constitutional amendment “would allow anyone to run for a 3rd term. Including — Barack Obama.”
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January 27, 2025
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Threads posts
stated on January 5, 2025 a Threads post
Image shows former President Barack Obama was born in Kenya.
Pants on Fire!
January 13, 2025
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stated on October 12, 2024 a Threads post
Says Donald Trump posted on Truth Social it “should be illegal” and is “election interference” for Barack Obama to criticize him.
False
October 17, 2024
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stated on October 6, 2024 a Threads post
Says former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that former President Barack Obama “was ashamed at how much better of a golfer that I am.”
Pants on Fire!
October 15, 2024
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stated on September 13, 2024 an Instagram post
Says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “Who else thinks the downfall of America started with Barack Obama?”
False
September 17, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 27, 2023 a speech in Michigan
When I took office, “the auto industry was on its knees gasping its last breath.” Trump administration “tariffs and taxes saved the American auto industry from extinction."
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 11, 2023 a Facebook post
“Obama finally reveals how personal chef drowned in mysterious pond accident.”
False
September 18, 2023
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Facebook posts
stated on September 6, 2023 a Facebook post
CNN reported that “Barack Obama’s ex-boyfriend admits he was ‘prime suspect’ in gay serial killer case.”
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September 11, 2023
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Facebook posts
stated on September 1, 2023 a Facebook post
“Barack Obama’s late chef’s wife comes out to expose Obama family.”
False
September 6, 2023
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Facebook posts
stated on August 25, 2023 a video
Tafari Campbell was “murdered.”
False
August 29, 2023
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Facebook posts
stated on August 23, 2023 a Facebook post
“Mom of Barack Obama’s chef speaks out to expose Obama family.”
False
August 28, 2023
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Facebook posts
stated on August 22, 2023 a Facebook post
Former President Barack Obama “reacts to chef’s wife blaming him for the death of her husband Talafi Cambell.”
False
August 24, 2023
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Facebook posts
stated on August 19, 2023 a Facebook post
“Michelle Obama finally responds to Obama’s hidden gay secret.”
Pants on Fire!
August 21, 2023
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Facebook posts
stated on June 9, 2023 a Facebook post
Video shows an aide to former President Donald Trump “grilling” former President Barack Obama.
False
June 15, 2023
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stated on March 12, 2023 a Facebook post
Audio captures former Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama debating Michelle Obama’s gender.
False
March 14, 2023
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stated on February 21, 2023 an Instagram post
“Every single one” of former President Barack Obama’s Medal of Freedom recipients in this video “was on Epstein’s flight logs.”
False
February 23, 2023
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stated on January 27, 2023 an Instagram post
A photo shows “Barack Obama dressed up as Baphomet (Lucifer).”
Pants on Fire!
January 27, 2023
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stated on November 25, 2022 a Facebook post
A video shows lawmakers in compromising positions with children.
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December 16, 2022
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stated on October 29, 2022 an Instagram post
Hecklers chanted “f--- Joe Biden” during a Barack Obama speech.
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October 31, 2022
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