Recent Barack Obama News
Reader: Maybe rename PolitiFact the Opinion-O-Meter?
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Barack Obama : Statements and Articles
Readers took umbrage at some of our fact checks of statements by Republican presidential hopefuls and others. A sampling from our mailbag: Several readers didn’t cotton to our Half True rating of Mitt Romney’s October claim that more than 1 million Texans are jobless, the state has its h... (original story)
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Mitt Romney warns U.S. military is becoming archaic
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Barack Obama : Statements and Articles
During the Jan. 16, 2012, Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C., former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney took aim at President Barack Obama’s support for the U.S. military. "The most extraordinary thing that's happened with this military authorization is the president is plann... (original story)
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Will recess appointment handcuff consumer cop?
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Barack Obama : Statements and Articles
Whether appropriately bold or outrageous, President Barack Obama stirred up the dust when he used a recess appointment to make former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray the nation’s consumer financial cop. For months, Republicans had blocked Cordray’s nomination to head the Consumer F... (original story)
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PolitiFact Texas turns two
Posted from Politifact.com: Stories men... 7 days ago
Barack Obama : Statements and Articles
Two years ago today, Texas Gov. Rick Perry was staring down Republican challengers for re-election, President Barack Obama was hoping to pass a health care overhaul into law and PolitiFact Texas birthed its first fact checks. Some of those first articles covered Democrat Marc Katz’s claim that... (original story)
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Barack Obama: "Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, and Newt Gingrich all say they would cut foreign aid to Israel — and every other country — to zero."
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Barack Obama : Statements and Articles
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Barack Obama campaign says Romney, Perry, Gingrich would cut aid to Israel to zero On an outreach page on its website, the Barack Obama-Joe Biden re-election campaign takes aim at three Republican presidential candidates for their stances on aid to Israe... (original story)
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Barack Obama: Says PolitiFact has said he "kept a campaign promise to toughen ethics rules."
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Barack Obama : Statements and Articles
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Barack Obama says he 'kept a campaign promise to toughen ethics rules' In a 30-second ad released Jan. 18, 2012, President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign touts his record on several issues, including ethics. "President Obama kept his promise to tou... (original story)
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Do Romney, Perry, Gingrich want to zero out aid to Israel?
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Barack Obama : Statements and Articles
Do three Republican presidential candidates favor "zeroing out" aid to Israel? That’s the hot-button claim that Barack Obama’s reelection campaign makes on an outreach page on its website. "Stand against ‘zeroing out’ aid to Israel," the web page says. "Rep... (original story)
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Perry calls Obama socialist, sets Truth-O-Meter aflame
Posted from Politifact.com: Stories men... 17 days ago
Barack Obama : Statements and Articles
Debating in New Hampshire on Sunday, Gov. Rick Perry repeated a claim about President Barack Obama that has become a mainstay of some of his critics: He’s a socialist! Perry made the statement after being asked whether he agrees with Republican U.S. Sen. John McCain's statement in a Washin... (original story)
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Perry recaps Obama’s 57 states’ goof
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Barack Obama : Statements and Articles
We all make mistakes.That was Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s message a day after suggesting during a New Hampshire campaign stop that the U.S. voting age is 21. On the Nov. 30, 2011, edition of "Fox & Friends," Perry indicated that his much-talked-about goof was a simple slip of the tongue — so... (original story)
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Barack Obama: "Because of Barack Obama 32 million new people will have healthcare."
Posted from Politifact.com: Statements ... 21 days ago
Barack Obama : Statements and Articles
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Obama ad claims credit for millions gaining health care A banner ad featuring the president's smiling face proclaims "Because of Barack Obama" followed by four statements about his accomplishments as president. One of the claims: that 32 million new p... (original story)
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