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PolitiFact's live blog for the 2015 State of the Union and GOP response

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President Barack Obama delivers the 2015 State of the Union address.

Angie Drobnic Holan

By Angie Drobnic Holan January 21, 2015

Aaron Sharockman

By Aaron Sharockman January 21, 2015

We live-blogged President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech and the Republican response from U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa. Here is an archive of the evening; it may take a moment to load.

PolitiFact

stated on September 27, 2020 in a speech:

Says Amy Coney Barrett “has a written track record, disagreeing adamantly with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the ACA. In fact, she publicly criticized Chief Justice Roberts’ opinion upholding the law eight years ago.”

mostly-true

mostly-true

Instagram posts

stated on September 22, 2020 in an Instagram post:

Like Al-Qaeda and ISIS, Amy Coney Barrett has said her “end goal is to end the separation of church and state & build a ‘Kingdom of God’ in the United States.”

false

false

stated on March 23, 2019 in a speech:

Says that the Council on American-Islamic Relations was founded in response to 9/11.

false

false

stated on September 4, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

Says Hillary Clinton "wants to increase Syrian refugees to this country by 550 percent."

true

true

Antonio Sabato Jr.

stated on July 19, 2016 in an interview with ABC News:

Says President Barack Obama is "absolutely" a Muslim.

pants-fire

pants-fire

stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech in New York City:

Says Hillary Clinton "said she was under attack (in Bosnia) but the attack turned out to be young girls handing her flowers."

true

true

stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

Hostages were released as soon as Ronald Reagan took office because Iran perceived that America was "no longer under the command of someone weak."

pants-fire

pants-fire

stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":

"We've had examples like in Yuma County, where we've been able to stop 97 percent of the illegal (immigration) flow, and those programs, they abolish."

barely-true

barely-true

stated on October 14, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says Rick Scott changed his promise from 700,000 jobs created "on top of what normal growth would be" to just 700,000 jobs.

true

true

stated on March 3, 2014 in in an interview on CNN:

On the economic stimulus.

half-flip

half-flip

Americans For Tax Reform

stated on April 14, 2014 in in a press release:

"Obama has proposed 442 tax hikes since taking office."

barely-true

barely-true

National Republican Congressional Committee

stated on February 12, 2014 in a television ad:

"300,000 Floridians will lose their current health plans" because of Obamacare, a plan Alex Sink supports.

half-true

half-true

Janet Napolitano

stated on August 27, 2013 in a speech at the National Press Club:

The 2010 DREAM Act failed despite "strong bipartisan support."

barely-true

barely-true

stated on May 29, 2013 in a chain email:

Says the word "Dhimmitude" is on page 107 of the health care law and means "Muslims are specifically exempted from the government mandate to purchase insurance."

pants-fire

pants-fire

stated on May 3, 2013 in a position on legislation:

On an early date for Florida's presidential primary

full-flop

full-flop

Eric Hovde
stated on October 18, 2024 in TV debate:

Ballot drop boxes 'were only used for a pandemic.'

By D.L. Davis • October 25, 2024
Donald Trump
stated on October 23, 2024 in a post on X:

Vice President Kamala Harris has been “going so far as to call me Adolf Hitler.”

By Samantha Putterman • October 24, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on October 20, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Voting machines in Shelby County, Tennessee, are swapping votes from Kamala Harris to Donald Trump.

By Jeff Cercone • October 24, 2024
Social Media
stated on October 22, 2024 in social media posts:

“Schaumburg, Illinois not recording votes, just putting votes ‘in a box.’”

By Loreben Tuquero • October 24, 2024
Kamala Harris
stated on October 23, 2024 in a CNN town hall:

"As of today, we have cut the flow of immigration by over half."

By Louis Jacobson • October 24, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on October 22, 2024 in a post:

"Breaking: Voters in Tarrant County, Texas are reporting that the voting machines are flipping their votes from Trump to Kamala Harris."

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • October 24, 2024
Threads posts
stated on October 20, 2024 in a Threads post:

“Elon Musk reportedly eyeing CNN acquisition: ‘I’ll fix the media, one network at a time.’”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 24, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on October 14, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Elon Musk urges a boycott of ABC Network: ‘Let’s take them down!’”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 24, 2024
Viral image
stated on October 17, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster was arrested “for aiding FEMA in deep state’s ‘eminent domain’ takeover of North Carolina.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 24, 2024
United Auto Workers
stated on October 23, 2024 in a Meta ad:

Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “wants to cut Medicare and Social Security.”

By Caleb McCullough • October 24, 2024