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USA Freedom Fund stated on May 11, 2022 in an attack ad:

“Kathy Barnette wants to build a statue of Barack Obama right next to the one of Abraham Lincoln on Capitol Hill."

By Jon Greenberg • May 13, 2022

Facebook posts stated on June 8, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“The point of defunding the Police in Minneapolis is that Minnesota is where Obama settled 1 Million Islamics. They want Sharia Law.”

By Tom Kertscher • June 17, 2020

Viral image stated on September 29, 2018 in social media posts:

Says a photo shows Barack Obama holding a Michelle Obama 2020 t-shirt.

By Miriam Valverde • October 3, 2018

Bloggers stated on July 5, 2018 in a blog post:

"Shocking Video Emerges of Obama Mocking God and the Bible."

By Katie Akin • July 12, 2018

Mario Diaz-Balart stated on January 30, 2017 in a press release:

Says former President Barack Obama "took similar action against Cuban refugees" as President Donald Trump did in his executive order.

By Amy Sherman • January 31, 2017

Rudy Giuliani stated on August 15, 2016 in a speech in Youngstown, Ohio:

"Under those eight years before (Barack) Obama came along, we didn’t have any successful radical Islamic terrorist attack in the United States" since Sept. 11, 2001.

By Linda Qiu • August 16, 2016

Antonio Sabato Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in an interview with ABC News:

Says President Barack Obama is "absolutely" a Muslim.

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Aaron Sharockman • July 19, 2016

Pat Robertson stated on June 27, 2016 in a TV broadcast:

President Barack Obama attended "an Islamic madrassa."

By Sean Gorman • July 5, 2016

Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a meeting with Christian leaders:

"We don't know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, she's been in the public eye for years and years, and yet there's no — there's nothing out there."

By Neelesh Moorthy • June 24, 2016

Ron Johnson stated on February 5, 2016 in a public forum:

Says Barack Obama "has the legal authority to let in really however many refugees he wants, from whatever country."

By Tom Kertscher • March 11, 2016

Ted Cruz stated on November 14, 2015 in a news conference.:

Says President Barack Obama "will not utter the words ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ and as matter of policy, nobody in the administration will say the words ‘radical Islamic terrorism.’"

By Sean Gorman • November 30, 2015

Arsalan Iftikhar stated on November 22, 2015 in a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"59 percent of Americans today believe that Barack Obama is still a Muslim."

By Louis Jacobson • November 23, 2015

Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2015 in a tweet:

"The birther movement was started by Hillary Clinton in 2008. She was all in!"

By Jon Greenberg • September 23, 2015

Town hall audience member stated on September 17, 2015 in a town hall held by Donald Trump in Rochester, N.H.:

"You know our current president is (Muslim). You know he's not even an American."

By Lauren Carroll • September 18, 2015

Scott Walker stated on April 1, 2015 in an interview:

Says Bill Clinton signed a law "very similar to," and Barack Obama voted for a law "something like," Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

By Tom Kertscher • April 13, 2015

Mike Pence stated on March 29, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week":

Says Barack Obama voted for the "very same language" of Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act when he was in the Illinois state Senate. Sexual orientation "doesn't have anything to do with this law."

By Katie Sanders • March 29, 2015

Bloggers stated on December 7, 2013 in viral posts on the Internet:

School children can earn higher grades by studying Islam under a new "nationwide Muslim outreach program" announced by President Barack Obama.

By Louis Jacobson • December 16, 2013

Jeb Bush stated on November 27, 2013 in a tweet:

"Why would our president close the embassy to the Vatican? Hopefully, it is not retribution for Catholic organizations opposing Obamacare."

By Amy Sherman • December 4, 2013

Facebook posts stated on October 21, 2013 in Facebook posts:

Congress, criminals, Scientologists and other groups are exempt from Obamacare.

By Julie Kliegman • October 24, 2013

Rand Paul stated on March 6, 2013 in a Senate filibuster speech:

"When the president's spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlaki's son, … he said he should have chosen a more responsible father."

By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2013

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Hate crimes, civil rights become law enforcement focus during Obama years

By Joshua Gillin • January 6, 2017

Obama vs. Trump on the phrase ‘radical Islam’

By Linda Qiu • June 14, 2016

Obama’s reply to Castro’s criticism open to interpretation

By Sean Gorman • April 11, 2016

The Obama Muslim Myth: The Clinton connection

By Jon Greenberg • September 25, 2015

PunditFact: Why Obama won’t label ISIS ‘Islamic extremists’

By Katie Sanders, Lauren Carroll • February 22, 2015

Why Obama won’t label ISIS ‘Islamic’ extremists

By Katie Sanders, Lauren Carroll • February 22, 2015

Gauging Republican beliefs about Obama

By W. Gardner Selby • May 31, 2012

Fact-checking claims about Obama’s jobs bill

By Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2011

Links to documents involving President Obama

By Robert Farley • April 27, 2011

Obama releases birth certificate

By Bill Adair • April 27, 2011

Why do so many people think Obama is a Muslim?

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 26, 2010

Errors abound in anti-Obama book

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 20, 2008

Obama is the Antichrist? Puh-leeze!

By Amy Hollyfield • April 2, 2008

Obama and Israel

By Robert Farley • March 14, 2008

E-mail slams Obama on religion, race

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 12, 2008

Obama used a Koran? No, he didn’t

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 20, 2007

Fact-checking JD Vance at RNC midterm convention Night 2

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • September 10, 2026

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Kamala Harris’ 2024 campaign promises: Here are her plans for the presidency

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • September 30, 2024

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Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign promises: Here’s his vision for a second term

By Ian McKinney, Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2024

Donald Trump and J.D. Vance at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, 7-15-2024

Live: Fact-checking Trump VP JD Vance’s 2024 RNC speech in Milwaukee

By PolitiFact Staff • July 17, 2024