All statements by Barack Obama
Obama
True
"I have repeatedly said that many of the predatory loans that were made in the mortgage system did target African-American and Latino communities."

Barack Obama on Friday, August 1st, 2008 in a town hall in St. Petersburg, Fla. >>Details


Obama
Barely True
"I have little doubt that we've moved into recession at this point."

Barack Obama on Saturday, July 12th, 2008 in a conversation with reporters aboard plane >>Details


Obama
False
"He’s promising four more years of an administration that will push for the privatization of Social Security..."

Barack Obama on Monday, April 14th, 2008 in Associated Press Annual Meeting, Washington D.C. >>Details


Obama
True
The United States is "seeing greater income inequality now than any time since the 1920s."

Barack Obama on Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 in Democratic debate in Philadephia >>Details


Obama
Mostly true
"When we've got CEOs making more in 10 minutes than ordinary workers are making in a year ... then something is wrong."

Barack Obama on Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 in a campaign rally in Houston, Texas >>Details


Obama
False
"Hillary Clinton believed NAFTA was a 'boon' to our economy."

Barack Obama on Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 in a flier sent to voters in Ohio >>Details


Obama
True
Clinton said "great things about NAFTA until she started running for president."

Barack Obama on Sunday, February 24th, 2008 in Lorain, Ohio >>Details


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