The Partisan ‘Fact Checkers’ Let Barack Obama Smear the GOP As Much As He Wants

Quiz: What number of instances has Barack Obama been “truth checked” by PolitiFact since he left workplace in 2017?

Reply: Seven — in 9 years. Just one was a “Principally False.” There was one “True,” two “Principally Trues,” and three “Half Trues.”

Against this, PolitiFact dumped eleven “truth checks” on Donald Trump within the first 45 days of 2026 — and eight of them are “Principally False” or worse. Three are “Half True,” and nothing is True in any respect.

So when Obama granted an interview to leftist YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen, he may be pretty assured that the “truth checkers” will not be poised to pounce. So he can say nasty issues concerning the Republicans, and no person finds a falsehood. Take this rant, the place he supported ending the filibuster within the Senate as a result of the Republicans do not care about legal guidelines, or democracy, or fact: 

OBAMA: “The Filibuster blocks us from making authorities efficient, which makes folks suppose it’s corrupt and never caring about them — giving of us like Trump a gap.”

Obama makes the case for ABOLISHING THE FILIBUSTER

Full @briantylercohen interview: https://t.co/dOI4pMNlCH pic.twitter.com/9lUIHjXCEx

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) February 14, 2026

BARACK OBAMA: I do not need us to easily duplicate the conduct of the opposite aspect. I do not need us to have a slash-and-burn technique the place we do not care about rule of legislation. We do not care about a number of the guardrails round our democracy. We begin mendacity and having no regard for the reality the way in which the opposite aspect appears to be comfy with proper now, as a result of if that is how we battle, then we lose what we’re preventing for. However that does not imply we’ve got to get punked or be saps. And I do, or to cling to traditions only for the sake of custom.

Sometimes, Democrats can say just about something they need concerning the Republicans, and it is truthful commentary. The “unbiased truth checkers” are there to assist Democrats outline Republicans as “having no regard for the reality.”

Obama followers can lie shamelessly, too, like this Fb boast about Obama’s interview: “GREAT MORNING! Right here’s a Video Mixture of an Interview of Obama w/ Brian Tyler Cohen .. He Did Not Insult ANYONE !!”

The X account Western Lensman pulled out Obama spreading the hoax that ICE used a five-year-old as “bait” to catch an immigrant. Zero concern of truth checkers! 

LEFT: Obama parrots the ‘ICE Used Youngsters As Bait’ Hoax.

RIGHT: Obama says he doesn’t need Democrats to start out mendacity and having no regard for the reality the way in which Republicans do.

Similar interview. https://t.co/520Cxvt3XY pic.twitter.com/sz3iez7D1c

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) February 14, 2026

On February 13, Amy Sherman carried out a typical test on Trump, taking over this quote: Crime in Minneapolis “is down 25, 30% as a result of we’ve eliminated hundreds of criminals from the world.” Their retort: “Trump credit immigration enforcement for Minneapolis crime drop. That’s unsuitable.” The score was “Principally False.”

The Trump White Home supplied knowledge to PolitiFact, however they weren’t shopping for it: 

Right here’s what knowledge from Jan. 1 via Feb. 4, the date of Trump’s interview, present:

134 burglaries in 2026, down from 219 in 2025, a decline of 39%

71 robberies in 2026, down from 95, a decline of 25%. 

Two homicides in 2026, down from 5, each numbers too small to be thought-about statistically vital. 

Nevertheless, the town murder knowledge the White Home relied upon doesn’t seize the deadly shootings of two U.S. residents by federal immigration brokers…. 

We requested the White Home what proof it has that the declines it cited are due to its immigration enforcement arrests. They supplied no proof.

“Eradicating harmful criminals from the streets clearly means much less crime is being dedicated,” White Home spokesperson Abigail Jackson stated.

One can simply state that President Trump is liable to exaggerating the success of his insurance policies. One may also simply state that Obama nonetheless calls his “signature achievement” the “Inexpensive Care Act,” which hasn’t turned out so nicely. 

Total at PolitiFact, Obama has 603 truth checks, and nearly HALF of them — 48 % — are “True” or “Principally True.” Solely 25 % of them (151) are Principally False or worse. 

Trump is in a class all his personal, with 1,143 truth checks — 888 of them (77.7 %) are “Principally False” or worse, with a staggering depend of 221 “Pants on Fireplace” scores. Solely 122 of them (10.7 %) are True or Principally True, and PolitiFact most likely puked a little bit every time.