Claim: Sarah Palin made two wildly inaccurate claims on the debt accumulated under President Obama and oil imports. She wrongly said that the debt had grown more under Obama than "all those other presidents combined." She also was way off when she claimed that the U.S. is going to spend "$8 billion a day" on oil imports this year and next year to make up for declining oil production in the Gulf of Mexico. The actual amount is less than $20 million a day.
Fact-check: Palin Whoppers on Debt, Oil Imports - FactCheck.org
Verdict: sarah palin made two wildly inaccurate claims on the debt accumulated under president obama and oil imports. she wrongly said that the debt had grown more under obama than "all those other presidents combined." she also was way off when she claimed that the u.s. is going to spend "$8 billion a day" on oil imports this year and next year to make up for declining oil production in the gulf of mexico. the actual amount is less than $20 million a day.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2011-06-01T21:32:08