Fact check: The Internet never forgets Obama's actions.

Verdict: misleading — Trust Score 39/100

The post accurately recounts several historical events from 2009 concerning the Obama administration's contentious relationship with Fox News, including David Axelrod's comments and an attempt to exclude Fox News from a press pool interview. These claims are confirmed by 9 sources, including news reports and Judicial Watch documents. The video also includes a recent statement from Barack Obama in 2026, where he hypothetically questions the reaction if he had banned Fox News during his presidency.

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threads
Source author
kingaladdinumar — see all fact-checks of this account
Original post
https://www.threads.com/share/BAQ6AfG98v/
Verified on
September 22, 2026
Verification ID
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Original content reviewed

Platform: THREADS Author: @kingaladdinumar --- Caption/Description --- people are now awake to reality because we are no longer relying on corrupt news networks. #trump #democrats #lindsayclancy #obama #whitehouse ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: THREADS Author: @kingaladdinumar Person shown on screen (from video analysis): Barack Obama What the video shows (from video analysis): The video shows a split screen with a man's eyes at the top, a man speaking into a microphone in the middle, and a news report at the bottom. The man speaking in the middle is Barack Obama, and the news report at the bottom shows various clips related to Fox News and the White House. The dates 2026 and 2009 are displayed next to the respective video clips. --- Claims to Verify (grade EVERY one by its id; C1 is the post's core claim) --- C1. (On-screen) The Internet never forgets Obama's actions. C2. (Spoken) The White House decided that CNN, MSNBC, and possibly the New York Times could no longer attend press briefings due to unfavorable coverage. C3. (Spoken) Presidential advisor David Axelrod argued on ABC News that Fox News is not a real news organization. C4. (Spoken) The Obama administration contacted the White House pool, excluding Fox News from round-robin interviews with the executive pay czar. C5. (Spoken) Fox News has belonged to the White House pool since 1997. C6. (Spoken) Emails obtained by Judicial Watch suggest the Obama White House deliberately excluded Fox News from interviews meant to inform the American public. --- On-Screen Text --- Too bad for Obama, the Internet never forgets. 2026 C-SPAN @ImMeme0 2009 FOX NEWS LIVE 6:34 ET VENEZUELANS OPPOSE TO SURVEY BY A CARACAS POLLSTER THIS WEEK ABC NEWS DAVID AXELROD SENIOR OBAMA ADVISER COMING UP LATER THE PANEL ON WHITE HOUSE ATTACKS AGAINST FOX NEWS JAMES ROSEN WASHINGTON --- Audio (Condensed) --- There was an announcement that the White House decided CNN, MSNBC, and maybe the New York Times couldn't come to press br

Claims analyzed (6)

  1. unverifiable: The Internet never forgets Obama's actions.
    This is an opinionated statement and not a factual claim that can be verified or refuted. No independent source could be found for this claim, so it is not rated.
  2. false: The White House decided that CNN, MSNBC, and possibly the New York Times could no longer attend press briefings due to unfavorable coverage.
    While the Trump administration did ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House briefings in 2026, the Obama administration did not ban CNN, MSNBC, or the New York Times from press briefings due to unfavorable coverage. The video's audio appears to be a hypothetical statement made by Obama in 2026, asking to imagine such a scenario, rather than a factual claim about his own administration's actions.
  3. mostly true: Presidential advisor David Axelrod argued on ABC News that Fox News is not a real news organization.
    In October 2009, David Axelrod, a senior advisor to President Obama, stated on ABC News' "This Week" that Fox News was "not a real news organization" and that other news organizations "ought not to treat them that way."
  4. verified: The Obama administration contacted the White House pool, excluding Fox News from round-robin interviews with the executive pay czar.
    In October 2009, the Obama administration attempted to exclude Fox News from a round of interviews with "pay czar" Kenneth Feinberg. The Treasury Department, at the direction of the White House, initially tried to make Feinberg available to all network pool members except Fox News.
  5. verified: Fox News has belonged to the White House pool since 1997.
    Fox News has been a member of the White House press pool since 1997.
  6. verified: Emails obtained by Judicial Watch suggest the Obama White House deliberately excluded Fox News from interviews meant to inform the American public.
    Judicial Watch obtained emails in 2011 that revealed the Obama administration's efforts to exclude Fox News from interviews with the "pay czar" Kenneth Feinberg in October 2009. An email from a White House media official explicitly stated, "we'd prefer if you skip Fox please."

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