President Barack Obama referred to "more than 8 million new jobs our businesses have created over the past four years."

Nearly 8 million private sector jobs have been added since February 2010, but total employment has risen less, held back by layoffs of state and local government workers. Obama was technically correct, as he was careful to speak of jobs "our businesses have created." Overall, Obama's net job gain is 3.2 million, or nearly 4 million if counting only private sector jobs.

Obama on insurance gains

The president said that "because of the Affordable Care Act . more than 9 million Americans have signed up for private health insurance or Medicaid coverage."

But that total includes Medicaid renewals, not just new recipients that gained Medicaid coverage because of the health care law. The 9 million figure includes 3 million Americans who have chosen insurance plans on the federal or state marketplaces and 6.3 million who were determined eligible for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.

Obama on climate change

Obama rehashed a boast first made in a speech on climate change last summer, that "the United States has reduced our total carbon pollution more than any other nation on Earth."

That's accurate in terms of the sheer tonnage of emissions reduced. But dozens of nations have reduced their carbon dioxide emissions by a larger percentage than the U.S., which is second only to China in total emissions.

Obama on deficits

Obama's claim that federal deficits have been "cut by half" is true, but deficits remain at historically high levels.

The deficit for fiscal year 2013 fell to 680 billion. That's indeed less than half the 2009 figure, but it's still higher than any full-year deficit for any previous president. The record was $459 billion in fiscal 2008, under President George W. Bush.

Obama on U.S. oil

The president said that for the first time in nearly 20 years, there is "more oil produced at home than we buy from the rest of the world."

That's true. The latest figures from the nonpartisan experts at the Energy Information Administration show domestic oil production averaged 7.5 million barrels per day last year, while net imports of petroleum averaged 6.2 million barrels. And that's the first time since 1992 that domestic production exceeded net imports. http://www.politifact.com

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Chip Tuthill, Mancos