LIVE Fact Check: President Barack Obama’s Farewell Address

President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks during an Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review for him, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

After eight years as president of the United States, Barack Obama will give his farewell address on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 9 p.m. in Chicago.

You can watch the speech live above or on WABE.org. You can also follow along with NPR’s live fact check below, in which the NPR Politics team and reporters will be live-annotating a transcript of the address.

The team will be adding fact-checks and background to Obama’s comments as he gives them, and watching in particular for remarks on his legacy, national security, health care and foreign policy, among other topics.

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