Obama was briefly interrupted by Republican jeers when he addressed right-wing misinformation about his proposals. Republican Congress member Joe Wilson of South Carolina shouted “you lie” after Obama said the US won’t cover undocumented immigrants.

President Obama: “There are also those who claim that our reform efforts would insure illegal immigrants. This, too, is false. The reforms — the reforms I’m proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally.”

Rep. Joe Wilson: “You lie!”

President Obama: “It’s not true.”

Wilson later apologized for his outburst, calling it “inappropriate and regrettable.”