The opposite of what he says, is likely true.
When anyone associated with the obama administration comments on a story , policy, or event. The way to discern if it is true of false. did or did not happen, is policy or is not police is thusly:
If they deny the story, it is true, if they affirm the story, it is false.
If they say it is not the/our policy. It is. If they say it is the/our policy. It is.
If they say the event did not happen. It did. If they say the event happened. It did not.