Latest Fact-checks in Foreign Policy Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Social Media stated on May 21, 2025 in posts: Video shows the Qatari emir saying, “I truly regret inviting Trump, the robber, to the Middle East.” Pete Hegseth stated on March 24, 2025 in an interview: "Nobody was texting war plans" in the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen. Facebook posts stated on February 17, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook: El congresista Adriano Espaillat muestra “La nueva bandera que están promoviendo para República Dominicana que se va a llamar 'DominicoHaiti'”. Donald Trump stated on February 18, 2025 in remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago: Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started” the war in Ukraine with Russia. Marco Rubio stated on February 3, 2025 in in a letter to Congress: On support for U.S. Agency for International Development Brian Mast stated on February 2, 2025 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": From the U.S. Agency for International Development funding, “10 to 30 cents on the dollar is what actually goes to aid.” Instagram posts stated on February 2, 2025 in An Instagram post: Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said, “I’m confused. I keep hearing everyone from America saying that my country is sending felons and (rapists) into their country. We thought that was encouraged … considering that’s what they chose to be their president.” Facebook posts stated on February 2, 2025 in a Facebook post: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “just threw the whole Ukraine money laundering operation under the bus … by stating he’s received less than half of the over $177 billion in aid sent by the United States.” Karoline Leavitt stated on January 28, 2025 in a press conference: “DOGE and OMB also found that there was about to be $50 million taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in Gaza.” Instagram posts stated on January 10, 2025 in una publicación en Instagram: “El ejército de Los Estados Unidos se encuentra preparado para entrar a Venezuela a derrocar la dictadura de Nicolás Maduro”. Threads posts stated on December 25, 2024 in a Threads post: After Donald Trump offered to buy Greenland, “Denmark clapped back saying they’d buy the USA, give us free healthcare, and actually make America great again.” Donald Trump stated on October 7, 2024 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: Of Gaza, “I’ve been there.” Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2024 in a Truth Social post: In negotiating releases of Americans held abroad, “(I) gave the opposing country NOTHING — and never any cash.” Kamala Harris stated on July 18, 2024 in a speech in North Carolina: “Today, America has record energy production and we are energy independent.” Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2024 in a speech in Washington D.C.: In 2020, “only nine NATO allies were spending 2%” of their GDP on defense. “This year, 23 will spend at least 2%.” Joe Biden stated on June 4, 2024 in a speech: “Due to the arrangements that I've reached with (Mexico) President Obrador, the number of migrants coming … to our shared border unlawfully in recent months has dropped dramatically.” Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2024 in a Truth Social post: “Biden wants to immediately stop all aid to Israel.” Mike Johnson stated on April 24, 2024 in an interview with CNN: Said Columbia University has told students, “Well, if you’re Jewish, maybe you do want to stay home.” Instagram posts stated on April 2, 2024 in an Instagram post: “UN Agenda 2030 Mission Goals” include “one world government,” “one world army,” microchipping, “AI courts and end of individual rights.” Alex Jones stated on March 23, 2024 in an X post: “It is a fact that Obama created ISIS.” Instagram posts stated on March 14, 2024 in Instagram posts: CNN posted on X that Kenyan President William Ruto called President Joe Biden to organize a “naval invasion of the Haitian coast.” Ron DeSantis stated on December 15, 2023 in a Concord, New Hampshire Town Hall: U.S. tax dollars “have gone to promote transgenderism in Bangladesh.” Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2023 in a speech in Iowa: “With the historic Abraham Accords, I even made peace in the Middle East.” TikTok posts stated on November 18, 2023 in a post on TikTok: The federal government and the Federal Reserve were “raising inflation,” something that “had nothing to do with … getting our economy back in line” but rather to fund a “war against a bunch of civilians.” Facebook posts stated on November 2, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: "El representante oficial de las fuerzas armadas de Yemen ha declarado oficialmente la guerra a Israel". Marianne Williamson stated on November 7, 2023 in an event at a store in Manchester, N.H.: Looking at “American aid to other countries … the vast majority of it is military aid.” Marianne Williamson stated on November 7, 2023 in an event in Manchester, N.H.: “We sell arms to 60% of the world's autocrats. We are the world's largest arms exporters." Chris Christie stated on November 8, 2023 in the third Republican debate in Miami: “In 1992, this country made a promise to Ukraine. We said if you return nuclear missiles that were part of the old Soviet Union to Russia, and they invade you, we will protect you.” Facebook posts stated on October 18, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Irán izó una bandera negra y “esto significa un llamado” a la guerra o venganza. Vivek Ramaswamy stated on October 28, 2023 in an address to the Republican Jewish Coalition: “Gen Z is divided 50-50 on whether they support Hamas or Israel.”
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Social Media stated on May 21, 2025 in posts: Video shows the Qatari emir saying, “I truly regret inviting Trump, the robber, to the Middle East.” Pete Hegseth stated on March 24, 2025 in an interview: "Nobody was texting war plans" in the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen. Facebook posts stated on February 17, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook: El congresista Adriano Espaillat muestra “La nueva bandera que están promoviendo para República Dominicana que se va a llamar 'DominicoHaiti'”. Donald Trump stated on February 18, 2025 in remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago: Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started” the war in Ukraine with Russia. Marco Rubio stated on February 3, 2025 in in a letter to Congress: On support for U.S. Agency for International Development Brian Mast stated on February 2, 2025 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": From the U.S. Agency for International Development funding, “10 to 30 cents on the dollar is what actually goes to aid.” Instagram posts stated on February 2, 2025 in An Instagram post: Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said, “I’m confused. I keep hearing everyone from America saying that my country is sending felons and (rapists) into their country. We thought that was encouraged … considering that’s what they chose to be their president.” Facebook posts stated on February 2, 2025 in a Facebook post: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “just threw the whole Ukraine money laundering operation under the bus … by stating he’s received less than half of the over $177 billion in aid sent by the United States.” Karoline Leavitt stated on January 28, 2025 in a press conference: “DOGE and OMB also found that there was about to be $50 million taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in Gaza.” Instagram posts stated on January 10, 2025 in una publicación en Instagram: “El ejército de Los Estados Unidos se encuentra preparado para entrar a Venezuela a derrocar la dictadura de Nicolás Maduro”. Threads posts stated on December 25, 2024 in a Threads post: After Donald Trump offered to buy Greenland, “Denmark clapped back saying they’d buy the USA, give us free healthcare, and actually make America great again.” Donald Trump stated on October 7, 2024 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: Of Gaza, “I’ve been there.” Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2024 in a Truth Social post: In negotiating releases of Americans held abroad, “(I) gave the opposing country NOTHING — and never any cash.” Kamala Harris stated on July 18, 2024 in a speech in North Carolina: “Today, America has record energy production and we are energy independent.” Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2024 in a speech in Washington D.C.: In 2020, “only nine NATO allies were spending 2%” of their GDP on defense. “This year, 23 will spend at least 2%.” Joe Biden stated on June 4, 2024 in a speech: “Due to the arrangements that I've reached with (Mexico) President Obrador, the number of migrants coming … to our shared border unlawfully in recent months has dropped dramatically.” Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2024 in a Truth Social post: “Biden wants to immediately stop all aid to Israel.” Mike Johnson stated on April 24, 2024 in an interview with CNN: Said Columbia University has told students, “Well, if you’re Jewish, maybe you do want to stay home.” Instagram posts stated on April 2, 2024 in an Instagram post: “UN Agenda 2030 Mission Goals” include “one world government,” “one world army,” microchipping, “AI courts and end of individual rights.” Alex Jones stated on March 23, 2024 in an X post: “It is a fact that Obama created ISIS.” Instagram posts stated on March 14, 2024 in Instagram posts: CNN posted on X that Kenyan President William Ruto called President Joe Biden to organize a “naval invasion of the Haitian coast.” Ron DeSantis stated on December 15, 2023 in a Concord, New Hampshire Town Hall: U.S. tax dollars “have gone to promote transgenderism in Bangladesh.” Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2023 in a speech in Iowa: “With the historic Abraham Accords, I even made peace in the Middle East.” TikTok posts stated on November 18, 2023 in a post on TikTok: The federal government and the Federal Reserve were “raising inflation,” something that “had nothing to do with … getting our economy back in line” but rather to fund a “war against a bunch of civilians.” Facebook posts stated on November 2, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: "El representante oficial de las fuerzas armadas de Yemen ha declarado oficialmente la guerra a Israel". Marianne Williamson stated on November 7, 2023 in an event at a store in Manchester, N.H.: Looking at “American aid to other countries … the vast majority of it is military aid.” Marianne Williamson stated on November 7, 2023 in an event in Manchester, N.H.: “We sell arms to 60% of the world's autocrats. We are the world's largest arms exporters." Chris Christie stated on November 8, 2023 in the third Republican debate in Miami: “In 1992, this country made a promise to Ukraine. We said if you return nuclear missiles that were part of the old Soviet Union to Russia, and they invade you, we will protect you.” Facebook posts stated on October 18, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Irán izó una bandera negra y “esto significa un llamado” a la guerra o venganza. Vivek Ramaswamy stated on October 28, 2023 in an address to the Republican Jewish Coalition: “Gen Z is divided 50-50 on whether they support Hamas or Israel.”
Social Media stated on May 21, 2025 in posts: Video shows the Qatari emir saying, “I truly regret inviting Trump, the robber, to the Middle East.”
Pete Hegseth stated on March 24, 2025 in an interview: "Nobody was texting war plans" in the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.
Facebook posts stated on February 17, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook: El congresista Adriano Espaillat muestra “La nueva bandera que están promoviendo para República Dominicana que se va a llamar 'DominicoHaiti'”.
Donald Trump stated on February 18, 2025 in remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago: Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started” the war in Ukraine with Russia.
Marco Rubio stated on February 3, 2025 in in a letter to Congress: On support for U.S. Agency for International Development
Brian Mast stated on February 2, 2025 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": From the U.S. Agency for International Development funding, “10 to 30 cents on the dollar is what actually goes to aid.”
Instagram posts stated on February 2, 2025 in An Instagram post: Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said, “I’m confused. I keep hearing everyone from America saying that my country is sending felons and (rapists) into their country. We thought that was encouraged … considering that’s what they chose to be their president.”
Facebook posts stated on February 2, 2025 in a Facebook post: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “just threw the whole Ukraine money laundering operation under the bus … by stating he’s received less than half of the over $177 billion in aid sent by the United States.”
Karoline Leavitt stated on January 28, 2025 in a press conference: “DOGE and OMB also found that there was about to be $50 million taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in Gaza.”
Instagram posts stated on January 10, 2025 in una publicación en Instagram: “El ejército de Los Estados Unidos se encuentra preparado para entrar a Venezuela a derrocar la dictadura de Nicolás Maduro”.
Threads posts stated on December 25, 2024 in a Threads post: After Donald Trump offered to buy Greenland, “Denmark clapped back saying they’d buy the USA, give us free healthcare, and actually make America great again.”
Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2024 in a Truth Social post: In negotiating releases of Americans held abroad, “(I) gave the opposing country NOTHING — and never any cash.”
Kamala Harris stated on July 18, 2024 in a speech in North Carolina: “Today, America has record energy production and we are energy independent.”
Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2024 in a speech in Washington D.C.: In 2020, “only nine NATO allies were spending 2%” of their GDP on defense. “This year, 23 will spend at least 2%.”
Joe Biden stated on June 4, 2024 in a speech: “Due to the arrangements that I've reached with (Mexico) President Obrador, the number of migrants coming … to our shared border unlawfully in recent months has dropped dramatically.”
Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2024 in a Truth Social post: “Biden wants to immediately stop all aid to Israel.”
Mike Johnson stated on April 24, 2024 in an interview with CNN: Said Columbia University has told students, “Well, if you’re Jewish, maybe you do want to stay home.”
Instagram posts stated on April 2, 2024 in an Instagram post: “UN Agenda 2030 Mission Goals” include “one world government,” “one world army,” microchipping, “AI courts and end of individual rights.”
Instagram posts stated on March 14, 2024 in Instagram posts: CNN posted on X that Kenyan President William Ruto called President Joe Biden to organize a “naval invasion of the Haitian coast.”
Ron DeSantis stated on December 15, 2023 in a Concord, New Hampshire Town Hall: U.S. tax dollars “have gone to promote transgenderism in Bangladesh.”
Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2023 in a speech in Iowa: “With the historic Abraham Accords, I even made peace in the Middle East.”
TikTok posts stated on November 18, 2023 in a post on TikTok: The federal government and the Federal Reserve were “raising inflation,” something that “had nothing to do with … getting our economy back in line” but rather to fund a “war against a bunch of civilians.”
Facebook posts stated on November 2, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: "El representante oficial de las fuerzas armadas de Yemen ha declarado oficialmente la guerra a Israel".
Marianne Williamson stated on November 7, 2023 in an event at a store in Manchester, N.H.: Looking at “American aid to other countries … the vast majority of it is military aid.”
Marianne Williamson stated on November 7, 2023 in an event in Manchester, N.H.: “We sell arms to 60% of the world's autocrats. We are the world's largest arms exporters."
Chris Christie stated on November 8, 2023 in the third Republican debate in Miami: “In 1992, this country made a promise to Ukraine. We said if you return nuclear missiles that were part of the old Soviet Union to Russia, and they invade you, we will protect you.”
Facebook posts stated on October 18, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Irán izó una bandera negra y “esto significa un llamado” a la guerra o venganza.
Vivek Ramaswamy stated on October 28, 2023 in an address to the Republican Jewish Coalition: “Gen Z is divided 50-50 on whether they support Hamas or Israel.”
