Latest Mostly True 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 Brahma Chellaney stated on December 28, 2016 in a website op-ed: "Asia ... has less freshwater per capita than any other continent, except Antarctica." Donald Trump stated on December 13, 2016 in a speech: America’s federal business tax rate is the highest "in the world." Ted Cruz stated on November 27, 2016 in an interview on ABC's This Week: "In 2015 roughly 10,000 political arrests occurred in Cuba. That is five times as many as occurred in 2010, when there were only about 2,000." Russ Feingold stated on October 7, 2016 in an interview: Says Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally, has "paid to export throughout the world" Wahhabism -- "an extreme form of Islam" that basically teaches "Americans are the devil." Mike Pence stated on October 16, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "In exchange for five minutes with Bill Clinton, the government of Qatar was going to give $1 million to the Clinton Foundation." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: "Gov. Pence said, inarguably, Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Obama." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton called the Trans-Pacific Partnership "the gold standard. You called it the gold standard of trade deals. You said it’s the finest deal you’ve ever seen." Michael Morell stated on September 19, 2016 in an open letter to Donald Trump: Says Donald Trump has outlined "policies that read like a Kremlin wish list." Hillary Clinton stated on September 7, 2016 in the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum : Says Donald Trump is "on record extensively supporting (the) intervention in Libya." Julie Pace stated on August 21, 2016 in a panel on "Fox News Sunday": "Neither Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump has a plan to address the civil war in Syria." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a post on Medium: Says Hillary Clinton tripled the number of people with AIDS whose "lives are being saved .. and it did not cost you any more money." Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2016 in a rally in Columbus, Ohio: Russia and China are "doing naval exercises together someplace." Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says Donald Trump "claimed our armed forces are 'a disaster.'" Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2016 in her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention: "We put a lid on Iran's nuclear program without firing a single shot." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "As secretary of state, (Hillary Clinton) worked hard to get strong sanctions against Iran's nuclear program" and "got Russia and China to support them." UN's UNICEF stated on July 6, 2016 in an article on Medium: In South Sudan, "more teenage girls die in childbirth than finish high school." Ron Johnson stated on July 19, 2016 in the GOP convention in Cleveland: " ‘What difference, at this point, does it make?' I am the guy that got under her skin and provoked that infamous response from Hillary Clinton by asking a pretty simple question, 'Why didn't you just pick up the phone and call the survivors’ (of the Benghazi attack)?" Morten Jerven stated on June 29, 2016 in an article: For 21 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, "we simply do not have data to say anything about trends in poverty." Tom Cotton stated on July 3, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton "was literally present when we pressed the reset button with Russia just a few months after Russia had invaded Georgia." Tim Kaine stated on June 15, 2016 in a senate hearing: "For every extra year that a girl stays in secondary school, her chance of getting infected with HIV/AIDS decreases by half." Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "plans to massively increase admissions (of Middle East refugees) … including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country." Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2016 in a statement after a terrorist attack in Orlando: "We admit more than 100,000 lifetime migrants from the Middle East each year." Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech: Says Donald Trump said the U.S. should "encourage" Japan to get nuclear weapons. Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech : Says "Donald Trump says climate change is a hoax invented by the Chinese." Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2016 in a press conference: "The Nordic countries are some of the few countries" that meet development aid goals. David Miliband stated on May 17, 2016 in a panel discussion: "The geography of poverty has changed fundamentally in the last 15 years," with more of it concentrated in fragile and conflict states. Newt Gingrich stated on May 15, 2016 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "The Chinese last year probably stole $360 billion in intellectual property from the United States." Hillary Clinton stated on May 3, 2016 in a Clinton campaign tweet: Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more. Joe Biden stated on May 2, 2016 in a post on Medium: Cervical cancer in Africa is "fully preventable with basic education, screening and vaccines." Michelle Obama stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview posted on Medium: "Research even shows that sending more girls to school can boost an entire country’s GDP."
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Brahma Chellaney stated on December 28, 2016 in a website op-ed: "Asia ... has less freshwater per capita than any other continent, except Antarctica." Donald Trump stated on December 13, 2016 in a speech: America’s federal business tax rate is the highest "in the world." Ted Cruz stated on November 27, 2016 in an interview on ABC's This Week: "In 2015 roughly 10,000 political arrests occurred in Cuba. That is five times as many as occurred in 2010, when there were only about 2,000." Russ Feingold stated on October 7, 2016 in an interview: Says Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally, has "paid to export throughout the world" Wahhabism -- "an extreme form of Islam" that basically teaches "Americans are the devil." Mike Pence stated on October 16, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "In exchange for five minutes with Bill Clinton, the government of Qatar was going to give $1 million to the Clinton Foundation." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: "Gov. Pence said, inarguably, Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Obama." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton called the Trans-Pacific Partnership "the gold standard. You called it the gold standard of trade deals. You said it’s the finest deal you’ve ever seen." Michael Morell stated on September 19, 2016 in an open letter to Donald Trump: Says Donald Trump has outlined "policies that read like a Kremlin wish list." Hillary Clinton stated on September 7, 2016 in the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum : Says Donald Trump is "on record extensively supporting (the) intervention in Libya." Julie Pace stated on August 21, 2016 in a panel on "Fox News Sunday": "Neither Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump has a plan to address the civil war in Syria." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a post on Medium: Says Hillary Clinton tripled the number of people with AIDS whose "lives are being saved .. and it did not cost you any more money." Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2016 in a rally in Columbus, Ohio: Russia and China are "doing naval exercises together someplace." Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says Donald Trump "claimed our armed forces are 'a disaster.'" Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2016 in her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention: "We put a lid on Iran's nuclear program without firing a single shot." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "As secretary of state, (Hillary Clinton) worked hard to get strong sanctions against Iran's nuclear program" and "got Russia and China to support them." UN's UNICEF stated on July 6, 2016 in an article on Medium: In South Sudan, "more teenage girls die in childbirth than finish high school." Ron Johnson stated on July 19, 2016 in the GOP convention in Cleveland: " ‘What difference, at this point, does it make?' I am the guy that got under her skin and provoked that infamous response from Hillary Clinton by asking a pretty simple question, 'Why didn't you just pick up the phone and call the survivors’ (of the Benghazi attack)?" Morten Jerven stated on June 29, 2016 in an article: For 21 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, "we simply do not have data to say anything about trends in poverty." Tom Cotton stated on July 3, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton "was literally present when we pressed the reset button with Russia just a few months after Russia had invaded Georgia." Tim Kaine stated on June 15, 2016 in a senate hearing: "For every extra year that a girl stays in secondary school, her chance of getting infected with HIV/AIDS decreases by half." Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "plans to massively increase admissions (of Middle East refugees) … including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country." Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2016 in a statement after a terrorist attack in Orlando: "We admit more than 100,000 lifetime migrants from the Middle East each year." Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech: Says Donald Trump said the U.S. should "encourage" Japan to get nuclear weapons. Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech : Says "Donald Trump says climate change is a hoax invented by the Chinese." Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2016 in a press conference: "The Nordic countries are some of the few countries" that meet development aid goals. David Miliband stated on May 17, 2016 in a panel discussion: "The geography of poverty has changed fundamentally in the last 15 years," with more of it concentrated in fragile and conflict states. Newt Gingrich stated on May 15, 2016 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "The Chinese last year probably stole $360 billion in intellectual property from the United States." Hillary Clinton stated on May 3, 2016 in a Clinton campaign tweet: Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more. Joe Biden stated on May 2, 2016 in a post on Medium: Cervical cancer in Africa is "fully preventable with basic education, screening and vaccines." Michelle Obama stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview posted on Medium: "Research even shows that sending more girls to school can boost an entire country’s GDP."
Brahma Chellaney stated on December 28, 2016 in a website op-ed: "Asia ... has less freshwater per capita than any other continent, except Antarctica."
Donald Trump stated on December 13, 2016 in a speech: America’s federal business tax rate is the highest "in the world."
Ted Cruz stated on November 27, 2016 in an interview on ABC's This Week: "In 2015 roughly 10,000 political arrests occurred in Cuba. That is five times as many as occurred in 2010, when there were only about 2,000."
Russ Feingold stated on October 7, 2016 in an interview: Says Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally, has "paid to export throughout the world" Wahhabism -- "an extreme form of Islam" that basically teaches "Americans are the devil."
Mike Pence stated on October 16, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "In exchange for five minutes with Bill Clinton, the government of Qatar was going to give $1 million to the Clinton Foundation."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: "Gov. Pence said, inarguably, Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Obama."
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton called the Trans-Pacific Partnership "the gold standard. You called it the gold standard of trade deals. You said it’s the finest deal you’ve ever seen."
Michael Morell stated on September 19, 2016 in an open letter to Donald Trump: Says Donald Trump has outlined "policies that read like a Kremlin wish list."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 7, 2016 in the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum : Says Donald Trump is "on record extensively supporting (the) intervention in Libya."
Julie Pace stated on August 21, 2016 in a panel on "Fox News Sunday": "Neither Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump has a plan to address the civil war in Syria."
Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a post on Medium: Says Hillary Clinton tripled the number of people with AIDS whose "lives are being saved .. and it did not cost you any more money."
Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2016 in a rally in Columbus, Ohio: Russia and China are "doing naval exercises together someplace."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says Donald Trump "claimed our armed forces are 'a disaster.'"
Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2016 in her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention: "We put a lid on Iran's nuclear program without firing a single shot."
Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "As secretary of state, (Hillary Clinton) worked hard to get strong sanctions against Iran's nuclear program" and "got Russia and China to support them."
UN's UNICEF stated on July 6, 2016 in an article on Medium: In South Sudan, "more teenage girls die in childbirth than finish high school."
Ron Johnson stated on July 19, 2016 in the GOP convention in Cleveland: " ‘What difference, at this point, does it make?' I am the guy that got under her skin and provoked that infamous response from Hillary Clinton by asking a pretty simple question, 'Why didn't you just pick up the phone and call the survivors’ (of the Benghazi attack)?"
Morten Jerven stated on June 29, 2016 in an article: For 21 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, "we simply do not have data to say anything about trends in poverty."
Tom Cotton stated on July 3, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton "was literally present when we pressed the reset button with Russia just a few months after Russia had invaded Georgia."
Tim Kaine stated on June 15, 2016 in a senate hearing: "For every extra year that a girl stays in secondary school, her chance of getting infected with HIV/AIDS decreases by half."
Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "plans to massively increase admissions (of Middle East refugees) … including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country."
Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2016 in a statement after a terrorist attack in Orlando: "We admit more than 100,000 lifetime migrants from the Middle East each year."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech: Says Donald Trump said the U.S. should "encourage" Japan to get nuclear weapons.
Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech : Says "Donald Trump says climate change is a hoax invented by the Chinese."
Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2016 in a press conference: "The Nordic countries are some of the few countries" that meet development aid goals.
David Miliband stated on May 17, 2016 in a panel discussion: "The geography of poverty has changed fundamentally in the last 15 years," with more of it concentrated in fragile and conflict states.
Newt Gingrich stated on May 15, 2016 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "The Chinese last year probably stole $360 billion in intellectual property from the United States."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 3, 2016 in a Clinton campaign tweet: Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more.
Joe Biden stated on May 2, 2016 in a post on Medium: Cervical cancer in Africa is "fully preventable with basic education, screening and vaccines."
Michelle Obama stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview posted on Medium: "Research even shows that sending more girls to school can boost an entire country’s GDP."
