Latest Mostly False 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 Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a roundtable in New Hampshire: "ISIS didn't exist when my brother was president. Al-Qaida in Iraq was wiped out when my brother was president." Newt Gingrich stated on April 26, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": The money the Clinton Foundation took from from foreign governments while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state "is clearly illegal. … The Constitution says you can’t take this stuff." Martin O'Malley stated on April 20, 2015 in an interview with NPR: "We're not allowed to read it (the Trans-Pacific Partnership) before representatives vote on it." Mackubin Thomas Owens stated on March 18, 2015 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "In the early 1980s, Sen. Edward Kennedy secretly offered to help Soviet leaders counter the Reagan administration’s position on nuclear disarmament." Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America stated on April 7, 2015 in an ad: "Rand Paul supports Obama's negotiations with Iran." Bloggers stated on March 16, 2015 in a blog post: "Obama has been sending taxpayer dollars, at least $350,000 to fund anti-Likud, anti-Netanyahu groups in Israel for (the) election." Tom Cotton stated on March 9, 2015 in an interview on Fox News: Says that "Susan Rice, the president's national security adviser, has already conceded that Iran will have a robust uranium enrichment capability." Ted Cruz stated on March 11, 2015 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Here, we have Thanksgiving, we have Christmas, we have the 4th of July. Every year in Iran, they celebrate Death to America day." Ron Johnson stated on March 8, 2015 in an interview on 'Fox News Sunday': "The Iranian parliament will get to say yes or no on this deal, and I think the United States Congress should have the exact same input into the process." Charles Schumer stated on March 8, 2015 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": "The State Department asked all secretaries of state to send their emails over." Hillary Clinton's "the only one who’s done it." Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2015 in a radio interview: ISIS is "now the predominant Islamist group in Benghazi." Jonathan Turley stated on January 11, 2015 in a "Washington Post" op-ed: The Obama administration "supported Muslim allies trying to establish a new international blasphemy standard." Stephen Hayes stated on December 28, 2014 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": "We've caught Iran cheating on the interim (nuclear) deal." Dick Cheney stated on December 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: Terrorist detainees "were not covered by the Geneva Convention. They were unlawful combatants. And under those circumstances, they were not entitled to the normal kinds of courtesies and treatment." Mitch McConnell stated on November 12, 2014 in a media availability: The climate-change agreement between the United States and China "requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years." Xi Jinping stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference in Beijing.: "China has made enormous progress in its human rights. That is a fact recognized by all the people in the world." Allen West stated on October 20, 2014 in a tweet: "U.S. troops are getting only 4 hours of Ebola training before deployment to Liberia." Tim Murphy stated on October 19, 2014 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: Blocking travel from countries with Ebola should be possible because President Barack Obama "has sealed off Israel in the past." Chris Matthews stated on September 10, 2014 in a broadcast on MSNBC: Says Dick Cheney "de-Ba’athisized the Iraqi government and created ISIS." Lon Burnam stated on August 22, 2014 in telephone press conference: "Russia has more diversity in its governmental representation than we do in Texas." Kate Obenshain stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor": Compared to President Obama, "President Reagan rushed home from Santa Barbara vacation, from the Reagan ranch when the Korean jetliner was shot out of the air by the Russians." Claire McCaskill stated on June 1, 2014 in an appearance on "Fox News Sunday": Says Hillary Clinton "laid the groundwork" for getting chemical weapons out of Syria. Ted Cruz stated on June 1, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says Barack Obama broke a decades-old policy of "not negotiating with terrorists." Dick Cheney stated on May 18, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "At the mere request from Putin, President Obama withdrew the plans for a missile defense program based in Poland and the Czech Republic." Ronan Farrow stated on May 5, 2014 in a segment on "Ronan Farrow Daily": Congress' decision to "spend less around the world" on embassy security contributed to "tragedies" like Benghazi. Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2014 in viral posts on the Internet: Says President Barack Obama's acceptance of an "Islamic order and gold medal" was "unconstitutional." Karl Rove stated on March 16, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": After Russia went to war with Georgia in 2008, the U.S. sent a "very strong message" to Vladimir Putin by sending "warships to the Black Sea" and airlifting "combat troops that Georgia had in Afghanistan" back to Georgia. Michael Reagan stated on March 6, 2014 in an op-ed on Townhall.com: Says Ronald Reagan "got the Saudis to flood the market with cheap oil." Dick Cheney stated on March 9, 2014 in a broadcast of CBS' "Face the Nation": On Syria, "a lot of the allies signed on. At the last minute, Obama backed off." Bill O'Reilly stated on February 2, 2014 in a special broadcast on Fox: Says he didn't tell viewers that the Obama campaign hid news about the motives behind the attack in Benghazi because Obama was running for re-election.
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Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a roundtable in New Hampshire: "ISIS didn't exist when my brother was president. Al-Qaida in Iraq was wiped out when my brother was president." Newt Gingrich stated on April 26, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": The money the Clinton Foundation took from from foreign governments while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state "is clearly illegal. … The Constitution says you can’t take this stuff." Martin O'Malley stated on April 20, 2015 in an interview with NPR: "We're not allowed to read it (the Trans-Pacific Partnership) before representatives vote on it." Mackubin Thomas Owens stated on March 18, 2015 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "In the early 1980s, Sen. Edward Kennedy secretly offered to help Soviet leaders counter the Reagan administration’s position on nuclear disarmament." Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America stated on April 7, 2015 in an ad: "Rand Paul supports Obama's negotiations with Iran." Bloggers stated on March 16, 2015 in a blog post: "Obama has been sending taxpayer dollars, at least $350,000 to fund anti-Likud, anti-Netanyahu groups in Israel for (the) election." Tom Cotton stated on March 9, 2015 in an interview on Fox News: Says that "Susan Rice, the president's national security adviser, has already conceded that Iran will have a robust uranium enrichment capability." Ted Cruz stated on March 11, 2015 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Here, we have Thanksgiving, we have Christmas, we have the 4th of July. Every year in Iran, they celebrate Death to America day." Ron Johnson stated on March 8, 2015 in an interview on 'Fox News Sunday': "The Iranian parliament will get to say yes or no on this deal, and I think the United States Congress should have the exact same input into the process." Charles Schumer stated on March 8, 2015 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": "The State Department asked all secretaries of state to send their emails over." Hillary Clinton's "the only one who’s done it." Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2015 in a radio interview: ISIS is "now the predominant Islamist group in Benghazi." Jonathan Turley stated on January 11, 2015 in a "Washington Post" op-ed: The Obama administration "supported Muslim allies trying to establish a new international blasphemy standard." Stephen Hayes stated on December 28, 2014 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": "We've caught Iran cheating on the interim (nuclear) deal." Dick Cheney stated on December 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: Terrorist detainees "were not covered by the Geneva Convention. They were unlawful combatants. And under those circumstances, they were not entitled to the normal kinds of courtesies and treatment." Mitch McConnell stated on November 12, 2014 in a media availability: The climate-change agreement between the United States and China "requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years." Xi Jinping stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference in Beijing.: "China has made enormous progress in its human rights. That is a fact recognized by all the people in the world." Allen West stated on October 20, 2014 in a tweet: "U.S. troops are getting only 4 hours of Ebola training before deployment to Liberia." Tim Murphy stated on October 19, 2014 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: Blocking travel from countries with Ebola should be possible because President Barack Obama "has sealed off Israel in the past." Chris Matthews stated on September 10, 2014 in a broadcast on MSNBC: Says Dick Cheney "de-Ba’athisized the Iraqi government and created ISIS." Lon Burnam stated on August 22, 2014 in telephone press conference: "Russia has more diversity in its governmental representation than we do in Texas." Kate Obenshain stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor": Compared to President Obama, "President Reagan rushed home from Santa Barbara vacation, from the Reagan ranch when the Korean jetliner was shot out of the air by the Russians." Claire McCaskill stated on June 1, 2014 in an appearance on "Fox News Sunday": Says Hillary Clinton "laid the groundwork" for getting chemical weapons out of Syria. Ted Cruz stated on June 1, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says Barack Obama broke a decades-old policy of "not negotiating with terrorists." Dick Cheney stated on May 18, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "At the mere request from Putin, President Obama withdrew the plans for a missile defense program based in Poland and the Czech Republic." Ronan Farrow stated on May 5, 2014 in a segment on "Ronan Farrow Daily": Congress' decision to "spend less around the world" on embassy security contributed to "tragedies" like Benghazi. Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2014 in viral posts on the Internet: Says President Barack Obama's acceptance of an "Islamic order and gold medal" was "unconstitutional." Karl Rove stated on March 16, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": After Russia went to war with Georgia in 2008, the U.S. sent a "very strong message" to Vladimir Putin by sending "warships to the Black Sea" and airlifting "combat troops that Georgia had in Afghanistan" back to Georgia. Michael Reagan stated on March 6, 2014 in an op-ed on Townhall.com: Says Ronald Reagan "got the Saudis to flood the market with cheap oil." Dick Cheney stated on March 9, 2014 in a broadcast of CBS' "Face the Nation": On Syria, "a lot of the allies signed on. At the last minute, Obama backed off." Bill O'Reilly stated on February 2, 2014 in a special broadcast on Fox: Says he didn't tell viewers that the Obama campaign hid news about the motives behind the attack in Benghazi because Obama was running for re-election.
Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a roundtable in New Hampshire: "ISIS didn't exist when my brother was president. Al-Qaida in Iraq was wiped out when my brother was president."
Newt Gingrich stated on April 26, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": The money the Clinton Foundation took from from foreign governments while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state "is clearly illegal. … The Constitution says you can’t take this stuff."
Martin O'Malley stated on April 20, 2015 in an interview with NPR: "We're not allowed to read it (the Trans-Pacific Partnership) before representatives vote on it."
Mackubin Thomas Owens stated on March 18, 2015 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "In the early 1980s, Sen. Edward Kennedy secretly offered to help Soviet leaders counter the Reagan administration’s position on nuclear disarmament."
Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America stated on April 7, 2015 in an ad: "Rand Paul supports Obama's negotiations with Iran."
Bloggers stated on March 16, 2015 in a blog post: "Obama has been sending taxpayer dollars, at least $350,000 to fund anti-Likud, anti-Netanyahu groups in Israel for (the) election."
Tom Cotton stated on March 9, 2015 in an interview on Fox News: Says that "Susan Rice, the president's national security adviser, has already conceded that Iran will have a robust uranium enrichment capability."
Ted Cruz stated on March 11, 2015 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Here, we have Thanksgiving, we have Christmas, we have the 4th of July. Every year in Iran, they celebrate Death to America day."
Ron Johnson stated on March 8, 2015 in an interview on 'Fox News Sunday': "The Iranian parliament will get to say yes or no on this deal, and I think the United States Congress should have the exact same input into the process."
Charles Schumer stated on March 8, 2015 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": "The State Department asked all secretaries of state to send their emails over." Hillary Clinton's "the only one who’s done it."
Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2015 in a radio interview: ISIS is "now the predominant Islamist group in Benghazi."
Jonathan Turley stated on January 11, 2015 in a "Washington Post" op-ed: The Obama administration "supported Muslim allies trying to establish a new international blasphemy standard."
Stephen Hayes stated on December 28, 2014 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": "We've caught Iran cheating on the interim (nuclear) deal."
Dick Cheney stated on December 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: Terrorist detainees "were not covered by the Geneva Convention. They were unlawful combatants. And under those circumstances, they were not entitled to the normal kinds of courtesies and treatment."
Mitch McConnell stated on November 12, 2014 in a media availability: The climate-change agreement between the United States and China "requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years."
Xi Jinping stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference in Beijing.: "China has made enormous progress in its human rights. That is a fact recognized by all the people in the world."
Allen West stated on October 20, 2014 in a tweet: "U.S. troops are getting only 4 hours of Ebola training before deployment to Liberia."
Tim Murphy stated on October 19, 2014 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: Blocking travel from countries with Ebola should be possible because President Barack Obama "has sealed off Israel in the past."
Chris Matthews stated on September 10, 2014 in a broadcast on MSNBC: Says Dick Cheney "de-Ba’athisized the Iraqi government and created ISIS."
Lon Burnam stated on August 22, 2014 in telephone press conference: "Russia has more diversity in its governmental representation than we do in Texas."
Kate Obenshain stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor": Compared to President Obama, "President Reagan rushed home from Santa Barbara vacation, from the Reagan ranch when the Korean jetliner was shot out of the air by the Russians."
Claire McCaskill stated on June 1, 2014 in an appearance on "Fox News Sunday": Says Hillary Clinton "laid the groundwork" for getting chemical weapons out of Syria.
Ted Cruz stated on June 1, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says Barack Obama broke a decades-old policy of "not negotiating with terrorists."
Dick Cheney stated on May 18, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "At the mere request from Putin, President Obama withdrew the plans for a missile defense program based in Poland and the Czech Republic."
Ronan Farrow stated on May 5, 2014 in a segment on "Ronan Farrow Daily": Congress' decision to "spend less around the world" on embassy security contributed to "tragedies" like Benghazi.
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2014 in viral posts on the Internet: Says President Barack Obama's acceptance of an "Islamic order and gold medal" was "unconstitutional."
Karl Rove stated on March 16, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": After Russia went to war with Georgia in 2008, the U.S. sent a "very strong message" to Vladimir Putin by sending "warships to the Black Sea" and airlifting "combat troops that Georgia had in Afghanistan" back to Georgia.
Michael Reagan stated on March 6, 2014 in an op-ed on Townhall.com: Says Ronald Reagan "got the Saudis to flood the market with cheap oil."
Dick Cheney stated on March 9, 2014 in a broadcast of CBS' "Face the Nation": On Syria, "a lot of the allies signed on. At the last minute, Obama backed off."
Bill O'Reilly stated on February 2, 2014 in a special broadcast on Fox: Says he didn't tell viewers that the Obama campaign hid news about the motives behind the attack in Benghazi because Obama was running for re-election.
