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 Joe Biden stated on January 3, 2020 in a brief interview: Says he did not tell former President Barack Obama "don’t go" after Osama bin Laden Facebook posts stated on January 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Hillary ignored multiple requests for security, didn’t respond for 13 hours, & let 4 Americans die in Benghazi. Trump rushed in reinforcements, threatened to destroy Iran, & made sure no lives were lost in Baghdad." Ro Khanna stated on December 20, 2019 in an interview with MSNBC: Says the California congressional district he represents "has a higher GDP than Russia." Ron Kind stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview: "I am the only member of Congress that voted for both inquiries -- the Clinton inquiry and now the Trump inquiry." Mark Meadows stated on November 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says "President Obama fired every Bush appointed ambassador upon his election." Donald Trump stated on November 15, 2019 in a tweet: "Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad," including Somalia and Ukraine. William Taylor stated on November 13, 2019 in impeachment inquiry testimony: "The Russians are violating all of the rules, treaties, understandings that they committed to that actually kept the peace in Europe for nearly 70 years." Facebook posts stated on September 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: The United States paid for a 274-mile wall between Jordan and Syria, "approved by the Dems in the house and senate," in order "to keep ISIS out." Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2019 in a press conference: Says in his 2000 book "I was talking about Osama bin Laden. I said, ‘You have to kill him. You have to take him out.’" Matt Gaetz stated on October 21, 2019 in a tweet: "Barack Obama put a permanent stop on this military aid to the Ukraine - he never allowed it to go." Brett McGurk stated on October 20, 2019 in an MSNBC appearance: "President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region." Donald Trump stated on October 16, 2019 in answering questions from reporters: "The Kurds are much safer right now." Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2019 in an ad: "Fact: Joe Biden pressured Ukraine to fire its prosecutor .... Fact: the prosecutor said he was forced out for leading a corruption probe into Hunter Biden's company. Fact: Democrats want to impeach President Trump for discussing this investigation with Ukraine's President." Donald Trump stated on October 5, 2019 in a tweet: "The first so-called second hand information ‘Whistleblower’ got my phone conversation almost completely wrong." Charlie Kirk stated on September 29, 2019 in a tweet: "Barack Obama asked Ukraine to investigate his political rival's campaign manager, 3 Democrat senators asked Ukraine to investigate Trump, and the DNC solicited Ukraine's help to dig up dirt on Trump." Donald Trump stated on September 30, 2019 in a tweet: "Longstanding whistleblower rules (were changed) just before submittal of the fake whistleblower report." Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2019 in a phone call: "A lot of people are talking about" the removal of a "very fair prosecutor" in Ukraine. Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2019 in an exchange with reporters at the UN: "Europe and other nations (need to) contribute to Ukraine. Because they’re not doing it. Just the United States. We’re putting up the bulk of the money." Tucker Carlson stated on September 10, 2019 in a TV segment: Says John Bolton "fundamentally was a man of the left." Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the U.S. gives Israel "$3 billion annually" in aid and zero to Detroit. Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2019 in a press conference in Biarritz, France: Crimea "was sort of taken away from President Obama. … And he wanted Russia to be out of what was called the G-8. And that was his determination." Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2019 in a post-G7 news conference: "We made a ridiculous deal (with Iran). We gave them $150 billion. We gave them $1.8 billion, and we got nothing." Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2019 in remarks at the White House: "Yesterday we had the strongest dollar in the history of our country." Matt Gaetz stated on August 10, 2019 in an interview on Fox News: In Australia "they went and confiscated all the guns. You know who did what Australia did? Venezuela." Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2019 in a press conference in South Korea: "The Obama administration was begging for a meeting" with Kim Jong Un. Donald Trump stated on June 4, 2019 in remarks at a business roundtable in London: The United Kingdom is "our largest (trading) partner." Rick Scott stated on May 13, 2019 in a speech: Says "Nicolás Maduro is carrying out a genocide on his people." Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2019 in remarks at the White House: Tariffs are "paid for mostly by China, by the way, not by us." Viral image stated on May 2, 2019 in social media posts: When Joe Biden’s son Hunter was serving as "a director to Ukraine’s largest private gas producer," the elder Biden "threatened to withhold $1 BILLION in U.S. aid to Ukraine if they didn’t fire a prosecutor looking into" the gas company. Marianne Williamson stated on April 14, 2019 in a CNN town hall: Says Jimmy Carter was the last "U.S. president to say flat out those (Israeli) settlements are illegal."
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Joe Biden stated on January 3, 2020 in a brief interview: Says he did not tell former President Barack Obama "don’t go" after Osama bin Laden Facebook posts stated on January 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Hillary ignored multiple requests for security, didn’t respond for 13 hours, & let 4 Americans die in Benghazi. Trump rushed in reinforcements, threatened to destroy Iran, & made sure no lives were lost in Baghdad." Ro Khanna stated on December 20, 2019 in an interview with MSNBC: Says the California congressional district he represents "has a higher GDP than Russia." Ron Kind stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview: "I am the only member of Congress that voted for both inquiries -- the Clinton inquiry and now the Trump inquiry." Mark Meadows stated on November 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says "President Obama fired every Bush appointed ambassador upon his election." Donald Trump stated on November 15, 2019 in a tweet: "Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad," including Somalia and Ukraine. William Taylor stated on November 13, 2019 in impeachment inquiry testimony: "The Russians are violating all of the rules, treaties, understandings that they committed to that actually kept the peace in Europe for nearly 70 years." Facebook posts stated on September 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: The United States paid for a 274-mile wall between Jordan and Syria, "approved by the Dems in the house and senate," in order "to keep ISIS out." Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2019 in a press conference: Says in his 2000 book "I was talking about Osama bin Laden. I said, ‘You have to kill him. You have to take him out.’" Matt Gaetz stated on October 21, 2019 in a tweet: "Barack Obama put a permanent stop on this military aid to the Ukraine - he never allowed it to go." Brett McGurk stated on October 20, 2019 in an MSNBC appearance: "President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region." Donald Trump stated on October 16, 2019 in answering questions from reporters: "The Kurds are much safer right now." Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2019 in an ad: "Fact: Joe Biden pressured Ukraine to fire its prosecutor .... Fact: the prosecutor said he was forced out for leading a corruption probe into Hunter Biden's company. Fact: Democrats want to impeach President Trump for discussing this investigation with Ukraine's President." Donald Trump stated on October 5, 2019 in a tweet: "The first so-called second hand information ‘Whistleblower’ got my phone conversation almost completely wrong." Charlie Kirk stated on September 29, 2019 in a tweet: "Barack Obama asked Ukraine to investigate his political rival's campaign manager, 3 Democrat senators asked Ukraine to investigate Trump, and the DNC solicited Ukraine's help to dig up dirt on Trump." Donald Trump stated on September 30, 2019 in a tweet: "Longstanding whistleblower rules (were changed) just before submittal of the fake whistleblower report." Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2019 in a phone call: "A lot of people are talking about" the removal of a "very fair prosecutor" in Ukraine. Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2019 in an exchange with reporters at the UN: "Europe and other nations (need to) contribute to Ukraine. Because they’re not doing it. Just the United States. We’re putting up the bulk of the money." Tucker Carlson stated on September 10, 2019 in a TV segment: Says John Bolton "fundamentally was a man of the left." Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the U.S. gives Israel "$3 billion annually" in aid and zero to Detroit. Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2019 in a press conference in Biarritz, France: Crimea "was sort of taken away from President Obama. … And he wanted Russia to be out of what was called the G-8. And that was his determination." Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2019 in a post-G7 news conference: "We made a ridiculous deal (with Iran). We gave them $150 billion. We gave them $1.8 billion, and we got nothing." Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2019 in remarks at the White House: "Yesterday we had the strongest dollar in the history of our country." Matt Gaetz stated on August 10, 2019 in an interview on Fox News: In Australia "they went and confiscated all the guns. You know who did what Australia did? Venezuela." Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2019 in a press conference in South Korea: "The Obama administration was begging for a meeting" with Kim Jong Un. Donald Trump stated on June 4, 2019 in remarks at a business roundtable in London: The United Kingdom is "our largest (trading) partner." Rick Scott stated on May 13, 2019 in a speech: Says "Nicolás Maduro is carrying out a genocide on his people." Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2019 in remarks at the White House: Tariffs are "paid for mostly by China, by the way, not by us." Viral image stated on May 2, 2019 in social media posts: When Joe Biden’s son Hunter was serving as "a director to Ukraine’s largest private gas producer," the elder Biden "threatened to withhold $1 BILLION in U.S. aid to Ukraine if they didn’t fire a prosecutor looking into" the gas company. Marianne Williamson stated on April 14, 2019 in a CNN town hall: Says Jimmy Carter was the last "U.S. president to say flat out those (Israeli) settlements are illegal."
Joe Biden stated on January 3, 2020 in a brief interview: Says he did not tell former President Barack Obama "don’t go" after Osama bin Laden
Facebook posts stated on January 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Hillary ignored multiple requests for security, didn’t respond for 13 hours, & let 4 Americans die in Benghazi. Trump rushed in reinforcements, threatened to destroy Iran, & made sure no lives were lost in Baghdad."
Ro Khanna stated on December 20, 2019 in an interview with MSNBC: Says the California congressional district he represents "has a higher GDP than Russia."
Ron Kind stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview: "I am the only member of Congress that voted for both inquiries -- the Clinton inquiry and now the Trump inquiry."
Mark Meadows stated on November 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says "President Obama fired every Bush appointed ambassador upon his election."
Donald Trump stated on November 15, 2019 in a tweet: "Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad," including Somalia and Ukraine.
William Taylor stated on November 13, 2019 in impeachment inquiry testimony: "The Russians are violating all of the rules, treaties, understandings that they committed to that actually kept the peace in Europe for nearly 70 years."
Facebook posts stated on September 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: The United States paid for a 274-mile wall between Jordan and Syria, "approved by the Dems in the house and senate," in order "to keep ISIS out."
Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2019 in a press conference: Says in his 2000 book "I was talking about Osama bin Laden. I said, ‘You have to kill him. You have to take him out.’"
Matt Gaetz stated on October 21, 2019 in a tweet: "Barack Obama put a permanent stop on this military aid to the Ukraine - he never allowed it to go."
Brett McGurk stated on October 20, 2019 in an MSNBC appearance: "President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region."
Donald Trump stated on October 16, 2019 in answering questions from reporters: "The Kurds are much safer right now."
Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2019 in an ad: "Fact: Joe Biden pressured Ukraine to fire its prosecutor .... Fact: the prosecutor said he was forced out for leading a corruption probe into Hunter Biden's company. Fact: Democrats want to impeach President Trump for discussing this investigation with Ukraine's President."
Donald Trump stated on October 5, 2019 in a tweet: "The first so-called second hand information ‘Whistleblower’ got my phone conversation almost completely wrong."
Charlie Kirk stated on September 29, 2019 in a tweet: "Barack Obama asked Ukraine to investigate his political rival's campaign manager, 3 Democrat senators asked Ukraine to investigate Trump, and the DNC solicited Ukraine's help to dig up dirt on Trump."
Donald Trump stated on September 30, 2019 in a tweet: "Longstanding whistleblower rules (were changed) just before submittal of the fake whistleblower report."
Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2019 in a phone call: "A lot of people are talking about" the removal of a "very fair prosecutor" in Ukraine.
Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2019 in an exchange with reporters at the UN: "Europe and other nations (need to) contribute to Ukraine. Because they’re not doing it. Just the United States. We’re putting up the bulk of the money."
Tucker Carlson stated on September 10, 2019 in a TV segment: Says John Bolton "fundamentally was a man of the left."
Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the U.S. gives Israel "$3 billion annually" in aid and zero to Detroit.
Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2019 in a press conference in Biarritz, France: Crimea "was sort of taken away from President Obama. … And he wanted Russia to be out of what was called the G-8. And that was his determination."
Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2019 in a post-G7 news conference: "We made a ridiculous deal (with Iran). We gave them $150 billion. We gave them $1.8 billion, and we got nothing."
Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2019 in remarks at the White House: "Yesterday we had the strongest dollar in the history of our country."
Matt Gaetz stated on August 10, 2019 in an interview on Fox News: In Australia "they went and confiscated all the guns. You know who did what Australia did? Venezuela."
Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2019 in a press conference in South Korea: "The Obama administration was begging for a meeting" with Kim Jong Un.
Donald Trump stated on June 4, 2019 in remarks at a business roundtable in London: The United Kingdom is "our largest (trading) partner."
Rick Scott stated on May 13, 2019 in a speech: Says "Nicolás Maduro is carrying out a genocide on his people."
Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2019 in remarks at the White House: Tariffs are "paid for mostly by China, by the way, not by us."
Viral image stated on May 2, 2019 in social media posts: When Joe Biden’s son Hunter was serving as "a director to Ukraine’s largest private gas producer," the elder Biden "threatened to withhold $1 BILLION in U.S. aid to Ukraine if they didn’t fire a prosecutor looking into" the gas company.
Marianne Williamson stated on April 14, 2019 in a CNN town hall: Says Jimmy Carter was the last "U.S. president to say flat out those (Israeli) settlements are illegal."
