Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Foreign Policy 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.” 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.” 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.” Tim Scott stated on October 7, 2023 in a post on X: The Biden administration “wanted Israel to stand down after the attack" by Hamas. Instagram posts stated on August 23, 2023 in a social media post: “Norway, Finland, Sweden, Holland, and the UK have now banned gender transition surgery for minors.” Mike Pence stated on August 18, 2023 in comments at a conference: “After China sent a balloon over strategic sites in the United States … President Biden literally sent the secretary of state hat in hand to go kowtow and ask for a meeting.” Joe Biden stated on May 21, 2023 in a press conference in Hiroshima, Japan: Said he was “able to convince India, Australia, Japan, and the United States to form an organization called the Quad to maintain stability in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea." Alabama's Future stated on March 11, 2022 in an ad: Mo Brooks "voted to cut off funding to destroy ISIS terrorists in the middle of the fight." Pat McCrory stated on March 8, 2022 in a campaign ad: “While Ukrainians bled and died, Congressman Budd excused their killer.” VoteVets stated on March 2, 2022 in an ad: "Donald Trump's appeasement of Putin wasn't just a personal act of treason, it's the Republican Party's official position." Evan McMullin stated on March 6, 2022 in an ad: “As the world rallies around Ukraine, Mike Lee was one of only two senators to oppose sanctions on Putin. Then he flew to the Kremlin and discussed dropping sanctions. Lee even opposed arming Ukrainians fighting for their lives.” Maria Bartiromo stated on February 22, 2022 in a TV segment: “We have doubled our (oil) imports from Russia in the last year.” Candace Owens stated on February 22, 2022 in a tweet: “NATO (under direction from the United States) is violating previous agreements and expanding eastward.” Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: “President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline.” Viral image stated on August 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: The U.S. left the Taliban an “arsenal” in Afghanistan, including 358,530 assault rifles and 22,174 Humvees. Warren Davidson stated on August 17, 2021 in an interview with Breitbart: Former President Donald Trump “was blocked from getting troops out of (Afghanistan) by Liz Cheney and others.” X posts stated on July 26, 2021 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden “is restricting travel for Americans into Mexico, but is keeping the border wide open for illegal aliens to walk right into our country.” The Gateway Pundit stated on June 1, 2021 in a blog post: Says Joe Biden “imports oil from Iran.” Jack Posobiec stated on March 23, 2021 in a tweet: “New information coming in that Boulder shooter was a Syrian refugee who arrived via Obama-era asylum programs.” Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in the final presidential debate: “When I closed (travel from China) he said I should not have closed. ...He said this is a terrible thing, you are a xenophobe, I think he called me racist. Now he says I should have closed it earlier.” Joe Biden stated on September 29, 2020 in the first presidential debate: “We have a higher deficit with China now than we did before.” Hillary Clinton stated on July 20, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says President Donald Trump “is still yet to say anything as the president of the United States about bounties on American troops.” Rick Scott stated on June 28, 2020 in an interview: Says “Joe Biden supported the Castro regime and meeting with Maduro.” Vicky Hartzler stated on May 7, 2020 in a letter to the president: "Right now, China controls 80% of all ingredients and raw materials going into our generic prescription drugs." Josh Hawley stated on January 15, 2020 in a tweet: “As the State Department warned Mizzou in July 2019, and as I have repeatedly stated, (the Confucius Institute) presented security risks for students & university as a whole.” Jay Sekulow stated on January 22, 2020 in the Senate impeachment trial: Says President Donald Trump’s hold on Ukraine aid was like when "the Obama administration withheld $585 million of promised aid to Egypt in 2013 ... (and within the fiscal year) they didn't have to disclose the halt to anyone." Instagram posts stated on January 6, 2020 in on social media: "A bounty of $80 MILLION has been placed on President Donald Trump’s head by Iran as tensions between the country and the USA rise." 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." 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 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.” 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.” 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.” Tim Scott stated on October 7, 2023 in a post on X: The Biden administration “wanted Israel to stand down after the attack" by Hamas. Instagram posts stated on August 23, 2023 in a social media post: “Norway, Finland, Sweden, Holland, and the UK have now banned gender transition surgery for minors.” Mike Pence stated on August 18, 2023 in comments at a conference: “After China sent a balloon over strategic sites in the United States … President Biden literally sent the secretary of state hat in hand to go kowtow and ask for a meeting.” Joe Biden stated on May 21, 2023 in a press conference in Hiroshima, Japan: Said he was “able to convince India, Australia, Japan, and the United States to form an organization called the Quad to maintain stability in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea." Alabama's Future stated on March 11, 2022 in an ad: Mo Brooks "voted to cut off funding to destroy ISIS terrorists in the middle of the fight." Pat McCrory stated on March 8, 2022 in a campaign ad: “While Ukrainians bled and died, Congressman Budd excused their killer.” VoteVets stated on March 2, 2022 in an ad: "Donald Trump's appeasement of Putin wasn't just a personal act of treason, it's the Republican Party's official position." Evan McMullin stated on March 6, 2022 in an ad: “As the world rallies around Ukraine, Mike Lee was one of only two senators to oppose sanctions on Putin. Then he flew to the Kremlin and discussed dropping sanctions. Lee even opposed arming Ukrainians fighting for their lives.” Maria Bartiromo stated on February 22, 2022 in a TV segment: “We have doubled our (oil) imports from Russia in the last year.” Candace Owens stated on February 22, 2022 in a tweet: “NATO (under direction from the United States) is violating previous agreements and expanding eastward.” Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: “President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline.” Viral image stated on August 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: The U.S. left the Taliban an “arsenal” in Afghanistan, including 358,530 assault rifles and 22,174 Humvees. Warren Davidson stated on August 17, 2021 in an interview with Breitbart: Former President Donald Trump “was blocked from getting troops out of (Afghanistan) by Liz Cheney and others.” X posts stated on July 26, 2021 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden “is restricting travel for Americans into Mexico, but is keeping the border wide open for illegal aliens to walk right into our country.” The Gateway Pundit stated on June 1, 2021 in a blog post: Says Joe Biden “imports oil from Iran.” Jack Posobiec stated on March 23, 2021 in a tweet: “New information coming in that Boulder shooter was a Syrian refugee who arrived via Obama-era asylum programs.” Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in the final presidential debate: “When I closed (travel from China) he said I should not have closed. ...He said this is a terrible thing, you are a xenophobe, I think he called me racist. Now he says I should have closed it earlier.” Joe Biden stated on September 29, 2020 in the first presidential debate: “We have a higher deficit with China now than we did before.” Hillary Clinton stated on July 20, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says President Donald Trump “is still yet to say anything as the president of the United States about bounties on American troops.” Rick Scott stated on June 28, 2020 in an interview: Says “Joe Biden supported the Castro regime and meeting with Maduro.” Vicky Hartzler stated on May 7, 2020 in a letter to the president: "Right now, China controls 80% of all ingredients and raw materials going into our generic prescription drugs." Josh Hawley stated on January 15, 2020 in a tweet: “As the State Department warned Mizzou in July 2019, and as I have repeatedly stated, (the Confucius Institute) presented security risks for students & university as a whole.” Jay Sekulow stated on January 22, 2020 in the Senate impeachment trial: Says President Donald Trump’s hold on Ukraine aid was like when "the Obama administration withheld $585 million of promised aid to Egypt in 2013 ... (and within the fiscal year) they didn't have to disclose the halt to anyone." Instagram posts stated on January 6, 2020 in on social media: "A bounty of $80 MILLION has been placed on President Donald Trump’s head by Iran as tensions between the country and the USA rise." 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." 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 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.”
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.”
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.”
Tim Scott stated on October 7, 2023 in a post on X: The Biden administration “wanted Israel to stand down after the attack" by Hamas.
Instagram posts stated on August 23, 2023 in a social media post: “Norway, Finland, Sweden, Holland, and the UK have now banned gender transition surgery for minors.”
Mike Pence stated on August 18, 2023 in comments at a conference: “After China sent a balloon over strategic sites in the United States … President Biden literally sent the secretary of state hat in hand to go kowtow and ask for a meeting.”
Joe Biden stated on May 21, 2023 in a press conference in Hiroshima, Japan: Said he was “able to convince India, Australia, Japan, and the United States to form an organization called the Quad to maintain stability in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea."
Alabama's Future stated on March 11, 2022 in an ad: Mo Brooks "voted to cut off funding to destroy ISIS terrorists in the middle of the fight."
Pat McCrory stated on March 8, 2022 in a campaign ad: “While Ukrainians bled and died, Congressman Budd excused their killer.”
VoteVets stated on March 2, 2022 in an ad: "Donald Trump's appeasement of Putin wasn't just a personal act of treason, it's the Republican Party's official position."
Evan McMullin stated on March 6, 2022 in an ad: “As the world rallies around Ukraine, Mike Lee was one of only two senators to oppose sanctions on Putin. Then he flew to the Kremlin and discussed dropping sanctions. Lee even opposed arming Ukrainians fighting for their lives.”
Maria Bartiromo stated on February 22, 2022 in a TV segment: “We have doubled our (oil) imports from Russia in the last year.”
Candace Owens stated on February 22, 2022 in a tweet: “NATO (under direction from the United States) is violating previous agreements and expanding eastward.”
Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: “President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline.”
Viral image stated on August 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: The U.S. left the Taliban an “arsenal” in Afghanistan, including 358,530 assault rifles and 22,174 Humvees.
Warren Davidson stated on August 17, 2021 in an interview with Breitbart: Former President Donald Trump “was blocked from getting troops out of (Afghanistan) by Liz Cheney and others.”
X posts stated on July 26, 2021 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden “is restricting travel for Americans into Mexico, but is keeping the border wide open for illegal aliens to walk right into our country.”
Jack Posobiec stated on March 23, 2021 in a tweet: “New information coming in that Boulder shooter was a Syrian refugee who arrived via Obama-era asylum programs.”
Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in the final presidential debate: “When I closed (travel from China) he said I should not have closed. ...He said this is a terrible thing, you are a xenophobe, I think he called me racist. Now he says I should have closed it earlier.”
Joe Biden stated on September 29, 2020 in the first presidential debate: “We have a higher deficit with China now than we did before.”
Hillary Clinton stated on July 20, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says President Donald Trump “is still yet to say anything as the president of the United States about bounties on American troops.”
Rick Scott stated on June 28, 2020 in an interview: Says “Joe Biden supported the Castro regime and meeting with Maduro.”
Vicky Hartzler stated on May 7, 2020 in a letter to the president: "Right now, China controls 80% of all ingredients and raw materials going into our generic prescription drugs."
Josh Hawley stated on January 15, 2020 in a tweet: “As the State Department warned Mizzou in July 2019, and as I have repeatedly stated, (the Confucius Institute) presented security risks for students & university as a whole.”
Jay Sekulow stated on January 22, 2020 in the Senate impeachment trial: Says President Donald Trump’s hold on Ukraine aid was like when "the Obama administration withheld $585 million of promised aid to Egypt in 2013 ... (and within the fiscal year) they didn't have to disclose the halt to anyone."
Instagram posts stated on January 6, 2020 in on social media: "A bounty of $80 MILLION has been placed on President Donald Trump’s head by Iran as tensions between the country and the USA rise."
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."
Mark Meadows stated on November 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says "President Obama fired every Bush appointed ambassador upon his election."
