Latest Fact-checks in Military 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 Rob Wittman stated on June 18, 2016 in a Facebook post.: "On average, each U.S. military working dog saves the lives of between 150 and 200 servicemen and women over the span of his career." Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2016: Says Merrick Garland "authored an opinion that resulted in the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were part of a group of violent Islamist extremists the State Department had designated as terrorists." Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a national security speech in California: Says Donald Trump "has the gall to say that prisoners of war like John McCain aren’t heroes." Dale Kooyenga stated on April 1, 2016 in a constituent newsletter: "Today, it is more difficult to enlist in the U.S. military than it is to enroll in college." John Carter stated on March 10, 2016 in a commentary published in the Round Rock Leader: "This is not a joke: the president wants to house illegal aliens on our nation’s military installations." Randy Forbes stated on April 21, 2016 in a radio interview.: China is "going to have twice the number of submarines we have in just over a decade." John Kirby stated on April 25, 2016 in a State Department news briefing: Says President Barack Obama never said, "No boots on the ground" in Syria. Bernie Sanders stated on April 14, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Brooklyn, N.Y.: "We spend about 75 percent of the entire cost of the military aspect of NATO." Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: China is "in the South China Sea and (building) a military fortress the likes of which perhaps the world has not seen." Hillary Clinton stated on March 21, 2016 in a campaign speech: Says Donald Trump "wants us to pull out of NATO." Hillary Clinton stated on March 22, 2016 in a speech at Stanford University.: When it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture." Keep the Promise 1 PAC stated on March 6, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Marco Rubio "skipped 18 defense votes including one to arm the Kurds to fight ISIS." Donald Trump stated on February 19, 2016 in a rally in North Charleston, S.C.: Says that in the Philippines more than a century ago, Gen. John Pershing "took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs’ blood," and shot 49 Muslim rebels. "The 50th person, he said, ‘You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened.’ And for 25 years, there wasn’t a problem." Bill Maher stated on February 10, 2016 in an essay in The Hollywood Reporter: "Why are Muslim armies so useless against ISIS? ... There are 20,000 or 30,000 (ISIS fighters). The countries surrounding ISIS have armies totaling 5 million people." A.J. Jacobs stated on February 6, 2016 in an interview: Says President John F. Kennedy released a star Green Bay Packer from military reserve duty so that he could play in the 1961 NFL Championship Game. Marco Rubio stated on February 4, 2016 in a town hall in Manchester, N.H.: China is "practicing how to blow up our satellites." Jack Reed stated on January 20, 2016 in a letter: "It is rare that a retirement grade determination is conducted for an officer previously retired from the U.S. armed forces." Russ Feingold stated on January 26, 2016 in an interview: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson wants to put 100,000 troops, including 25,000 Americans, "into the area where ISIS is." Ted Cruz stated on January 28, 2016 in a Fox News debate : "Barack Obama, right now, No. 1, over seven years has dramatically degraded our military." Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: "Very little of (the defense) budget — less than 10 percent — actually goes into fighting ISIS and international terrorism." Ted Cruz stated on January 14, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Says Marco Rubio "knows full well I voted for his amendment to increase military spending to $697 billion." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the Union address: "We spend more on our military than the next eight nations combined." Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" in Ottumwa, Iowa: "We get practically nothing compared to the cost of" keeping U.S. military forces in South Korea. Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in Ottumwa, Iowa, on NBC's "Meet the Press": The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl are "back on the battlefield." Marco Rubio stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on Meet the Press: The only budget Ted Cruz "ever voted for in his time in the Senate is a budget that cut defense spending by more than Barack Obama proposes we cut it." Rob Wittman stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview.: "Only nine" coalition nations with the U.S. "are truly actively involved" in fighting the Islamic State. Chris Christie stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Says the Obama administration invited "Russia into Syria." Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "If you are going to kill the families of terrorists, realize that there's something called the Geneva Convention we're going to have to pull out of." Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Says carpet bombing means bombing "not a city, but the location of the troops," with "embedded special forces to direct the air power." Carly Fiorina stated on December 15, 2015 in a GOP debate on CNN: "One of the things I would immediately do … is bring back the warrior class -- Petraeus, McChrystal, Mattis, Keane, Flynn. ... Every one was retired early because they told President Obama things that he didn’t want to hear."
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Rob Wittman stated on June 18, 2016 in a Facebook post.: "On average, each U.S. military working dog saves the lives of between 150 and 200 servicemen and women over the span of his career." Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2016: Says Merrick Garland "authored an opinion that resulted in the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were part of a group of violent Islamist extremists the State Department had designated as terrorists." Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a national security speech in California: Says Donald Trump "has the gall to say that prisoners of war like John McCain aren’t heroes." Dale Kooyenga stated on April 1, 2016 in a constituent newsletter: "Today, it is more difficult to enlist in the U.S. military than it is to enroll in college." John Carter stated on March 10, 2016 in a commentary published in the Round Rock Leader: "This is not a joke: the president wants to house illegal aliens on our nation’s military installations." Randy Forbes stated on April 21, 2016 in a radio interview.: China is "going to have twice the number of submarines we have in just over a decade." John Kirby stated on April 25, 2016 in a State Department news briefing: Says President Barack Obama never said, "No boots on the ground" in Syria. Bernie Sanders stated on April 14, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Brooklyn, N.Y.: "We spend about 75 percent of the entire cost of the military aspect of NATO." Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: China is "in the South China Sea and (building) a military fortress the likes of which perhaps the world has not seen." Hillary Clinton stated on March 21, 2016 in a campaign speech: Says Donald Trump "wants us to pull out of NATO." Hillary Clinton stated on March 22, 2016 in a speech at Stanford University.: When it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture." Keep the Promise 1 PAC stated on March 6, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Marco Rubio "skipped 18 defense votes including one to arm the Kurds to fight ISIS." Donald Trump stated on February 19, 2016 in a rally in North Charleston, S.C.: Says that in the Philippines more than a century ago, Gen. John Pershing "took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs’ blood," and shot 49 Muslim rebels. "The 50th person, he said, ‘You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened.’ And for 25 years, there wasn’t a problem." Bill Maher stated on February 10, 2016 in an essay in The Hollywood Reporter: "Why are Muslim armies so useless against ISIS? ... There are 20,000 or 30,000 (ISIS fighters). The countries surrounding ISIS have armies totaling 5 million people." A.J. Jacobs stated on February 6, 2016 in an interview: Says President John F. Kennedy released a star Green Bay Packer from military reserve duty so that he could play in the 1961 NFL Championship Game. Marco Rubio stated on February 4, 2016 in a town hall in Manchester, N.H.: China is "practicing how to blow up our satellites." Jack Reed stated on January 20, 2016 in a letter: "It is rare that a retirement grade determination is conducted for an officer previously retired from the U.S. armed forces." Russ Feingold stated on January 26, 2016 in an interview: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson wants to put 100,000 troops, including 25,000 Americans, "into the area where ISIS is." Ted Cruz stated on January 28, 2016 in a Fox News debate : "Barack Obama, right now, No. 1, over seven years has dramatically degraded our military." Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: "Very little of (the defense) budget — less than 10 percent — actually goes into fighting ISIS and international terrorism." Ted Cruz stated on January 14, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Says Marco Rubio "knows full well I voted for his amendment to increase military spending to $697 billion." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the Union address: "We spend more on our military than the next eight nations combined." Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" in Ottumwa, Iowa: "We get practically nothing compared to the cost of" keeping U.S. military forces in South Korea. Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in Ottumwa, Iowa, on NBC's "Meet the Press": The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl are "back on the battlefield." Marco Rubio stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on Meet the Press: The only budget Ted Cruz "ever voted for in his time in the Senate is a budget that cut defense spending by more than Barack Obama proposes we cut it." Rob Wittman stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview.: "Only nine" coalition nations with the U.S. "are truly actively involved" in fighting the Islamic State. Chris Christie stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Says the Obama administration invited "Russia into Syria." Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "If you are going to kill the families of terrorists, realize that there's something called the Geneva Convention we're going to have to pull out of." Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Says carpet bombing means bombing "not a city, but the location of the troops," with "embedded special forces to direct the air power." Carly Fiorina stated on December 15, 2015 in a GOP debate on CNN: "One of the things I would immediately do … is bring back the warrior class -- Petraeus, McChrystal, Mattis, Keane, Flynn. ... Every one was retired early because they told President Obama things that he didn’t want to hear."
Rob Wittman stated on June 18, 2016 in a Facebook post.: "On average, each U.S. military working dog saves the lives of between 150 and 200 servicemen and women over the span of his career."
Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2016: Says Merrick Garland "authored an opinion that resulted in the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were part of a group of violent Islamist extremists the State Department had designated as terrorists."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a national security speech in California: Says Donald Trump "has the gall to say that prisoners of war like John McCain aren’t heroes."
Dale Kooyenga stated on April 1, 2016 in a constituent newsletter: "Today, it is more difficult to enlist in the U.S. military than it is to enroll in college."
John Carter stated on March 10, 2016 in a commentary published in the Round Rock Leader: "This is not a joke: the president wants to house illegal aliens on our nation’s military installations."
Randy Forbes stated on April 21, 2016 in a radio interview.: China is "going to have twice the number of submarines we have in just over a decade."
John Kirby stated on April 25, 2016 in a State Department news briefing: Says President Barack Obama never said, "No boots on the ground" in Syria.
Bernie Sanders stated on April 14, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Brooklyn, N.Y.: "We spend about 75 percent of the entire cost of the military aspect of NATO."
Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: China is "in the South China Sea and (building) a military fortress the likes of which perhaps the world has not seen."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 21, 2016 in a campaign speech: Says Donald Trump "wants us to pull out of NATO."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 22, 2016 in a speech at Stanford University.: When it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture."
Keep the Promise 1 PAC stated on March 6, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Marco Rubio "skipped 18 defense votes including one to arm the Kurds to fight ISIS."
Donald Trump stated on February 19, 2016 in a rally in North Charleston, S.C.: Says that in the Philippines more than a century ago, Gen. John Pershing "took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs’ blood," and shot 49 Muslim rebels. "The 50th person, he said, ‘You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened.’ And for 25 years, there wasn’t a problem."
Bill Maher stated on February 10, 2016 in an essay in The Hollywood Reporter: "Why are Muslim armies so useless against ISIS? ... There are 20,000 or 30,000 (ISIS fighters). The countries surrounding ISIS have armies totaling 5 million people."
A.J. Jacobs stated on February 6, 2016 in an interview: Says President John F. Kennedy released a star Green Bay Packer from military reserve duty so that he could play in the 1961 NFL Championship Game.
Marco Rubio stated on February 4, 2016 in a town hall in Manchester, N.H.: China is "practicing how to blow up our satellites."
Jack Reed stated on January 20, 2016 in a letter: "It is rare that a retirement grade determination is conducted for an officer previously retired from the U.S. armed forces."
Russ Feingold stated on January 26, 2016 in an interview: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson wants to put 100,000 troops, including 25,000 Americans, "into the area where ISIS is."
Ted Cruz stated on January 28, 2016 in a Fox News debate : "Barack Obama, right now, No. 1, over seven years has dramatically degraded our military."
Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: "Very little of (the defense) budget — less than 10 percent — actually goes into fighting ISIS and international terrorism."
Ted Cruz stated on January 14, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Says Marco Rubio "knows full well I voted for his amendment to increase military spending to $697 billion."
Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the Union address: "We spend more on our military than the next eight nations combined."
Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" in Ottumwa, Iowa: "We get practically nothing compared to the cost of" keeping U.S. military forces in South Korea.
Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in Ottumwa, Iowa, on NBC's "Meet the Press": The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl are "back on the battlefield."
Marco Rubio stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on Meet the Press: The only budget Ted Cruz "ever voted for in his time in the Senate is a budget that cut defense spending by more than Barack Obama proposes we cut it."
Rob Wittman stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview.: "Only nine" coalition nations with the U.S. "are truly actively involved" in fighting the Islamic State.
Chris Christie stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Says the Obama administration invited "Russia into Syria."
Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "If you are going to kill the families of terrorists, realize that there's something called the Geneva Convention we're going to have to pull out of."
Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Says carpet bombing means bombing "not a city, but the location of the troops," with "embedded special forces to direct the air power."
Carly Fiorina stated on December 15, 2015 in a GOP debate on CNN: "One of the things I would immediately do … is bring back the warrior class -- Petraeus, McChrystal, Mattis, Keane, Flynn. ... Every one was retired early because they told President Obama things that he didn’t want to hear."
