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 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on September 2, 2013 in a CNN interview: Says there's a "100-year-old international norm not to use chemical weapons." Peter King stated on September 1, 2013 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "The House did vote against engagement in Kosovo, and Bill Clinton kept fighting anyway. And, then, ultimately, a vote did pass." John McCain stated on September 1, 2013 in an interview on "Face the Nation": Fleeing Syria, "a million children are now refugees." ForAmerica stated on July 11, 2013 in a Facebook post: Says Houston National Cemetery is preventing Christian prayers from being said at military funerals. Rick Scott stated on July 16, 2013 in a tweet: "The FL Guard has defended our freedom in Afghanistan, Iraq, and put their lives at risk; now the fed govt is going to cut their pay 20%." Saxby Chambliss stated on June 13, 2013 in an interview on CNN's "The Situation Room": "The United States has never stood by and seen innocent people slaughtered to the extent that's happening in Syria." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on June 9, 2013 in an interview on Face the Nation: The problem of unwanted sexual contacts in the military "is not just a woman's issue. More than half of the victims are men." Jason Chaffetz stated on May 6, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: "We had people that were getting killed (in Benghazi), we had people who are willing to risk their lives to go save them, and somebody told them to stand down." Jack Reed stated on April 7, 2013 in a television interview: North Korea has a "substantial standing army, one of the largest, certainly the largest per capita, in the world." Leticia Van de Putte stated on May 1, 2013 in remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate.: Says only about 250 Texans have been killed in action since 9/11. Bloggers stated on May 1, 2013 in Web posts: "Pentagon confirms they may court martial soldiers who hold Christian faith." Randy Forbes stated on April 11, 2013 in a congressional hearing.: The U.S. Army had a training program that put "evangelical Christians, Catholics and Mormons in the same category of religious extremism as we do al-Qaida." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on April 23, 2013 in an interview with MSNBC: "One in five" women in the military "are receiving unwanted sexual contact," as are "3.3 percent of men." Randy Forbes stated on April 9, 2013 in a column.: Says the U.S. fleet of attack submarines is scheduled to fall below the 48 boats that Navy says it needs to carry out current missions. Liberals Are Cool stated on March 17, 2013 in an Internet meme: "Q: What do these ‘Patriotic' Americans have in common? A: They are all Draft Dodgers." Bloggers stated on March 20, 2013 in blog posts: The Air Force wants taxpayers to fund a fantasy football league. Rand Paul stated on March 6, 2013 in a Senate filibuster speech: "When the president's spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlaki's son, … he said he should have chosen a more responsible father." Ted Cruz stated on February 1, 2013 in a Politico column.: Says Chuck Hagel’s nomination as defense secretary "has been publicly celebrated by the Iranian government." Marco Rubio stated on February 12, 2013 in the Republican response to the State of the Union: Military spending cuts, known as the sequester, were President Barack Obama’s idea. Cory Booker stated on February 1, 2013 in a panel discussion on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher”: Says "right now, we have more military spending than the next 10, 11, 12 countries combined." Providence City Council stated on January 3, 2013 in a council resolution: "Semi-automatic weapons, whether pistol or rifle, were designed for use by the military on the battlefield." Emergency Committee for Israel stated on December 19, 2012 in an ad: "While President Obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear Iran, Hagel says military action is not a viable, feasible, responsible option." Facebook posts stated on December 16, 2012 in a Facebook posting: "Switzerland (where the government) issues every household a gun . . . has the lowest gun related crime rate of any civilized country in the world!!!" Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate: "The sequester is not something that I've proposed. It is something that Congress has proposed." Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney wants to add $2 trillion to defense budget that the military hasn’t asked for. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on October 24, 2012 in a television ad: Says Jim Renacci "opposed increasing combat bonuses for our troops." Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney "just gave a speech a few weeks ago" and said "we should still have troops in Iraq." Patrick Murphy stated on October 2, 2012 in an ad: An Army report stated Allen West "performed illegal acts, merited court martial, faced 11 years in prison.'" Tammy Baldwin stated on September 28, 2012 in debate comments: On Iran sanctions Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in a presidential debate in Denver: Says Romney wants to add $2 trillion to the defense budget that the military hasn’t asked for.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on September 2, 2013 in a CNN interview: Says there's a "100-year-old international norm not to use chemical weapons." Peter King stated on September 1, 2013 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "The House did vote against engagement in Kosovo, and Bill Clinton kept fighting anyway. And, then, ultimately, a vote did pass." John McCain stated on September 1, 2013 in an interview on "Face the Nation": Fleeing Syria, "a million children are now refugees." ForAmerica stated on July 11, 2013 in a Facebook post: Says Houston National Cemetery is preventing Christian prayers from being said at military funerals. Rick Scott stated on July 16, 2013 in a tweet: "The FL Guard has defended our freedom in Afghanistan, Iraq, and put their lives at risk; now the fed govt is going to cut their pay 20%." Saxby Chambliss stated on June 13, 2013 in an interview on CNN's "The Situation Room": "The United States has never stood by and seen innocent people slaughtered to the extent that's happening in Syria." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on June 9, 2013 in an interview on Face the Nation: The problem of unwanted sexual contacts in the military "is not just a woman's issue. More than half of the victims are men." Jason Chaffetz stated on May 6, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: "We had people that were getting killed (in Benghazi), we had people who are willing to risk their lives to go save them, and somebody told them to stand down." Jack Reed stated on April 7, 2013 in a television interview: North Korea has a "substantial standing army, one of the largest, certainly the largest per capita, in the world." Leticia Van de Putte stated on May 1, 2013 in remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate.: Says only about 250 Texans have been killed in action since 9/11. Bloggers stated on May 1, 2013 in Web posts: "Pentagon confirms they may court martial soldiers who hold Christian faith." Randy Forbes stated on April 11, 2013 in a congressional hearing.: The U.S. Army had a training program that put "evangelical Christians, Catholics and Mormons in the same category of religious extremism as we do al-Qaida." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on April 23, 2013 in an interview with MSNBC: "One in five" women in the military "are receiving unwanted sexual contact," as are "3.3 percent of men." Randy Forbes stated on April 9, 2013 in a column.: Says the U.S. fleet of attack submarines is scheduled to fall below the 48 boats that Navy says it needs to carry out current missions. Liberals Are Cool stated on March 17, 2013 in an Internet meme: "Q: What do these ‘Patriotic' Americans have in common? A: They are all Draft Dodgers." Bloggers stated on March 20, 2013 in blog posts: The Air Force wants taxpayers to fund a fantasy football league. Rand Paul stated on March 6, 2013 in a Senate filibuster speech: "When the president's spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlaki's son, … he said he should have chosen a more responsible father." Ted Cruz stated on February 1, 2013 in a Politico column.: Says Chuck Hagel’s nomination as defense secretary "has been publicly celebrated by the Iranian government." Marco Rubio stated on February 12, 2013 in the Republican response to the State of the Union: Military spending cuts, known as the sequester, were President Barack Obama’s idea. Cory Booker stated on February 1, 2013 in a panel discussion on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher”: Says "right now, we have more military spending than the next 10, 11, 12 countries combined." Providence City Council stated on January 3, 2013 in a council resolution: "Semi-automatic weapons, whether pistol or rifle, were designed for use by the military on the battlefield." Emergency Committee for Israel stated on December 19, 2012 in an ad: "While President Obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear Iran, Hagel says military action is not a viable, feasible, responsible option." Facebook posts stated on December 16, 2012 in a Facebook posting: "Switzerland (where the government) issues every household a gun . . . has the lowest gun related crime rate of any civilized country in the world!!!" Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate: "The sequester is not something that I've proposed. It is something that Congress has proposed." Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney wants to add $2 trillion to defense budget that the military hasn’t asked for. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on October 24, 2012 in a television ad: Says Jim Renacci "opposed increasing combat bonuses for our troops." Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney "just gave a speech a few weeks ago" and said "we should still have troops in Iraq." Patrick Murphy stated on October 2, 2012 in an ad: An Army report stated Allen West "performed illegal acts, merited court martial, faced 11 years in prison.'" Tammy Baldwin stated on September 28, 2012 in debate comments: On Iran sanctions Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in a presidential debate in Denver: Says Romney wants to add $2 trillion to the defense budget that the military hasn’t asked for.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on September 2, 2013 in a CNN interview: Says there's a "100-year-old international norm not to use chemical weapons."
Peter King stated on September 1, 2013 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "The House did vote against engagement in Kosovo, and Bill Clinton kept fighting anyway. And, then, ultimately, a vote did pass."
John McCain stated on September 1, 2013 in an interview on "Face the Nation": Fleeing Syria, "a million children are now refugees."
ForAmerica stated on July 11, 2013 in a Facebook post: Says Houston National Cemetery is preventing Christian prayers from being said at military funerals.
Rick Scott stated on July 16, 2013 in a tweet: "The FL Guard has defended our freedom in Afghanistan, Iraq, and put their lives at risk; now the fed govt is going to cut their pay 20%."
Saxby Chambliss stated on June 13, 2013 in an interview on CNN's "The Situation Room": "The United States has never stood by and seen innocent people slaughtered to the extent that's happening in Syria."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on June 9, 2013 in an interview on Face the Nation: The problem of unwanted sexual contacts in the military "is not just a woman's issue. More than half of the victims are men."
Jason Chaffetz stated on May 6, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: "We had people that were getting killed (in Benghazi), we had people who are willing to risk their lives to go save them, and somebody told them to stand down."
Jack Reed stated on April 7, 2013 in a television interview: North Korea has a "substantial standing army, one of the largest, certainly the largest per capita, in the world."
Leticia Van de Putte stated on May 1, 2013 in remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate.: Says only about 250 Texans have been killed in action since 9/11.
Bloggers stated on May 1, 2013 in Web posts: "Pentagon confirms they may court martial soldiers who hold Christian faith."
Randy Forbes stated on April 11, 2013 in a congressional hearing.: The U.S. Army had a training program that put "evangelical Christians, Catholics and Mormons in the same category of religious extremism as we do al-Qaida."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on April 23, 2013 in an interview with MSNBC: "One in five" women in the military "are receiving unwanted sexual contact," as are "3.3 percent of men."
Randy Forbes stated on April 9, 2013 in a column.: Says the U.S. fleet of attack submarines is scheduled to fall below the 48 boats that Navy says it needs to carry out current missions.
Liberals Are Cool stated on March 17, 2013 in an Internet meme: "Q: What do these ‘Patriotic' Americans have in common? A: They are all Draft Dodgers."
Bloggers stated on March 20, 2013 in blog posts: The Air Force wants taxpayers to fund a fantasy football league.
Rand Paul stated on March 6, 2013 in a Senate filibuster speech: "When the president's spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlaki's son, … he said he should have chosen a more responsible father."
Ted Cruz stated on February 1, 2013 in a Politico column.: Says Chuck Hagel’s nomination as defense secretary "has been publicly celebrated by the Iranian government."
Marco Rubio stated on February 12, 2013 in the Republican response to the State of the Union: Military spending cuts, known as the sequester, were President Barack Obama’s idea.
Cory Booker stated on February 1, 2013 in a panel discussion on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher”: Says "right now, we have more military spending than the next 10, 11, 12 countries combined."
Providence City Council stated on January 3, 2013 in a council resolution: "Semi-automatic weapons, whether pistol or rifle, were designed for use by the military on the battlefield."
Emergency Committee for Israel stated on December 19, 2012 in an ad: "While President Obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear Iran, Hagel says military action is not a viable, feasible, responsible option."
Facebook posts stated on December 16, 2012 in a Facebook posting: "Switzerland (where the government) issues every household a gun . . . has the lowest gun related crime rate of any civilized country in the world!!!"
Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate: "The sequester is not something that I've proposed. It is something that Congress has proposed."
Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney wants to add $2 trillion to defense budget that the military hasn’t asked for.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on October 24, 2012 in a television ad: Says Jim Renacci "opposed increasing combat bonuses for our troops."
Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney "just gave a speech a few weeks ago" and said "we should still have troops in Iraq."
Patrick Murphy stated on October 2, 2012 in an ad: An Army report stated Allen West "performed illegal acts, merited court martial, faced 11 years in prison.'"
Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in a presidential debate in Denver: Says Romney wants to add $2 trillion to the defense budget that the military hasn’t asked for.
