Latest False 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 Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a post: Russia unveiled a nuclear weapon, "Satan 2," that is "capable of destroying everything breathing in the world." Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2022 in a post: "An 8-year-old Ukrainian girl confronts a Russian soldier telling him to go back to his country.” Facebook posts stated on March 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: Video shows Ukrainian soldiers saying goodbye to loved ones amid Russia’s 2022 invasion. Vladimir Putin stated on February 24, 2022 in an address to the nation announcing the attack on Ukraine: Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.” Facebook posts stated on February 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: This "footage" shows Russia attacking Ukraine. X posts stated on January 27, 2022 in a tweet: Video shows troops at the Ukraine-Russia border on Jan. 27, 2022. Instagram posts stated on January 28, 2022 in an Instagram post: Military data from 2021 show military members experienced spikes of 300% in miscarriages, almost 300% in cancer diagnoses and 1,000% in neurological issues. Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: “All communications to families from the US Navy have been halted.” Dana Perino stated on January 4, 2022 in a segment: A law backed by Virginia Democrats barred local sheriffs from having military equipment that “would have come in very helpful” with the I-95 traffic jam. Joe Biden stated on December 12, 2021 in an interview with Rita Braver of CBS: “I’ve been against that war in Afghanistan from the very beginning.” Facebook posts stated on October 27, 2021 in social media posts: President Joe Biden withdrew troops from Afghanistan “simply because of Trump Derangement Syndrome and they wanted to reverse any policy that Trump had implemented.” Instagram posts stated on September 27, 2021 in in Instagram posts: “Biden orders dishonorable discharge for 46% of troops who refuse vaccine.” Empower Wisconsin stated on August 17, 2021 in TV ad: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” The Gateway Pundit stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: U.S. veteran group rescued Afghan allies “behind Biden’s back.” TikTok posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a TikTok post: "Norfolk naval base has been taken by NATO." Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says a U.S. Air Force-insignia plane evacuating people from Afghanistan is fake. Viral image stated on August 12, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Military Times reported that a study found “60% of sailors who had been fully vaccinated with 2-shot series vaccines are now at risk for heart disease.” Facebook posts stated on July 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “This week the military was moving big equipment into the major big cities preparing for the Maricopa audit results.” Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Military ready to act on audit results!” in Arizona Viral image stated on May 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “the plane that brings our dead military home. It is made so that when they shoot their salute for their service it looks like an angel carrying them home.” Viral image stated on May 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says James Mattis said, “If you burn the American flag you’ll spend two years in the military. I promise you, you’ll be cured of the desire to burn a flag ever again.” Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Not one word” from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris honoring service members for Memorial Day. Black Lives Matter stated on April 20, 2021 in a tweet: “Biden is currently sending more military equipment to our neighborhoods than Trump did.” Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2021 in an interview: Says he requested “10,000 National Guardsmen” for his Jan. 6 rally, but Nancy Pelosi “rejected it.” Facebook posts stated on February 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden didn’t act in response to the emergency in Texas. Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2021 in a viral video: "In March 2020 the United States deployed 30,000 troops to Europe to ... free child-trafficked children and arrest deep state cabal members." Facebook posts stated on January 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump offered his hotel “to our troops to sleep in after they were put in a car garage.” Instagram posts stated on January 21, 2021 in an Instagram post: National Guard members turned their backs on Biden’s motorcade on Inauguration Day. Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Democrats forced our GREAT troops to sleep on the ground of a PARKING garage after dragging them to DC for photo ops!" Bloggers stated on January 13, 2021 in a story: Says Gen. David H. Berger, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps., refused Nancy Pelosi’s request to use the Marines for inauguration security, telling her “we don’t work for you.”
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Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a post: Russia unveiled a nuclear weapon, "Satan 2," that is "capable of destroying everything breathing in the world." Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2022 in a post: "An 8-year-old Ukrainian girl confronts a Russian soldier telling him to go back to his country.” Facebook posts stated on March 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: Video shows Ukrainian soldiers saying goodbye to loved ones amid Russia’s 2022 invasion. Vladimir Putin stated on February 24, 2022 in an address to the nation announcing the attack on Ukraine: Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.” Facebook posts stated on February 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: This "footage" shows Russia attacking Ukraine. X posts stated on January 27, 2022 in a tweet: Video shows troops at the Ukraine-Russia border on Jan. 27, 2022. Instagram posts stated on January 28, 2022 in an Instagram post: Military data from 2021 show military members experienced spikes of 300% in miscarriages, almost 300% in cancer diagnoses and 1,000% in neurological issues. Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: “All communications to families from the US Navy have been halted.” Dana Perino stated on January 4, 2022 in a segment: A law backed by Virginia Democrats barred local sheriffs from having military equipment that “would have come in very helpful” with the I-95 traffic jam. Joe Biden stated on December 12, 2021 in an interview with Rita Braver of CBS: “I’ve been against that war in Afghanistan from the very beginning.” Facebook posts stated on October 27, 2021 in social media posts: President Joe Biden withdrew troops from Afghanistan “simply because of Trump Derangement Syndrome and they wanted to reverse any policy that Trump had implemented.” Instagram posts stated on September 27, 2021 in in Instagram posts: “Biden orders dishonorable discharge for 46% of troops who refuse vaccine.” Empower Wisconsin stated on August 17, 2021 in TV ad: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” The Gateway Pundit stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: U.S. veteran group rescued Afghan allies “behind Biden’s back.” TikTok posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a TikTok post: "Norfolk naval base has been taken by NATO." Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says a U.S. Air Force-insignia plane evacuating people from Afghanistan is fake. Viral image stated on August 12, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Military Times reported that a study found “60% of sailors who had been fully vaccinated with 2-shot series vaccines are now at risk for heart disease.” Facebook posts stated on July 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “This week the military was moving big equipment into the major big cities preparing for the Maricopa audit results.” Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Military ready to act on audit results!” in Arizona Viral image stated on May 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “the plane that brings our dead military home. It is made so that when they shoot their salute for their service it looks like an angel carrying them home.” Viral image stated on May 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says James Mattis said, “If you burn the American flag you’ll spend two years in the military. I promise you, you’ll be cured of the desire to burn a flag ever again.” Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Not one word” from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris honoring service members for Memorial Day. Black Lives Matter stated on April 20, 2021 in a tweet: “Biden is currently sending more military equipment to our neighborhoods than Trump did.” Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2021 in an interview: Says he requested “10,000 National Guardsmen” for his Jan. 6 rally, but Nancy Pelosi “rejected it.” Facebook posts stated on February 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden didn’t act in response to the emergency in Texas. Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2021 in a viral video: "In March 2020 the United States deployed 30,000 troops to Europe to ... free child-trafficked children and arrest deep state cabal members." Facebook posts stated on January 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump offered his hotel “to our troops to sleep in after they were put in a car garage.” Instagram posts stated on January 21, 2021 in an Instagram post: National Guard members turned their backs on Biden’s motorcade on Inauguration Day. Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Democrats forced our GREAT troops to sleep on the ground of a PARKING garage after dragging them to DC for photo ops!" Bloggers stated on January 13, 2021 in a story: Says Gen. David H. Berger, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps., refused Nancy Pelosi’s request to use the Marines for inauguration security, telling her “we don’t work for you.”
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a post: Russia unveiled a nuclear weapon, "Satan 2," that is "capable of destroying everything breathing in the world."
Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2022 in a post: "An 8-year-old Ukrainian girl confronts a Russian soldier telling him to go back to his country.”
Facebook posts stated on March 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: Video shows Ukrainian soldiers saying goodbye to loved ones amid Russia’s 2022 invasion.
Vladimir Putin stated on February 24, 2022 in an address to the nation announcing the attack on Ukraine: Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.”
Facebook posts stated on February 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: This "footage" shows Russia attacking Ukraine.
X posts stated on January 27, 2022 in a tweet: Video shows troops at the Ukraine-Russia border on Jan. 27, 2022.
Instagram posts stated on January 28, 2022 in an Instagram post: Military data from 2021 show military members experienced spikes of 300% in miscarriages, almost 300% in cancer diagnoses and 1,000% in neurological issues.
Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: “All communications to families from the US Navy have been halted.”
Dana Perino stated on January 4, 2022 in a segment: A law backed by Virginia Democrats barred local sheriffs from having military equipment that “would have come in very helpful” with the I-95 traffic jam.
Joe Biden stated on December 12, 2021 in an interview with Rita Braver of CBS: “I’ve been against that war in Afghanistan from the very beginning.”
Facebook posts stated on October 27, 2021 in social media posts: President Joe Biden withdrew troops from Afghanistan “simply because of Trump Derangement Syndrome and they wanted to reverse any policy that Trump had implemented.”
Instagram posts stated on September 27, 2021 in in Instagram posts: “Biden orders dishonorable discharge for 46% of troops who refuse vaccine.”
Empower Wisconsin stated on August 17, 2021 in TV ad: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.”
The Gateway Pundit stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: U.S. veteran group rescued Afghan allies “behind Biden’s back.”
Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says a U.S. Air Force-insignia plane evacuating people from Afghanistan is fake.
Viral image stated on August 12, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Military Times reported that a study found “60% of sailors who had been fully vaccinated with 2-shot series vaccines are now at risk for heart disease.”
Facebook posts stated on July 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “This week the military was moving big equipment into the major big cities preparing for the Maricopa audit results.”
Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Military ready to act on audit results!” in Arizona
Viral image stated on May 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “the plane that brings our dead military home. It is made so that when they shoot their salute for their service it looks like an angel carrying them home.”
Viral image stated on May 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says James Mattis said, “If you burn the American flag you’ll spend two years in the military. I promise you, you’ll be cured of the desire to burn a flag ever again.”
Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Not one word” from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris honoring service members for Memorial Day.
Black Lives Matter stated on April 20, 2021 in a tweet: “Biden is currently sending more military equipment to our neighborhoods than Trump did.”
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2021 in an interview: Says he requested “10,000 National Guardsmen” for his Jan. 6 rally, but Nancy Pelosi “rejected it.”
Facebook posts stated on February 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden didn’t act in response to the emergency in Texas.
Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2021 in a viral video: "In March 2020 the United States deployed 30,000 troops to Europe to ... free child-trafficked children and arrest deep state cabal members."
Facebook posts stated on January 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump offered his hotel “to our troops to sleep in after they were put in a car garage.”
Instagram posts stated on January 21, 2021 in an Instagram post: National Guard members turned their backs on Biden’s motorcade on Inauguration Day.
Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Democrats forced our GREAT troops to sleep on the ground of a PARKING garage after dragging them to DC for photo ops!"
Bloggers stated on January 13, 2021 in a story: Says Gen. David H. Berger, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps., refused Nancy Pelosi’s request to use the Marines for inauguration security, telling her “we don’t work for you.”
