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 Allen Thomas stated on April 9, 2019 in a candidate questionnaire: "Currently, 23 percent of our military's infrastructure is graded as 'poor' while 9 percent is 'failing.'" Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2019 in a tweet: "In New York State, Democrats blocked a Bill expanding College Tuition for Gold Star families after approving aid for illegal immigrants." Marianne Williamson stated on April 4, 2019 in an interview: "For every dollar we spend on actual peace creation, we spend over $1,000 on ways to prepare for war." Rachel Siegel stated on April 8, 2019 in an email to supporters: "The F-35 bombers, scheduled to arrive in Burlington this fall, have been designated with a nuclear mission." Viral image stated on April 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says "13,506 Marines have applied for White House duty" since Trump’s inauguration. When Obama was president, "no Marines volunteered" but had to be "assigned." Viral image stated on March 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: "When Winston Churchill was asked to cut arts funding in favour of the war effort, he simply replied, ‘then what are we fighting for?’ " Kamala Harris stated on March 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says Trump administration is "raiding money" from military service member pensions to pay for the border wall. Jay Inslee stated on March 19, 2019 in in an interview: "We have flown a Boeing 737 across the Atlantic Ocean on biofuels. We have flown F-18s." Viral image stated on March 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We’ll never have to worry about China attacking us! They are 12 hours ahead, so we’ll have plenty of time to shoot down their missiles!" Pete Buttigieg stated on January 31, 2019 in an interview: "I have more military experience than anybody who’s arrived behind that desk since George H.W. Bush." Mike Pence stated on January 16, 2019 in a speech: "The caliphate has crumbled and ISIS has been defeated." Donald Trump stated on December 26, 2018 in remarks to U.S. troops: Says troops recently received "one of the biggest pay raises" ever, and that it was the first pay increase in "more than 10 years." Donald Trump stated on December 20, 2018 in a tweet: "Russia, Iran, Syria & many others are not happy" about U.S. troops leaving Syria. Roy Blunt stated on December 1, 2018 in a tweet: The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019 "includes the largest pay raise in nearly 10 years." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on December 2, 2018 in a tweet: "$21T in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs ~$32T. That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon." Richard Ojeda stated on October 24, 2018 in a video posted to Facebook: "We have lost more lives in the last two years" due to opioids "than all of the lives lost during the Vietnam War." Eric Swalwell stated on November 12, 2018 in a tweet: "15,000 troops will not see their families for #Thanksgiving because of @realDonaldTrump’s Scaravan Stunt. Oh yeah, it’s also costing you 200 million dollars." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on October 8, 2018 in a TV ad: Says that U.S. Rep. Andy Barr was "even dismissing the importance of military service" by saying, "We both served our country. I’ve served in a position where ideas matter." With Honor stated on September 10, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr "would let shady payday lenders take advantage of our troops" and that he took "$36,550 from payday lenders." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 26, 2018 in a public forum: "President Trump continues to disrespect patriotic transgender Americans who want to serve their country." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 26, 2018 in an interview on the Daily Show: "Just last year we gave the military a $700 billion budget increase, which they didn’t even ask for." John Kerry stated on July 11, 2018 in a statement: Since 2014, "each year, (NATO) nations have been increasing their contributions." Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2018 in a press conference after the NATO summit: "The United States was paying for anywhere from 70 to 90 percent of (NATO), depending on the way you calculate." Nicholas Burns stated on July 11, 2018 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": European allies "pay us $2.5 billion a year to keep our forces there. It would cost us more money to bring the troops home than to keep them in Europe." Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2018 in the NATO summit: "Many countries (in NATO) owe us a tremendous amount of money for many years back, where they’re delinquent, as far as I’m concerned, because the United States has had to pay for them." Tennessee Democratic Party stated on May 31, 2018 in an email from the Tennessee Democratic Party: Says Marsha Blackburn "voted against military pay raise." Bloggers stated on May 22, 2018 in a headline: "USA: Mysterious Nazi submarine from WWII discovered in Great Lakes!" David Rouzer stated on May 8, 2018 in a tweet: "The #irandeal ultimately would have guaranteed Iran a nuclear bomb capable of reaching the US." Gwen Graham stated on May 18, 2018 in a Facebook post: "So far this year, more students have been killed in schools than soldiers in combat zones." Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2018 in remarks at the White House: Says the 2018 defense authorization bill includes raises for the military "for the first time in 10 years."
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Allen Thomas stated on April 9, 2019 in a candidate questionnaire: "Currently, 23 percent of our military's infrastructure is graded as 'poor' while 9 percent is 'failing.'" Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2019 in a tweet: "In New York State, Democrats blocked a Bill expanding College Tuition for Gold Star families after approving aid for illegal immigrants." Marianne Williamson stated on April 4, 2019 in an interview: "For every dollar we spend on actual peace creation, we spend over $1,000 on ways to prepare for war." Rachel Siegel stated on April 8, 2019 in an email to supporters: "The F-35 bombers, scheduled to arrive in Burlington this fall, have been designated with a nuclear mission." Viral image stated on April 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says "13,506 Marines have applied for White House duty" since Trump’s inauguration. When Obama was president, "no Marines volunteered" but had to be "assigned." Viral image stated on March 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: "When Winston Churchill was asked to cut arts funding in favour of the war effort, he simply replied, ‘then what are we fighting for?’ " Kamala Harris stated on March 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says Trump administration is "raiding money" from military service member pensions to pay for the border wall. Jay Inslee stated on March 19, 2019 in in an interview: "We have flown a Boeing 737 across the Atlantic Ocean on biofuels. We have flown F-18s." Viral image stated on March 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We’ll never have to worry about China attacking us! They are 12 hours ahead, so we’ll have plenty of time to shoot down their missiles!" Pete Buttigieg stated on January 31, 2019 in an interview: "I have more military experience than anybody who’s arrived behind that desk since George H.W. Bush." Mike Pence stated on January 16, 2019 in a speech: "The caliphate has crumbled and ISIS has been defeated." Donald Trump stated on December 26, 2018 in remarks to U.S. troops: Says troops recently received "one of the biggest pay raises" ever, and that it was the first pay increase in "more than 10 years." Donald Trump stated on December 20, 2018 in a tweet: "Russia, Iran, Syria & many others are not happy" about U.S. troops leaving Syria. Roy Blunt stated on December 1, 2018 in a tweet: The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019 "includes the largest pay raise in nearly 10 years." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on December 2, 2018 in a tweet: "$21T in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs ~$32T. That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon." Richard Ojeda stated on October 24, 2018 in a video posted to Facebook: "We have lost more lives in the last two years" due to opioids "than all of the lives lost during the Vietnam War." Eric Swalwell stated on November 12, 2018 in a tweet: "15,000 troops will not see their families for #Thanksgiving because of @realDonaldTrump’s Scaravan Stunt. Oh yeah, it’s also costing you 200 million dollars." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on October 8, 2018 in a TV ad: Says that U.S. Rep. Andy Barr was "even dismissing the importance of military service" by saying, "We both served our country. I’ve served in a position where ideas matter." With Honor stated on September 10, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr "would let shady payday lenders take advantage of our troops" and that he took "$36,550 from payday lenders." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 26, 2018 in a public forum: "President Trump continues to disrespect patriotic transgender Americans who want to serve their country." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 26, 2018 in an interview on the Daily Show: "Just last year we gave the military a $700 billion budget increase, which they didn’t even ask for." John Kerry stated on July 11, 2018 in a statement: Since 2014, "each year, (NATO) nations have been increasing their contributions." Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2018 in a press conference after the NATO summit: "The United States was paying for anywhere from 70 to 90 percent of (NATO), depending on the way you calculate." Nicholas Burns stated on July 11, 2018 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": European allies "pay us $2.5 billion a year to keep our forces there. It would cost us more money to bring the troops home than to keep them in Europe." Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2018 in the NATO summit: "Many countries (in NATO) owe us a tremendous amount of money for many years back, where they’re delinquent, as far as I’m concerned, because the United States has had to pay for them." Tennessee Democratic Party stated on May 31, 2018 in an email from the Tennessee Democratic Party: Says Marsha Blackburn "voted against military pay raise." Bloggers stated on May 22, 2018 in a headline: "USA: Mysterious Nazi submarine from WWII discovered in Great Lakes!" David Rouzer stated on May 8, 2018 in a tweet: "The #irandeal ultimately would have guaranteed Iran a nuclear bomb capable of reaching the US." Gwen Graham stated on May 18, 2018 in a Facebook post: "So far this year, more students have been killed in schools than soldiers in combat zones." Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2018 in remarks at the White House: Says the 2018 defense authorization bill includes raises for the military "for the first time in 10 years."
Allen Thomas stated on April 9, 2019 in a candidate questionnaire: "Currently, 23 percent of our military's infrastructure is graded as 'poor' while 9 percent is 'failing.'"
Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2019 in a tweet: "In New York State, Democrats blocked a Bill expanding College Tuition for Gold Star families after approving aid for illegal immigrants."
Marianne Williamson stated on April 4, 2019 in an interview: "For every dollar we spend on actual peace creation, we spend over $1,000 on ways to prepare for war."
Rachel Siegel stated on April 8, 2019 in an email to supporters: "The F-35 bombers, scheduled to arrive in Burlington this fall, have been designated with a nuclear mission."
Viral image stated on April 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says "13,506 Marines have applied for White House duty" since Trump’s inauguration. When Obama was president, "no Marines volunteered" but had to be "assigned."
Viral image stated on March 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: "When Winston Churchill was asked to cut arts funding in favour of the war effort, he simply replied, ‘then what are we fighting for?’ "
Kamala Harris stated on March 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says Trump administration is "raiding money" from military service member pensions to pay for the border wall.
Jay Inslee stated on March 19, 2019 in in an interview: "We have flown a Boeing 737 across the Atlantic Ocean on biofuels. We have flown F-18s."
Viral image stated on March 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We’ll never have to worry about China attacking us! They are 12 hours ahead, so we’ll have plenty of time to shoot down their missiles!"
Pete Buttigieg stated on January 31, 2019 in an interview: "I have more military experience than anybody who’s arrived behind that desk since George H.W. Bush."
Mike Pence stated on January 16, 2019 in a speech: "The caliphate has crumbled and ISIS has been defeated."
Donald Trump stated on December 26, 2018 in remarks to U.S. troops: Says troops recently received "one of the biggest pay raises" ever, and that it was the first pay increase in "more than 10 years."
Donald Trump stated on December 20, 2018 in a tweet: "Russia, Iran, Syria & many others are not happy" about U.S. troops leaving Syria.
Roy Blunt stated on December 1, 2018 in a tweet: The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019 "includes the largest pay raise in nearly 10 years."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on December 2, 2018 in a tweet: "$21T in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs ~$32T. That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon."
Richard Ojeda stated on October 24, 2018 in a video posted to Facebook: "We have lost more lives in the last two years" due to opioids "than all of the lives lost during the Vietnam War."
Eric Swalwell stated on November 12, 2018 in a tweet: "15,000 troops will not see their families for #Thanksgiving because of @realDonaldTrump’s Scaravan Stunt. Oh yeah, it’s also costing you 200 million dollars."
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on October 8, 2018 in a TV ad: Says that U.S. Rep. Andy Barr was "even dismissing the importance of military service" by saying, "We both served our country. I’ve served in a position where ideas matter."
With Honor stated on September 10, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr "would let shady payday lenders take advantage of our troops" and that he took "$36,550 from payday lenders."
Tammy Baldwin stated on June 26, 2018 in a public forum: "President Trump continues to disrespect patriotic transgender Americans who want to serve their country."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 26, 2018 in an interview on the Daily Show: "Just last year we gave the military a $700 billion budget increase, which they didn’t even ask for."
John Kerry stated on July 11, 2018 in a statement: Since 2014, "each year, (NATO) nations have been increasing their contributions."
Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2018 in a press conference after the NATO summit: "The United States was paying for anywhere from 70 to 90 percent of (NATO), depending on the way you calculate."
Nicholas Burns stated on July 11, 2018 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": European allies "pay us $2.5 billion a year to keep our forces there. It would cost us more money to bring the troops home than to keep them in Europe."
Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2018 in the NATO summit: "Many countries (in NATO) owe us a tremendous amount of money for many years back, where they’re delinquent, as far as I’m concerned, because the United States has had to pay for them."
Tennessee Democratic Party stated on May 31, 2018 in an email from the Tennessee Democratic Party: Says Marsha Blackburn "voted against military pay raise."
Bloggers stated on May 22, 2018 in a headline: "USA: Mysterious Nazi submarine from WWII discovered in Great Lakes!"
David Rouzer stated on May 8, 2018 in a tweet: "The #irandeal ultimately would have guaranteed Iran a nuclear bomb capable of reaching the US."
Gwen Graham stated on May 18, 2018 in a Facebook post: "So far this year, more students have been killed in schools than soldiers in combat zones."
Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2018 in remarks at the White House: Says the 2018 defense authorization bill includes raises for the military "for the first time in 10 years."
