Latest Fact-checks in Iraq Joe Biden stated on December 16, 2022 in a speech: Says he has been to “Afghanistan, Iraq and those areas” twice as president. Rand Paul stated on August 25, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says Joe Biden “voted for the Iraq War … He supported war in Serbia, Syria, Libya.” Viral image stated on January 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: A man at "the storming of the U.S. embassy" in Iraq visited the White House in 2011. Joe Biden stated on September 3, 2019 in an NPR interview: Referring to the Iraq War, "immediately, the moment it started, I came out against the war at that moment." Seth Moulton stated on June 7, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden hasn’t admitted he was wrong on the Iraq War, as he did with the Hyde Amendment. Justice Democrats stated on April 25, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden "voted for the Iraq War, for mass incarceration, and for the Bankruptcy Reform Act while voting against gay marriage, reproductive rights, and school desegregation." Donald Trump stated on April 28, 2018 in a speech in Washington, Mich.: "We have spent $7 trillion, trillion with a T, $7 trillion in the Middle East." Jill Stein stated on October 17, 2016 in a Green Party rally at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin: "We’re already bombing seven countries." Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says "Iraq has been overrun by ISIS because Hillary Clinton failed to renegotiate . . . a status of forces agreement." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate: "I did not support the war in Iraq … The record shows that I’m right." Paul Wolfowitz stated on September 11, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The Germans, the French, countries that opposed us in the (Iraq) war, all believed (Saddam Hussein) had weapons of mass destruction." Donald Trump stated on September 7, 2016 in the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum : "I was totally against the war in Iraq." Katrina Pierson stated on August 2, 2016 in an interview on CNN.: "It was under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that changed the rules of engagement that probably cost (Capt. Humayun Khan’s) life." Joe Biden stated on July 27, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC: Says Donald Trump "is going to go out and carpet bomb" the Middle East. Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech: "I was among the earliest to criticize the rush to war (in Iraq), and yes, even before the war ever started." Todd Wilcox stated on May 20, 2016 in a newspaper interview: "I can tell you that the enhanced interrogation techniques that have since been banned by this administration — specifically waterboarding — work." Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2016 in a major foreign policy speech: "I was totally against the war in Iraq, saying for many years that it would destabilize the Middle East." 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." 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." Our Principles PAC stated on February 14, 2016 in a web ad: Says Donald "Trump supported impeachment of President (George W.) Bush." Donald Trump stated on February 13, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate: On the Iraq war, "I said it loud and clear, 'You'll destabilize the Middle East.' " Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "Tell me what Madeleine Albright’s position was on the War on Iraq. I wouldn’t be surprised if she supported it." Donald Trump stated on February 6, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: Regarding the Iraq War, "I was the one that said, ‘Don’t go, don’t do it, you’re going to destabilize the Middle East.’ " 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." Michael McCaul stated on September 12, 2015 in the Republican weekly radio/TV address: Iran’s "regime is responsible for more than 1,000 American casualties during the Iraq war" and "has plotted a terrorist attack here in our nation's capital." Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2015 in comments on social media.: Say President George W. Bush " ‘borrowed’ $1.37 trillion of Social Security surplus revenue to pay for his tax cuts for the rich and his war in Iraq and never paid it back." Jon Stewart stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview on "The Daily Show": The United States is "fighting with Iraqis to defeat ISIS along with Iran. But in Yemen we're fighting Iran with Iraqis and Saudis." Stanley McChrystal stated on June 12, 2015 in comments on the Hugh Hewitt radio show: ISIS reaches "about 100 million people a day" through social media. Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a roundtable in New Hampshire: "ISIS didn't exist when my brother was president. Al-Qaida in Iraq was wiped out when my brother was president." Marco Rubio stated on May 17, 2015 in an interview on Fox News: On whether the Iraq War was a mistake.
Joe Biden stated on December 16, 2022 in a speech: Says he has been to “Afghanistan, Iraq and those areas” twice as president. Rand Paul stated on August 25, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says Joe Biden “voted for the Iraq War … He supported war in Serbia, Syria, Libya.” Viral image stated on January 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: A man at "the storming of the U.S. embassy" in Iraq visited the White House in 2011. Joe Biden stated on September 3, 2019 in an NPR interview: Referring to the Iraq War, "immediately, the moment it started, I came out against the war at that moment." Seth Moulton stated on June 7, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden hasn’t admitted he was wrong on the Iraq War, as he did with the Hyde Amendment. Justice Democrats stated on April 25, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden "voted for the Iraq War, for mass incarceration, and for the Bankruptcy Reform Act while voting against gay marriage, reproductive rights, and school desegregation." Donald Trump stated on April 28, 2018 in a speech in Washington, Mich.: "We have spent $7 trillion, trillion with a T, $7 trillion in the Middle East." Jill Stein stated on October 17, 2016 in a Green Party rally at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin: "We’re already bombing seven countries." Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says "Iraq has been overrun by ISIS because Hillary Clinton failed to renegotiate . . . a status of forces agreement." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate: "I did not support the war in Iraq … The record shows that I’m right." Paul Wolfowitz stated on September 11, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The Germans, the French, countries that opposed us in the (Iraq) war, all believed (Saddam Hussein) had weapons of mass destruction." Donald Trump stated on September 7, 2016 in the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum : "I was totally against the war in Iraq." Katrina Pierson stated on August 2, 2016 in an interview on CNN.: "It was under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that changed the rules of engagement that probably cost (Capt. Humayun Khan’s) life." Joe Biden stated on July 27, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC: Says Donald Trump "is going to go out and carpet bomb" the Middle East. Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech: "I was among the earliest to criticize the rush to war (in Iraq), and yes, even before the war ever started." Todd Wilcox stated on May 20, 2016 in a newspaper interview: "I can tell you that the enhanced interrogation techniques that have since been banned by this administration — specifically waterboarding — work." Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2016 in a major foreign policy speech: "I was totally against the war in Iraq, saying for many years that it would destabilize the Middle East." 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." 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." Our Principles PAC stated on February 14, 2016 in a web ad: Says Donald "Trump supported impeachment of President (George W.) Bush." Donald Trump stated on February 13, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate: On the Iraq war, "I said it loud and clear, 'You'll destabilize the Middle East.' " Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "Tell me what Madeleine Albright’s position was on the War on Iraq. I wouldn’t be surprised if she supported it." Donald Trump stated on February 6, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: Regarding the Iraq War, "I was the one that said, ‘Don’t go, don’t do it, you’re going to destabilize the Middle East.’ " 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." Michael McCaul stated on September 12, 2015 in the Republican weekly radio/TV address: Iran’s "regime is responsible for more than 1,000 American casualties during the Iraq war" and "has plotted a terrorist attack here in our nation's capital." Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2015 in comments on social media.: Say President George W. Bush " ‘borrowed’ $1.37 trillion of Social Security surplus revenue to pay for his tax cuts for the rich and his war in Iraq and never paid it back." Jon Stewart stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview on "The Daily Show": The United States is "fighting with Iraqis to defeat ISIS along with Iran. But in Yemen we're fighting Iran with Iraqis and Saudis." Stanley McChrystal stated on June 12, 2015 in comments on the Hugh Hewitt radio show: ISIS reaches "about 100 million people a day" through social media. Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a roundtable in New Hampshire: "ISIS didn't exist when my brother was president. Al-Qaida in Iraq was wiped out when my brother was president." Marco Rubio stated on May 17, 2015 in an interview on Fox News: On whether the Iraq War was a mistake.
Joe Biden stated on December 16, 2022 in a speech: Says he has been to “Afghanistan, Iraq and those areas” twice as president.
Rand Paul stated on August 25, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says Joe Biden “voted for the Iraq War … He supported war in Serbia, Syria, Libya.”
Viral image stated on January 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: A man at "the storming of the U.S. embassy" in Iraq visited the White House in 2011.
Joe Biden stated on September 3, 2019 in an NPR interview: Referring to the Iraq War, "immediately, the moment it started, I came out against the war at that moment."
Seth Moulton stated on June 7, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden hasn’t admitted he was wrong on the Iraq War, as he did with the Hyde Amendment.
Justice Democrats stated on April 25, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden "voted for the Iraq War, for mass incarceration, and for the Bankruptcy Reform Act while voting against gay marriage, reproductive rights, and school desegregation."
Donald Trump stated on April 28, 2018 in a speech in Washington, Mich.: "We have spent $7 trillion, trillion with a T, $7 trillion in the Middle East."
Jill Stein stated on October 17, 2016 in a Green Party rally at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin: "We’re already bombing seven countries."
Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says "Iraq has been overrun by ISIS because Hillary Clinton failed to renegotiate . . . a status of forces agreement."
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate: "I did not support the war in Iraq … The record shows that I’m right."
Paul Wolfowitz stated on September 11, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The Germans, the French, countries that opposed us in the (Iraq) war, all believed (Saddam Hussein) had weapons of mass destruction."
Donald Trump stated on September 7, 2016 in the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum : "I was totally against the war in Iraq."
Katrina Pierson stated on August 2, 2016 in an interview on CNN.: "It was under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that changed the rules of engagement that probably cost (Capt. Humayun Khan’s) life."
Joe Biden stated on July 27, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC: Says Donald Trump "is going to go out and carpet bomb" the Middle East.
Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech: "I was among the earliest to criticize the rush to war (in Iraq), and yes, even before the war ever started."
Todd Wilcox stated on May 20, 2016 in a newspaper interview: "I can tell you that the enhanced interrogation techniques that have since been banned by this administration — specifically waterboarding — work."
Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2016 in a major foreign policy speech: "I was totally against the war in Iraq, saying for many years that it would destabilize the Middle East."
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."
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."
Our Principles PAC stated on February 14, 2016 in a web ad: Says Donald "Trump supported impeachment of President (George W.) Bush."
Donald Trump stated on February 13, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate: On the Iraq war, "I said it loud and clear, 'You'll destabilize the Middle East.' "
Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "Tell me what Madeleine Albright’s position was on the War on Iraq. I wouldn’t be surprised if she supported it."
Donald Trump stated on February 6, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: Regarding the Iraq War, "I was the one that said, ‘Don’t go, don’t do it, you’re going to destabilize the Middle East.’ "
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."
Michael McCaul stated on September 12, 2015 in the Republican weekly radio/TV address: Iran’s "regime is responsible for more than 1,000 American casualties during the Iraq war" and "has plotted a terrorist attack here in our nation's capital."
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2015 in comments on social media.: Say President George W. Bush " ‘borrowed’ $1.37 trillion of Social Security surplus revenue to pay for his tax cuts for the rich and his war in Iraq and never paid it back."
Jon Stewart stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview on "The Daily Show": The United States is "fighting with Iraqis to defeat ISIS along with Iran. But in Yemen we're fighting Iran with Iraqis and Saudis."
Stanley McChrystal stated on June 12, 2015 in comments on the Hugh Hewitt radio show: ISIS reaches "about 100 million people a day" through social media.
Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a roundtable in New Hampshire: "ISIS didn't exist when my brother was president. Al-Qaida in Iraq was wiped out when my brother was president."
Marco Rubio stated on May 17, 2015 in an interview on Fox News: On whether the Iraq War was a mistake.