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Latest Fact-Checks In Iraq

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Seth Moulton
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.  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • June 20, 2019
Justice Democrats
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."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • April 26, 2019
Donald Trump
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."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • May 1, 2018
Russ Feingold
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."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • January 29, 2016
Jon Stewart
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."
Half-True
By Anna Bruzgulis • July 23, 2015
Stanley McChrystal
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.
Half-True
By Anna Bruzgulis • June 25, 2015
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on August 10, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
Top U.S. intelligence officials have told "every member of Congress, including the president, we’re about to be attacked in a serious way because (of) the threat emanating from Syria and Iraq."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 10, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 16, 2014 in a post on Facebook:
"For the cost of the Iraq War we could’ve ended world hunger for 30 years."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • June 24, 2014
Rick Scott
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%."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 23, 2013
Cokie Roberts
Cokie Roberts
stated on May 5, 2013 in television interview:
Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost every U.S. family $45,000.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • May 13, 2013
Patrick Murphy
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.'"
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman • October 16, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate:
On ending the war in Iraq, "Gov. Romney said that was a tragic mistake, we should have left 30,000 troops there."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • October 12, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.:
Mitt Romney "said it was 'tragic' to end the war in Iraq."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • September 7, 2012
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on February 15, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
"When Marcy Kaptur brought home $42 million for new manufacturing jobs, Dennis Kucinich voted 'no'."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • February 24, 2012
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
stated on December 14, 2011 in a speech welcoming home troops at Fort Bragg.:
Says President Obama "helped more than half a million veterans and military family members go to college through the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • December 19, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 3, 2011 in a campaign ad:
"Because of Barack Obama the mission in Iraq ended."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • November 3, 2011
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on March 18, 2011 in comments on his Fox News show.:
Says Allen West helped thwart a terrorist plot by shooting a gun in the direction of an Iraqi detainee, then reported the incident to his superior and said it was wrong.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 23, 2011
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
stated on December 9, 2010 in his book "Decision Points.":
"Sen. Joe Biden, the ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, recommended partitioning Iraq into three separate entities."
Half-True
December 22, 2010
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on September 1, 2010 in a statement:
Due to the war in Iraq, "4,400 Americans are dead, 30,000 severely wounded and more than 100,000 are suffering from serious health problems related to post traumatic stress syndrome."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 11, 2010
Barney Frank
Barney Frank
stated on July 7, 2010 in MSNBC's Morning Joe:
The United States accounted for 26 percent of worldwide military spending during the Cold War, but now accounts for 41 percent.
Half-True
By Erin Mershon, Robert Farley • August 13, 2010
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