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Latest Fact-Checks In Military

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Jay Collins
Jay Collins
stated on April 20, 2026 a campaign document:
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds voted "against three pay raises for military service members, including the largest pay raise for the military in 22 years."
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • April 23, 2026
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on April 3, 2026 a post on X:
President Donald Trump's proposed 2027 military budget would be "the largest spending increase since World War II.”
Mostly True
By Zoe Weyand • April 20, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on April 19, 2026 social media posts:
Video shows the United States’ April 19, 2026, strike on an Iranian cargo ship.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • April 20, 2026
Byron Donalds
Byron Donalds
stated on April 12, 2026 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The U.S. Navy was created "to free international waters from the Barbary pirates."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand • April 14, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on April 5, 2026 social media posts:
Photos show rescues of U.S. F-15 airmen from Iran in April 2026.
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Briceño • April 6, 2026
Seth Moulton
Seth Moulton
stated on March 24, 2026 an interview on MS NOW:
"Bombing civilian power infrastructure is a war crime.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand • April 2, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 29, 2026 remarks aboard Air Force One:
“We've had regime change.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand • April 1, 2026
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on March 3, 2026 in a speech on March 3, 2026:
“In the modern era, no American president has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump.”
True
By Zoe Weyand • March 20, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on March 15, 2026 social media posts:
Video shows toddler crying over casket of American service member killed in Iran.
False
By Grace Abels • March 16, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 9, 2026 a press conference:
Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on March 3, 2026 in a post:
Iran released a list of U.S. cities it will target.
False
By Zoe Weyand • March 6, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 3, 2026 remarks at the White House:
The 2015 Iran nuclear agreement “gave (Iran) the right to have top-of-the-line nuclear weapons.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 5, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on February 28, 2026 on social media:
Video shows a US air base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, being destroyed by Iran.
False
By Zoe Weyand • March 4, 2026
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on March 1, 2026 an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation":
“There is no history … that shows an air campaign alone will result in positive regime change. In fact, there's not a single example of it in the entirety of American history.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on March 1, 2026 social media posts:
Videos show Iranian missiles struck and damaged the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.
Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero • March 2, 2026
Alex Jones
Alex Jones
stated on January 3, 2026 an X post:
Video shows “millions of Venezuelans flooded the streets of Caracas” to celebrate Nicolás Maduro’s capture.
False
By Maria Briceño • January 5, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 1, 2025 una publicación en Truth Social:
Video muestra noticia de “última hora” en el que el presidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro se “rindió públicamente” ante el presidente Donald Trump.
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Briceño • December 4, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 1, 2025 a Truth Social post:
Video shows “breaking” news that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro "publicly surrendered" to President Donald Trump.
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Briceño • December 3, 2025
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on October 19, 2025 an interview:
“About 25% of the time the Coast Guard boards a ship, there are no drugs.”
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • October 22, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2025 an interview:
“Fifty percent of the presidents, almost, have used (the Insurrection Act). And that's unquestioned power.”
Mostly False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 22, 2025
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