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Donald Trump
stated on April 12, 2026 in a Truth Social post:

Pope Leo XIV “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”

By Maria Briceño • April 13, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on March 3, 2026 in remarks at the White House:

The 2015 Iran nuclear agreement “gave (Iran) the right to have top-of-the-line nuclear weapons.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 5, 2026

X posts
stated on June 13, 2025 in an X post:

Photo shows Israeli pilot Sarah Ahronot, who was captured by Iran.

By Gabrielle Lazor • June 23, 2025

Eric Hovde
stated on March 4, 2024 in Campaign website:

Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “was one of the staunchest supporters of the Iran deal which sent billions of dollars and plane loads of cash to Iran.”

By Laura Schulte • March 8, 2024

Chris Christie
stated on November 8, 2023 in the third Republican debate in Miami:

“In 1992, this country made a promise to Ukraine. We said if you return nuclear missiles that were part of the old Soviet Union to Russia, and they invade you, we will protect you.”

By Louis Jacobson • November 9, 2023

Facebook posts
stated on October 25, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Switzerland’s distribution of iodine tablets means the government is worried about nuclear war.

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 3, 2023

Facebook posts
stated on August 11, 2023 in a Facebook post:

“Hiroshima and Nagasaki were never nuked.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 14, 2023

X posts
stated on July 4, 2023 in a tweet:

Footage of nuclear explosions proves that "nukes are fake."

By Sara Swann • July 11, 2023

Ted Cruz
stated on May 17, 2023 in a speech at the Hudson Institute:

Barack Obama said that Iran has a “right” to nuclear technology, including weapons.

By Sarah Bahari • June 13, 2023

Facebook posts
stated on May 1, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows Ukraine was “nuked.”

By Luiz Romero • May 4, 2023

Instagram posts
stated on October 20, 2022 in a post:

“Ukraine has a nuclear bomb primed in Mykolaiv.”

By Luiz Romero • October 27, 2022

Facebook posts
stated on August 7, 2022 in una publicación en Facebook:

"Urgente! China prepara un ataque nuclear desde el espacio! Nueva York en alerta roja!"

By Nuria Diaz Muñoz • August 9, 2022

Facebook posts
stated on March 1, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“NEW: Biden Admin. instructs Americans to social distance and wear masks in the event of a Nuclear Fallout.”

By Madison Czopek • March 3, 2022

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."

By Monique Curet • March 2, 2022

Facebook posts
stated on March 9, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Sen. Bernie Sanders led the effort to dump Vermont's nuclear waste on a poor Latino community in Texas.”

By Tom Kertscher • March 13, 2020

Viral image
stated on December 29, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Bill Clinton "gave nukes to North Korea," Barack Obama "gave nukes to Iran," and Hillary Clinton "gave uranium to Russia."

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 9, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on January 1, 2020 in a Facebook post:

"Iran will be shooting at our soldiers with bullets, etc., purchased with the $150 billion Obama gave them."

By Tom Kertscher • January 7, 2020

William Taylor
stated on November 13, 2019 in impeachment inquiry testimony:

"The Russians are violating all of the rules, treaties, understandings that they committed to that actually kept the peace in Europe for nearly 70 years."

By Tom Kertscher • November 14, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on June 30, 2019 in a press conference in South Korea:

"The Obama administration was begging for a meeting" with Kim Jong Un.

By Jon Greenberg • July 1, 2019

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."

By Colin Meyn • April 11, 2019

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