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stated on June 13, 2025 an X post

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

By Gabrielle Lazor • June 23, 2025

Facebook posts
stated on October 25, 2023 a Facebook post

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

November 3, 2023

X posts
stated on July 4, 2023 a tweet

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

By Sara Swann • July 11, 2023

Facebook posts
stated on May 1, 2023 a Facebook post

Video shows Ukraine was “nuked.”

May 4, 2023

Instagram posts
stated on October 20, 2022 a post

“Ukraine has a nuclear bomb primed in Mykolaiv.”

October 27, 2022

Facebook posts
stated on August 7, 2022 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 February 25, 2022 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

Viral image
stated on December 29, 2019 a Facebook post

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

January 9, 2020

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

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

By Jon Greenberg • July 1, 2019

David Rouzer
stated on May 8, 2018 a tweet

"The #irandeal ultimately would have guaranteed Iran a nuclear bomb capable of reaching the US."

By Paul Specht • May 22, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on April 30, 2018 a press conference

"In seven years that (nuclear) deal will have expired, and Iran is free to go ahead and create nuclear weapons."

By Jon Greenberg • May 2, 2018

Viral image
stated on August 9, 2017 a Twitter post

"Bill Clinton gave North Korea $5 billion and two nuclear reactors in 1994, essentially giving them nukes."

By Joshua Gillin • August 9, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on August 9, 2017 a tweet

"My first order as president was to renovate and modernize our nuclear arsenal. It is now far stronger and more powerful than ever before."

By Louis Jacobson • August 9, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on November 13, 2016 a tweet

"The @nytimes states today that DJT believes ‘more countries should acquire nuclear weapons.’ How dishonest are they. I never said this!"

By Lauren Carroll • November 14, 2016

American Unity PAC
stated on August 30, 2016 a campaign ad

Says Ted Strickland supported giving $150 billion to Iranian regime that persecutes women, Christians and gays.

By Nadia Pflaum • September 15, 2016

Carlos Beruff
stated on May 5, 2016 a press release

Says President Obama’s deal "allows Iran to produce a nuclear weapon."

By Joshua Gillin, Louis Jacobson • May 11, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on March 21, 2016 a speech at the 2016 American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference in Washington.

"When those restrictions expire (in the Iran nuclear deal), Iran will have an industrial-size military nuclear capability ready to go."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 24, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on March 15, 2016 a speech at Mar-a-Lago

Under the Iran nuclear deal, "we give them $150 billion, we get nothing."

By Linda Qiu • March 17, 2016

Lynn Westmoreland
stated on September 11, 2015 press release

President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry agreed "to lift Iran’s economic and arms sanctions without any proof of change in conduct."

By Nancy Badertscher • October 13, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on September 1, 2015 a speech to the Greater Houston Partnership

The Iran deal "trusts the Iranians to inspect themselves."

By W. Gardner Selby • September 18, 2015

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