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Rula Jebreal
Rula Jebreal
stated on July 22, 2014 comments on MSNBC
Between June 30 and July 10, CNN interviewed "17 Israeli public officials versus one" Palestinian official.  
Half-True
By Katie Sanders, Linda Qiu • July 24, 2014
Council for the National Interest
Council for the National Interest
stated on February 12, 2013 a billboard
The United States gives $8 million a day to Israel and gives that country a blank check.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • March 6, 2013
Emergency Committee for Israel
Emergency Committee for Israel
stated on December 19, 2012 an ad
"While President Obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear Iran, Hagel says military action is not a viable, feasible, responsible option."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 8, 2013
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 22, 2012 a presidential debate
"The president said he was going to create daylight between ourselves and Israel."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • October 23, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on October 11, 2012 in a debate
Says Obama was in New York City the same day as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but went on a TV show instead of meeting with him.
False
By Amy Sherman • October 12, 2012
Emergency Committee for Israel
Emergency Committee for Israel
stated on October 9, 2012 a campaign ad
"When Congress voted to condemn Iran for sentencing a Christian pastor to death, (U.S. Rep. Lois) Capps was the only member who voted no."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 11, 2012
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on September 24, 2012 a press release from the Mitt Romney campaign
"President Obama decided not to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman • September 25, 2012
Republican Jewish Coalition
Republican Jewish Coalition
stated on September 24, 2012 an election flier
Barack Obama "refuses to acknowledge Jerusalem as the capital of Israel."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • September 24, 2012
John Kerry
John Kerry
stated on September 6, 2012 a speech at the Democratic National Convention
On U.S.-Israeli relations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "set the record straight — he said, our two countries have 'exactly the same policy' (and) 'our security cooperation is unprecedented.'"
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 13, 2012
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on September 4, 2012 comments to Fox News
Says she was misquoted and "didn’t say" that the Israeli ambassador said "what the Republicans are doing is dangerous for Israel."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • September 5, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 5, 2012 a campaign ad
Says Obama "refuses to recognize Jerusalem" as the capital of Israel.
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • August 7, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 5, 2012 a campaign ad
"As president, Barack Obama has never visited Israel."
True
By Molly Moorhead • August 7, 2012
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on April 21, 2012 an interview on State of the State
President Obama gave Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood one and a half billion dollars.
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 27, 2012
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on February 29, 2012 a Web video advertisement
"Under President Obama, U.S. security funding for Israel is at an all-time high."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 26, 2012 a debate in Jacksonville, Fla.
"This president went before the United Nations and castigated Israel for building settlements. He said nothing about thousands of rockets being rained in on Israel from the Gaza Strip."
False
By Amy Sherman • January 27, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 11, 2012 a page on the Obama campaign website
"Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, and Newt Gingrich all say they would cut foreign aid to Israel — and every other country — to zero."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • January 12, 2012
Karen Harrington
Karen Harrington
stated on November 12, 2011 an interview
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has blamed the Republicans for the creation of Hamas."  
False
By Amy Sherman • December 5, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on November 22, 2011 a foreign policy debate in Washington, D.C.
Says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that "if he has a nuclear weapon he will use it to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. He will use it against the United States of America."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • November 23, 2011
Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman
stated on August 24, 2011 an opinion column.
Says Barack Obama’s "favorability rating in Israel once clocked in at 4 percent."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 4, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on May 5, 2011 a presidential debate
"The Arab and the Muslim nations get twice as much money as Israel."
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • May 21, 2011
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