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stated on August 9, 2019 a Facebook post
Says the Japanese military did not invade the mainland United States after Pearl Harbor because "they know that almost every home had guns and the Americans knew how to use them."  
False
January 14, 2020
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stated on May 16, 2018 a Facebook post
Says Barabara Walters wrote that Jane Fonda "betrayed not only the idea of our country, but specific men who served and sacrificed during the Vietnam War."
False
January 13, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 8, 2020 a White House address
"The American military has been completely rebuilt under my administration at a cost of $2.5 trillion."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • January 10, 2020
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stated on January 6, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden "murdered U.S. Navy Seals."
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 10, 2020
Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamic Republic News Agency
stated on January 7, 2020 a tweet
Says photo shows U.S. planes on fire after Iranian missile strikes in Iraq.
False
By Miriam Valverde • January 9, 2020
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stated on March 31, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Trump volunteered his airline to bring troops home during Operation Desert Storm.  
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2020
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stated on January 5, 2020 a Facebook post
Says a photo from JFK airport shows "our troops leaving to protect each one of us and our country."
False
January 6, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on January 1, 2020 a Facebook post
"Hillary ignored multiple requests for security, didn’t respond for 13 hours, & let 4 Americans die in Benghazi. Trump rushed in reinforcements, threatened to destroy Iran, & made sure no lives were lost in Baghdad."  
Mostly False
January 6, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on December 17, 2019 a video posted on his presidential campaign’s social media accounts.
"I am very proud that I am the only candidate in the Democratic primary to have voted against all of Trump's defense budgets."
False
By Kit Norton • December 20, 2019
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stated on December 3, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Fox News "posts a fake picture to show soldiers excited to see Trump in Afghanistan….forgets to take out the Universal Studios sign in the background."
Pants on Fire!
December 13, 2019
Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar
stated on December 1, 2019 an interview
The U.S. spends "57 cents on the dollar on defense."
False
December 13, 2019
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stated on November 20, 2019 a Facebook post
Says people can send Christmas cards to "a recovering American soldier" at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
False
By Samantha Putterman • December 4, 2019
William Taylor
William Taylor
stated on November 13, 2019 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."
Mostly True
November 14, 2019
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Facebook posts
stated on November 13, 2019 a Facebook post
Says President Trump donated his "second quarter salary to rebuild military cemeteries" and that the media ignored it and every other story of him donating his salary as POTUS.  
False
By Samantha Putterman • November 14, 2019
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on September 29, 2019 a tweet
Says Thom Tillis voted to support Trump’s emergency declaration to fund the border wall even though it would "raid $80 million from North Carolina."
Mostly True
By Julianna Rennie • November 6, 2019
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stated on August 13, 2019 a post on Facebook
Says Barbara Walters said Jane Fonda "betrayed not only the idea of our country, but specific men who served and sacrificed during the Vietnam War."   
False
October 30, 2019
Brett McGurk
Brett McGurk
stated on October 20, 2019 an MSNBC appearance
"President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region."
True
By Bill McCarthy • October 22, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 16, 2019 answering questions from reporters
"The Kurds are much safer right now."
False
October 16, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 3, 2019 an NPR interview
Referring to the Iraq War, "immediately, the moment it started, I came out against the war at that moment."
False
By Miriam Valverde • September 5, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 23, 2019 an event in Hanover, N.H.
Says that as vice president, he pinned a Silver Star on a Navy captain in Afghanistan who had carried a mortally wounded comrade out of a ravine, and resisted receiving a medal for his actions.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • September 4, 2019
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