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Facebook posts
stated on June 24, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“For the first time, the Honor Guard soldiers that march at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery have been issued live ammunition.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 8, 2020
Brian Kilmeade
Brian Kilmeade
stated on July 2, 2020 in an episode of "Fox & Friends":
The President’s Daily Brief “is like a mini novel.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • July 7, 2020
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Viral image
stated on June 22, 2020 in a viral image:
“Joe Biden’s great-grandfather Joseph J. Biden was a slave-owner and fought” for the Confederacy.
False
By Tom Kertscher • June 26, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 15, 2020 in a blog post:
“Speaker Pelosi presents a special ‘service flag’ to Mr. Floyd’s family.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • June 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 6, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
“United States Navy Seal Team ... helicopter was shot down yesterday in Afghanistan and they lost 30 members of the team.”
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • June 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 3, 2020 in a tweet:
Says he’s the one who gave the nickname “Mad Dog” to former Defense Secretary James Mattis.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • June 4, 2020
Erin Burnett
Erin Burnett
stated on June 1, 2020 in remarks on her CNN show:
If President Trump decides to deploy the U.S. military domestically, he would be “mobilizing U.S. military troops on American soil for the first time since 1807.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 13, 2020 in on social media:
Politicians “receive full pay retirement after serving 1 term!”
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 4, 2020
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Viral image
stated on March 16, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a military Humvee labeled “COVID-19 quarantine team” was on Interstate 696 in Michigan.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 2, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A list of 11 names are “Marines that gave their lives this week for everyone in this country. There is no media for them, not even a mention of their names.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • March 20, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 20, 2020 in social media:
“Bernie Sanders voted in favor of every war during his tenure.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 9, 2020 in a headline:
“Obama ordered CIA to train ISIS Jihadists”
False
By Madison Czopek • February 27, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo of Pete Buttigieg in a military uniform was staged.
Pants on Fire!
By Daniel Funke, Ciara O'Rourke • February 27, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A photo of Pete Buttigieg in a military uniform without visible patches shows that “he is a fraud.”
Pants on Fire!
By Daniel Funke • February 19, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:
In 1988, in response to Iran’s attack on the U.S.S. Samuel Roberts, President Ronald Reagan "destroyed half of Iran’s Navy."  
True
By Tom Kertscher • January 15, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 9, 2019 in 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
By Tom Kertscher • January 14, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 16, 2018 in 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
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 13, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 8, 2020 in 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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Viral image
stated on January 6, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden "murdered U.S. Navy Seals."
False
By Samantha Putterman, Ciara O'Rourke • January 10, 2020
Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamic Republic News Agency
stated on January 7, 2020 in 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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