Fact Check Posts – Page 11

Facebook posts
stated on June 24, 2020 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.”

By Tom Kertscher • July 8, 2020

Brian Kilmeade
stated on July 2, 2020 an episode of "Fox & Friends":

The President’s Daily Brief “is like a mini novel.”

By Bill McCarthy • July 7, 2020

Viral image
stated on June 22, 2020 a viral image:

“Joe Biden’s great-grandfather Joseph J. Biden was a slave-owner and fought” for the Confederacy.

By Tom Kertscher • June 26, 2020

Bloggers
stated on June 15, 2020 a blog post:

“Speaker Pelosi presents a special ‘service flag’ to Mr. Floyd’s family.”

By Bill McCarthy • June 18, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on June 6, 2020 a post on Facebook:

“United States Navy Seal Team ... helicopter was shot down yesterday in Afghanistan and they lost 30 members of the team.”

By Madison Czopek • June 15, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on June 3, 2020 a tweet:

Says he’s the one who gave the nickname “Mad Dog” to former Defense Secretary James Mattis.

By Louis Jacobson • June 4, 2020

Erin Burnett
stated on June 1, 2020 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.”

By Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on April 13, 2020 on social media:

Politicians “receive full pay retirement after serving 1 term!”

By Louis Jacobson • May 4, 2020

Viral image
stated on March 16, 2020 a Facebook post:

Says a military Humvee labeled “COVID-19 quarantine team” was on Interstate 696 in Michigan.

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 25, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on February 2, 2020 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.”

By Tom Kertscher • March 20, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on February 20, 2020 social media:

“Bernie Sanders voted in favor of every war during his tenure.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2020

Bloggers
stated on February 9, 2020 a headline:

“Obama ordered CIA to train ISIS Jihadists”

By Madison Czopek • February 27, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2020 a Facebook post:

Says a photo of Pete Buttigieg in a military uniform was staged.

By Daniel Funke, Ciara O'Rourke • February 27, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on February 12, 2020 a Facebook post:

A photo of Pete Buttigieg in a military uniform without visible patches shows that “he is a fraud.”

By Daniel Funke • February 19, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on January 10, 2020 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."

By Tom Kertscher • January 15, 2020

Facebook posts
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."

By Tom Kertscher • January 14, 2020

Facebook posts
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."

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 13, 2020

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."

By Bill McCarthy • January 10, 2020

Viral image
stated on January 6, 2020 a Facebook post:

Says Joe Biden "murdered U.S. Navy Seals."

By Samantha Putterman, Ciara O'Rourke • January 10, 2020

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.

By Miriam Valverde • January 9, 2020

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