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Donald Trump
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."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 9, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 25, 2017 a speech:
"We've achieved a historic increase in defense spending to get our troops the support they so richly deserve."
False
By Jon Greenberg, Manuela Tobias • July 27, 2017
Ted Lieu
Ted Lieu
stated on July 26, 2017 comments on CNN:
"You've got thousands of people serving in the military who are transgender."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • July 26, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on July 26, 2017 a press release:
"More than 15,000 transgender Americans" are "serving in the military today."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • July 26, 2017
Vet TV
Vet TV
stated on May 23, 2017 a web page:
"Trump Removing Marines From the Navy."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • June 7, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 17, 2017 a U.S. Coast Guard commencement speech :
"I’m proud to say that under my administration, as you just heard, we will be building the first new heavy icebreakers the United States has seen in over 40 years."  
Half-True
By Smitha Rajan • May 24, 2017
James Risch
James Risch
stated on May 15, 2017 remarks to reporters:
"The minute the president speaks about it to someone, he has the ability to declassify anything at any time without any process."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on May 2, 2017 a news conference:
"We got to a point that our Air Force pilots were going to museums to find spare parts over the last eight years" under Barack Obama.
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • May 11, 2017
Scott Peters
Scott Peters
stated on April 24, 2017 a news article:
The estimated price of President Trump’s border wall is the same as the cost of "one and a half aircraft carriers."
True
By Chris Nichols • April 28, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 24, 2017 an interview wth the Associated Press:
"Back when they did NATO, there was no such thing as terrorism."
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • April 25, 2017
Richard Burr
Richard Burr
stated on April 18, 2017 a speech in Youngsville, NC:
"The pace of missile development between (Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un) has increased the testing about twenty-fold."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • April 24, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on April 7, 2017 a statement:
"There is no legal basis" for Donald Trump's "missile strike against Syrian military assets."
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 7, 2017
Restoration PAC
Restoration PAC
stated on March 21, 2017 a video:
Says Tammy Baldwin "supported legislation allowing citizens to withhold funding for our troops."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • April 5, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 18, 2017 a post on Twitter:
"Germany owes ... vast sums of money to NATO & the United States must be paid more for the powerful, and very expensive, defense it provides to Germany!"
False
By Allison Graves • March 19, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2017 a speech to Congress:
Says his budget "calls for one of the largest increases in national defense spending in American history."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 1, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 6, 2017 remarks at U.S. Central Command in Tampa:
"I have already saved more than $700 million when I got involved in the negotiation on the F-35."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 7, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 20, 2017 a statement on the White House website:
"Our Navy has shrunk from more than 500 ships in 1991 to 275 in 2016."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 20, 2017
Tdtalliance.com
Tdtalliance.com
stated on December 12, 2016 an article on a fake news website:
"Obama orders ban on Christmas cards to military."
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • December 23, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 6, 2016 a tweet:
"Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!"
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 6, 2016
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on November 15, 2016 a column on rare.us:
Says John Bolton supported the Iraq War and said last year that "I still think the decision to overthrow Saddam was correct."
True
By Louis Jacobson • November 17, 2016
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