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Latest Fact-Checks In Military

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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 15, 2016 a speech in Scranton, Pa.
Says military commanders have said that if Donald Trump were elected, "they would not follow his orders."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 15, 2016 a speech on foreign policy in Youngstown, Ohio
"I had previously said that NATO was obsolete because it failed to deal adequately with terrorism. Since my comments, they have changed their policy and now have a new division focused on terror threats."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 16, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on August 11, 2016 an interview on Fox News
"The Pentagon itself says that we could eliminate 20 percent of U.S. bases."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 15, 2016
Katrina Pierson
Katrina Pierson
stated on August 2, 2016 an interview on CNN.
"It was under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that changed the rules of engagement that probably cost (Capt. Humayun Khan’s) life."
Pants on Fire!
By Linda Qiu • August 3, 2016
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 27, 2016 an appearance on MSNBC
Says Donald Trump "is going to go out and carpet bomb" the Middle East.
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 2, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention
Says Donald Trump "claimed our armed forces are 'a disaster.'"
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 29, 2016
John Hutson
John Hutson
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
Donald Trump "called the military that I served in a disaster."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 16, 2016 Dallas fundraiser
The U.S. has to go to "plane graveyards" and museums to get parts for its 20-year-old jet fighters while it sells new jets to other countries.
Mostly True
By Filipa Ioannou • July 23, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 19, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention
Says that as a U.S. senator, Russ Feingold "voted against authorizing our military 11 separate times."
Half-True
July 22, 2016
North Carolina Republican Party
North Carolina Republican Party
stated on July 19, 2016 a roll call at the Republican National Convention
Says North Carolina is "home of the largest military installations in the world."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • July 21, 2016
Frank Guinta
Frank Guinta
stated on July 4, 2016 an email
"Granite State shipbuilders . . . built the first ship that sailed into battle under a new American flag."
Half-True
By Nick Reid • July 16, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 12, 2016 a speech at a Trump rally
Says Hillary Clinton "took 13 hours to send help to Americans under fire" during the terrorist attack in Benghazi.
False
By Adam Thorp • July 14, 2016
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on June 28, 2016 comments on his Fox News program
"During the (Benghazi) attack, a stand-down order was given, and our troops were told to change their clothes four times."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 30, 2016
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on June 19, 2016 an ad discussed on "Meet the Press"
Says Donald Trump has said he loves war, "including with nukes."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • June 19, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 15, 2016 a Facebook post
"The Obama administration was actively supporting Al Qaeda in Iraq, the terrorist group that became the Islamic State."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • June 15, 2016
Rob Wittman
Rob Wittman
stated on June 18, 2016 a Facebook post.
"On average, each U.S. military working dog saves the lives of between 150 and 200 servicemen and women over the span of his career."
False
By Warren Fiske • June 14, 2016
Pat Toomey
Pat Toomey
stated on April 15, 2016
Says Merrick Garland "authored an opinion that resulted in the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were part of a group of violent Islamist extremists the State Department had designated as terrorists."
Mostly False
By Cassie Owens • June 7, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 2, 2016 a national security speech in California
Says Donald Trump "has the gall to say that prisoners of war like John McCain aren’t heroes."
Half-True
By Neelesh Moorthy • June 3, 2016
Dale Kooyenga
Dale Kooyenga
stated on April 1, 2016 a constituent newsletter
"Today, it is more difficult to enlist in the U.S. military than it is to enroll in college."  
Half-True
June 1, 2016
John Carter
John Carter
stated on March 10, 2016 a commentary published in the Round Rock Leader
"This is not a joke: the president wants to house illegal aliens on our nation’s military installations."
Mostly True
By Nicole Barrios • May 4, 2016
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