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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
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
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
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

By Tom Kertscher • July 22, 2016

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

By Tom Kertscher • June 1, 2016

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

Randy Forbes
stated on April 21, 2016 a radio interview.:

China is "going to have twice the number of submarines we have in just over a decade."

Half-True

By Sean Gorman • May 2, 2016

John Kirby
stated on April 25, 2016 a State Department news briefing:

Says President Barack Obama never said, "No boots on the ground" in Syria.

False

By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 14, 2016 the Democratic debate in Brooklyn, N.Y.:

"We spend about 75 percent of the entire cost of the military aspect of NATO."

Half-True

By Jon Greenberg • April 19, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on April 4, 2016 an interview with the New York Times:

China is "in the South China Sea and (building) a military fortress the likes of which perhaps the world has not seen."

Half-True

By Linda Qiu • April 4, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on March 21, 2016 a campaign speech:

Says Donald Trump "wants us to pull out of NATO."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • April 1, 2016

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