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VoteVets.org
VoteVets.org
stated on September 2, 2020 an ad
Says Thom Tillis voted “against a pay raise for a military, while voting for a pay raise for himself.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • October 10, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 1, 2020 a Facebook post
Photo shows “7 Marines killed in training exercise yesterday.”
Mostly False
August 4, 2020
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 20, 2020 an MSNBC interview
Says President Donald Trump “is still yet to say anything as the president of the United States about bounties on American troops.”
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • July 23, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 15, 2020 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 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 January 8, 2020 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
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 1, 2020 a Facebook post
"Hillary ignored multiple requests for security, didn’t respond for 13 hours, & let 4 Americans die in Benghazi. Trump rushed in reinforcements, threatened to destroy Iran, & made sure no lives were lost in Baghdad."  
Mostly False
January 6, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 23, 2019 an event in Hanover, N.H.
Says that as vice president, he pinned a Silver Star on a Navy captain in Afghanistan who had carried a mortally wounded comrade out of a ravine, and resisted receiving a medal for his actions.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • September 4, 2019
Rachel Siegel
Rachel Siegel
stated on April 8, 2019 an email to supporters
"The F-35 bombers, scheduled to arrive in Burlington this fall, have been designated with a nuclear mission."
Mostly False
By Colin Meyn • April 11, 2019
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on January 16, 2019 a speech
"The caliphate has crumbled and ISIS has been defeated."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 17, 2019
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on October 8, 2018 a TV ad
Says that U.S. Rep. Andy Barr was "even dismissing the importance of military service" by saying, "We both served our country. I’ve served in a position where ideas matter."
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • October 24, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 12, 2018 a press conference after the NATO summit
"The United States was paying for anywhere from 70 to 90 percent of (NATO), depending on the way you calculate."
Mostly False
By Heaven Taylor-Wynn • July 12, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 12, 2018 a tweet
In a government shutdown, "what they are really doing is shutting down our military."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 17, 2018
Tom Bossert
Tom Bossert
stated on September 11, 2017 a White House press briefing
The mobilization of the military in response to the storms in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands "is the largest ever mobilization of our military in a naval and marine operation" and an Air Force carrier there "was the first-ever as well."
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • September 14, 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
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
April 5, 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
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on October 28, 2016 a campaign mailer
"Casey Weinstein: No faith in our military" ... "When some of our cadets wanted to watch a religious film, Casey Weinstein sued the U.S. military. Sued our soldiers?"  
Mostly False
By Nadia Pflaum • November 7, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 a debate.
Donald Trump says "that NATO is obsolete and that we need to get rid of NATO..."  
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • October 10, 2016
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