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Restoration PAC
Restoration PAC
stated on January 20, 2021 a post:
Says President Joe Biden sparked a migrant caravan from Honduras and questioned the loyalty of U.S. troops at the inauguration.
Mostly False
By Monique Curet • January 25, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 15, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows armed soldiers protecting Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • January 16, 2021
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
By Ciara O'Rourke • 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
By Tom Kertscher • 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
By Tom Kertscher • 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
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