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Latest Fact-Checks In Nuclear

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 12, 2018 Singapore press conference
Says Bill Clinton "spent $3 billion and got nothing. And (North Korea) started making nuclear weapons a day later."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • June 13, 2018
Juan Williams
Juan Williams
stated on June 3, 2018 on a panel
North Korea's history of international negotiations shows "they'll take the concessions, they'll keep them in their pocket and then they won't deliver."
Half-True
By John Kruzel • June 7, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 10, 2018 a tweet
"Senator Cryin’ Chuck Schumer fought hard against the Bad Iran Deal, even going at it with President Obama, & then Voted AGAINST it! Now he says I should not have terminated the deal"
True
By Dan Clark • May 24, 2018
David Rouzer
David Rouzer
stated on May 8, 2018 a tweet
"The #irandeal ultimately would have guaranteed Iran a nuclear bomb capable of reaching the US."
False
By Paul Specht • May 22, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 30, 2018 a press conference
"In seven years that (nuclear) deal will have expired, and Iran is free to go ahead and create nuclear weapons."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • May 2, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 26, 2018 an interview on "Fox & Friends"
The nuclear deal gave Iran "$150 billion, giving $1.8 billion in cash — in actual cash carried out in barrels and in boxes from airplanes."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • April 27, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 11, 2018 a Facebook post
Say Sean Hannity said in 2008 that Obama’s willingness to meet with North Korea was "disturbing" while Trump’s "willingness to meet with North Korea is a huge foreign policy win."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • March 14, 2018
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 9, 2017 a Twitter post
"Bill Clinton gave North Korea $5 billion and two nuclear reactors in 1994, essentially giving them nukes."
False
By Joshua Gillin • August 9, 2017
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
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on June 27, 2017 a White House briefing
France "wouldn’t buy Texas beef for some reason, yet 76 percent of their energy comes from nuclear power."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 30, 2017
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on June 8, 2017 a debate
Says Iran has "violated the terms of the (nuclear) deal."
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • June 14, 2017
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on June 6, 2017 a debate
"Nearly $2 billion in cash was flown over to Iran, money that the Obama administration has admitted is being used for terrorists and to support further activities there."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • June 7, 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
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
stated on February 15, 2017 a joint press conference with President Donald Trump
In the "past few weeks," President Donald Trump pointed out "Iranian violations on ballistic missile tests. By the way, these ballistic missiles are inscribed in Hebrew, ‘Israel must be destroyed.’ "
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 15, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 13, 2016 a tweet
"The @nytimes states today that DJT believes ‘more countries should acquire nuclear weapons.’ How dishonest are they. I never said this!"
False
By Lauren Carroll • November 14, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 the third presidential debate
Russia has "tremendous numbers of nuclear warheads — 1,800, by the way — where they expanded, and we didn't."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • October 20, 2016
John Bolton SuperPAC
John Bolton SuperPAC
stated on September 27, 2016 a TV ad
Says Deborah Ross "supports the Iran nuclear deal and the ransom it paid for hostages."
Half-True
By Will Doran • October 12, 2016
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on October 4, 2016 a TV interview.
Donald Trump has said "nuclear proliferation is OK."  
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • October 11, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.
Says Hillary Clinton "went toe-to-toe with Russia as secretary of state to do the New START agreement to reduce Russia's nuclear stockpile."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • October 6, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 vice presidential debate
Says Donald Trump "never said that" more nations should get nuclear weapons.
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • October 5, 2016
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