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Donald Trump
stated on March 7, 2017 a tweet

"122 vicious prisoners, released by the Obama Administration from Gitmo, have returned to the battlefield."

By Lauren Carroll • March 7, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2017 a speech before a joint session of Congress

"According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country."

By Miriam Valverde • March 2, 2017

Stephen Miller
stated on February 12, 2017 an interview on ABC's "This Week"

"I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country."

By Louis Jacobson • February 14, 2017

Seth Moulton
stated on January 31, 2017 a CNN interview

"ISIS is already using the rhetoric from the Trump administration, the text of this executive order, to incite attacks against us and to recruit more terrorists to their side."

By Miriam Valverde • February 7, 2017

Tom McClintock
stated on January 31, 2017 an interview

Refugee "vetting was very haphazard," under the Obama Administration. "In many cases, we simply accepted the word of applicants."

By Chris Nichols • February 3, 2017

John McCain
stated on January 18, 2017 an interview on Fox News

"The Taliban went after and murdered" people identified in the Chelsea Manning leaks.

By Lauren Carroll • February 1, 2017

Scott Walker
stated on December 23, 2016 an interview

"We don't get any of that information" from the federal government on who refugees are, where they come from and how long they are likely to stay.

January 6, 2017

Restoration PAC
stated on October 13, 2016 A TV ad

"On ISIS, (Michael Bennet) chose the (Washington) insiders over our generals."

By Alan Gathright • October 27, 2016

Kellyanne Conway
stated on October 23, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press"

Says Hillary Clinton takes "tens of millions of dollars from countries that hate women, that disrespect women, that throw gays off of buildings."

By Linda Qiu • October 23, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 the second 2016 presidential debate

Says Libya "Ambassador (Christopher) Stevens sent 600 requests for help" in Benghazi.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 14, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on September 28, 2016 a CNN town hall

"If you look worldwide, the number of terrorist incidents have not substantially increased."

By Miriam Valverde • October 13, 2016

Pat McCrory
stated on October 11, 2016 a North Carolina governor's race debate

Says Syrian refugees are not being vetted, and "the FBI is not even being told where they are."

By Will Doran • October 12, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 the second presidential debate

"These are radical Islamic terrorists, and (Hillary Clinton) won't even mention the word."

By Amy Sherman • October 10, 2016

Mike Pence
stated on October 4, 2016 the 2016 Vice Presidential debate

Says "Iraq has been overrun by ISIS because Hillary Clinton failed to renegotiate . . . a status of forces agreement."

By Jon Greenberg • October 5, 2016

Patrick Murphy
stated on September 15, 2016 a campaign statement

Says Marco Rubio voted "against every bill that would have helped keep our families safe. He even voted against a bipartisan measure, introduced by a Republican, to prevent people on the no-fly list from purchasing guns."

By Amy Sherman • September 22, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 21, 2016 remarks in Michigan

The Obama administration gave Iran "$400 million in ransom payment cash."

By Lauren Carroll • August 24, 2016

Carlos Beruff
stated on August 6, 2016 a Facebook post

"The director of the FBI said that we cannot properly vet people coming from the Middle East."

By Joshua Gillin • August 12, 2016

Reince Priebus
stated on July 21, 2016 a speech

Says Hillary Clinton's Iran nuclear deal "lined the pockets of the world's number one state sponsor of terrorism with your money."

July 29, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention

"In 2009, pre-Hillary, ISIS was not even on the map."

By Amy Sherman • July 22, 2016

Mark Geist
stated on July 18, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention

"We defied the stand-down orders" during the Benghazi attack.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 19, 2016

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