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Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
stated on May 12, 2014 Campaign ad
President Obama has left the U.S. with the lowest number of active-duty troops since before World War II, putting the nation at risk.
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher, Nick Fouriezos • July 7, 2014
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 10, 2014 her book, "Hard Choices"
"By 2006, the American people were overwhelmingly against the Iraq War."
Mostly True
By Molly O'Connor • June 20, 2014
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on June 11, 2014 a speech
All 28 members of NATO have "pledged to spend at least 2 percent of their economy on defense. But only three countries do -- Britain, Greece and us."  
Mostly True
June 19, 2014
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on June 15, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
"Thousands of Westerners and Americans" are fighting with extremists in eastern Syria and Iraq. 
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • June 18, 2014
Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton
stated on June 6, 2014 a speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention
"At the beginning of World War II, we had a relatively small army, smaller than Portugal’s."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 13, 2014
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 10, 2014 her book, "Hard Choices."
"The U.S. military footprint in Africa is nearly nonexistent."
True
By Steve Contorno • June 12, 2014
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 10, 2014 her book, "Hard Choices"
By 2009, "dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield" by drones.
True
By Lauren Carroll • June 11, 2014
Stephen Hayes
Stephen Hayes
stated on June 8, 2014 a discussion on "Fox News Sunday"
The Obama administration "went to court to keep one of these five in jail at Guantanamo just three years ago because he was such a huge risk."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • June 8, 2014
Charles Krauthammer
Charles Krauthammer
stated on June 4, 2014 remarks on Fox News
The Israelis "gave up 1,000 terrorists in return for one sergeant."
True
By Shannon Beckham • June 8, 2014
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on June 3, 2014 comments on "The Rachel Maddow Show"
"The Pentagon made up" the since-debunked heroics of POW Jessica Lynch as she tried to avoid capture in Iraq.  
False
By Aaron Sharockman • June 5, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 5, 2014 emails circulating on the Internet
Due to actions by President Barack Obama, "the Burger King national headquarters announced this month that they will be pulling their franchises from our military bases."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2014
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on June 1, 2014 an appearance on "Fox News Sunday"
Says Hillary Clinton "laid the groundwork" for getting chemical weapons out of Syria.
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • June 4, 2014
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 1, 2014 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
The five Taliban detainees being released from Guantanamo in exchange for captured Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl "are the hardest of the hard-core. These are the highest high-risk people."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on May 30, 2014 messages on the Internet
Says Barack Obama is the only American president who has not visited the D-Day Monument in Normandy on D-Day.
Pants on Fire!
By Shannon Beckham • May 30, 2014
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on May 6, 2014 an opinion article
Before the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, "the State Department not only failed to honor repeated requests for additional security, but instead actually reduced security in Libya."  
True
May 19, 2014
Jim Sensenbrenner
Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on April 15, 2014 a town-hall meeting
President Barack Obama’s budget threatens national security by proposing "an Army of fewer personnel than we had before Pearl Harbor."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • May 4, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on April 24, 2014 a chain email
"More than 1,000 American soldiers have lost their lives in Afghanistan in the last 27 months. This is more than the combined total of the nine years before."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2014
Anissa Naouai
Anissa Naouai
stated on April 16, 2014 comments on CNN
"The U.S. spends more money on its military than the 16 biggest military budgets in the world" combined.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 16, 2014
Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul
stated on April 6, 2014 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
"When people enter the service, there’s not a mental health evaluation."
True
By Steve Contorno • April 6, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on April 4, 2014 a chain email
This is the first time since World War II that five nuclear-powered aircraft carriers were docked together.
False
By Elizabeth Meyer • April 4, 2014
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