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Ben Carson
stated on August 6, 2015 the first Republican debate:

"Ukraine was a nuclear-armed state. They gave away their nuclear arms with the understanding that we would protect them."

False

By Jon Greenberg • August 7, 2015

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 31, 2015 a speech in Miami:

On the Cuba embargo.

Full Flop

By Amy Sherman • August 3, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on July 26, 2015 a meme on social media:

Says Hillary Clinton "refuses to testify before Congress" about the 2012 attack in Benghazi.

False

By Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2015

Restoration PAC
stated on July 22, 2015 a TV ad:

President Barack Obama met with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani.

Pants on Fire!

By Tom Kertscher • July 24, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on July 22, 2015 an interview on Fox News:

The Iran deal says that "if any other country tries to undermine (Iran's) nuclear program, we have to help them defend themselves against Israel, Egypt, Saudis, our own allies."

False

By Amy Sherman • July 23, 2015

Tom Cotton
stated on July 15, 2015 an interview on CNN's "New Day":

President Barack Obama "said at the beginning of the negotiations that the basic approach was to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for dismantling the sanctions."

False

By Christian Belanger • July 22, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on July 11, 2015 a speech in Las Vegas:

"If you're from Syria and you're a Christian, you cannot come into this country" as a refugee.

False

By Louis Jacobson • July 20, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on July 19, 2015 comments on CNN's "State of the Union":

The Iran deal "violates promises the president made to the American people." ... "It is not an anytime, anywhere inspection process."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • July 19, 2015

Ron Dermer
stated on July 13, 2015 a speech to a pro-Israel Christian group:

"In a few months, this deal would give Iran $150 billion" for its $300 billion to $400 billion economy, which is "like $8 trillion flowing into the United States treasury."

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg • July 17, 2015

Don Beyer
stated on July 14, 2015 an op-ed:

"Thanks to the Obama administration’s negotiations, Iran’s nuclear program will be under lock, key and camera 24 hours a day, 365 days a year."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • July 16, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on July 8, 2015 an interview with NBC's Katy Tur:

"The Mexican government forces many bad people into our country."

Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2015

Paul Krugman
stated on July 5, 2015 an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos":

"Greece is not a big economy. It's about the size of metropolitan Miami."

True

By Jon Greenberg • July 6, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on June 20, 2015 a speech:

Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy "that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • June 25, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on June 15, 2015 a social media post:

Says Bill Clinton "gave a speech in 1996 about Iraq having WMDs" and said "we needed a regime change," even though everyone blamed those things on George W. Bush.

Mostly False

By Keely Herring, Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2015

Bloggers
stated on June 6, 2015 social media posts:

"U.S. Embassy Celebrates America’s Independence on June 4th in Order to Accommodate Muslims."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2015

Jeb Bush
stated on June 2, 2015 remarks at an economic summit in Orlando:

"You can fill out your tax return in Estonia online in five minutes."

True

By Louis Jacobson • June 4, 2015

Barack Obama
stated on June 1, 2015 remarks at the White House:

Today, "the United States is the most respected country on Earth."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • June 3, 2015

Jeb Bush
stated on May 20, 2015 a roundtable in New Hampshire:

"ISIS didn't exist when my brother was president. Al-Qaida in Iraq was wiped out when my brother was president."

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman • May 28, 2015

John McCain
stated on May 24, 2015 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":

If you count United States airstrikes against ISIS, "75 percent of those combat missions return to base without having fired a weapon."

True

By Louis Jacobson • May 28, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on May 17, 2015 an interview on Fox News:

On whether the Iraq War was a mistake.

Half Flip

By Amy Sherman • May 18, 2015

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