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Mackubin Thomas Owens
stated on March 18, 2015 a commentary in The Providence Journal

"In the early 1980s, Sen. Edward Kennedy secretly offered to help Soviet leaders counter the Reagan administration’s position on nuclear disarmament."

Mostly False

By Mark Reynolds • April 12, 2015

Barack Obama
stated on April 5, 2015 an interview with the 'New York Times.'

"Iran’s defense budget is $30 billion. Our defense budget is closer to $600 billion."

Mostly True

By Jon Greenberg • April 9, 2015

Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America
stated on April 7, 2015 an ad

"Rand Paul supports Obama's negotiations with Iran."

Mostly False

By Lauren Carroll • April 7, 2015

Bloggers
stated on March 16, 2015 a blog post

"Obama has been sending taxpayer dollars, at least $350,000 to fund anti-Likud, anti-Netanyahu groups in Israel for (the) election."

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg • March 25, 2015

Glenn Beck
stated on March 19, 2015 a Facebook post

"A few weeks ago Obama took Hamas and Iran OFF the terror list."

False

By Louis Jacobson • March 20, 2015

Sean Hannity
stated on March 10, 2015 remarks on Fox's Hannity

In 2007, when Nancy Pelosi met with President Assad of Syria, "nobody got upset."

False

By Lauren Carroll • March 18, 2015

Mitch McConnell
stated on March 15, 2015 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"

Says Secretary of State John Kerry, "when he was a senator, flew to Managua and met with a communist dictator there, Daniel Ortega, and accused the Reagan administration of engaging in terrorism."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2015

Tom Cotton
stated on March 9, 2015 an interview on Fox News

Says that "Susan Rice, the president's national security adviser, has already conceded that Iran will have a robust uranium enrichment capability."

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2015

Rush Limbaugh
stated on March 10, 2015 a broadcast of "The Rush Limbaugh Show"

Says "Ted Kennedy sent a letter to then Soviet leader Yuri Andropov apologizing for Ronald Reagan and begging the Soviets not to overreact."

False

By Jon Greenberg • March 13, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on March 11, 2015 an interview with Hugh Hewitt

"Here, we have Thanksgiving, we have Christmas, we have the 4th of July. Every year in Iran, they celebrate Death to America day."

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • March 13, 2015

Joe Biden
stated on March 9, 2015 a statement released to the media

"The vast majority of our international commitments take effect without congressional approval."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2015

Tom Cotton
stated on March 9, 2015 a letter to Iranian leaders

If President Barack Obama strikes a nuclear deal with Iran, "the next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2015

Ron Johnson
stated on March 8, 2015 an interview on 'Fox News Sunday'

"The Iranian parliament will get to say yes or no on this deal, and I think the United States Congress should have the exact same input into the process."

Mostly False

By Steve Contorno • March 10, 2015

Charles Schumer
stated on March 8, 2015 comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"

"The State Department asked all secretaries of state to send their emails over." Hillary Clinton's "the only one who’s done it."

Mostly False

By Steve Contorno • March 8, 2015

American Crossroads
stated on February 23, 2015 a video

"The Clintons' foundation took millions from foreign governments" including United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

True

By Steve Contorno • February 26, 2015

Michael Morell
stated on February 18, 2015 a broadcast of "Charlie Rose"

The potential Iran nuclear agreement would limit Iran to the number of centrifuges needed for a weapon but too few for a nuclear power program.

True

By Jon Greenberg • February 25, 2015

Rudy Giuliani
stated on February 23, 2015 an op-ed in the 'Wall Street Journal'

Says President Barack Obama said "that American exceptionalism is no more exceptional than the exceptionalism of any other country."

False

By Steve Contorno • February 23, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on February 13, 2015 a radio interview

ISIS is "now the predominant Islamist group in Benghazi."

Mostly False

By Joshua Gillin • February 19, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on February 8, 2015 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"

"The Obama administration is refusing to directly arm the Kurds."

Mostly True

By Lauren Carroll • February 8, 2015

Molly White
stated on February 3, 2015 an online statement

The group that organized Texas Muslim Capitol Day in Austin "was recently listed as one of 82 organizations designated as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates."

Half-True

By W. Gardner Selby • February 6, 2015

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