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John McCain
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
Marco Rubio
stated on April 13, 2015 an interview on National Public Radio:
"The Iranians are now saying that what we're saying the deal is and what they understand it to be are two different things."
True
By Lauren Carroll • May 1, 2015
Peter Schweizer
Peter Schweizer
stated on April 26, 2015 his book "Clinton Cash":
"Of the 13 (Bill) Clinton speeches that fetched $500,000 or more, only two occurred during the years his wife was not secretary of state."
True
By Lauren Carroll • April 26, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on April 18, 2015 a speech in Nashua, N.H.:
"Hillary Clinton’s State Department sent three comedians to India on the ‘Make Chai, Not War’ tour."
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By Allie Morris • April 24, 2015
American Crossroads
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
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.
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By Jon Greenberg • February 25, 2015
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on December 14, 2014 a TV interview:
The United States "decided waterboarding was torture back when we court-martialed American soldiers for waterboarding Philippine insurgents in the Philippine revolution."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 23, 2014
Ryan Lizza
Ryan Lizza
stated on September 22, 2014 a tweet:
"Countries bombed: Obama 7, Bush 4"
True
By Jon Greenberg • September 25, 2014
Media Matters
Media Matters
stated on September 16, 2014 a post on the Media Matters blog:
Says Fox News gave Republican senators twice the air time as Democrats during a hearing about the Islamic State.
True
By Jon Greenberg • September 18, 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
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
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
By Tom Kertscher • May 19, 2014
David Ignatius
David Ignatius
stated on March 2, 2014 comments on CBS' "Face the Nation":
"Crimea became part of Ukraine only in 1954. Crimea was historically part of Russia, and (Nikita) Khrushchev gave it to Ukraine in a gesture that mystified some people."
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By Julie Kliegman • March 2, 2014
Bob Schieffer
Bob Schieffer
stated on December 9, 2013 comments at a forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies:
Iran President Hassan "Rouhani has more Cabinet members with Ph.D.s from American universities" than members of Barack Obama’s Cabinet.
True
By Katie Sanders • December 16, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on November 23, 2013 a press release:
"Just days ago, Iran's Supreme Leader (Ali) Khamenei, who will oversee implementation of this agreement, was calling Israel a 'rabid dog' and accusing the United States of war crimes."
True
By Julie Kliegman • November 27, 2013
Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart
stated on October 30, 2013 in comments on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show":
Congress "is bewildered at the scope and reach of our spying apparatus" but in 2008 and 2012 "explicitly rejected an amendment calling for more disclosure."
True
By Jon Greenberg • November 5, 2013
Joe Lieberman
Joe Lieberman
stated on September 10, 2013 a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire":
President Barack Obama "had the legal authority" to strike Syria without a vote from Congress.
True
By Jon Greenberg • September 12, 2013
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 1, 2013 an interview on "Face the Nation":
Fleeing Syria, "a million children are now refugees."
True
By Jon Greenberg • September 3, 2013
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on July 8, 2013 a Fox News interview:
"There was a Gallup poll in Egypt last year, and 70 percent of Egyptians don't want our money."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 11, 2013
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