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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."
True
By Julie Kliegman • March 2, 2014
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on March 2, 2014 in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday":
Crimea was part of Russia "until 1954, when it was given to the Soviet Republic of the Ukraine."
True
By Julie Kliegman • March 2, 2014
Bing West
Bing West
stated on February 25, 2014 a radio interview:
Seventy-five percent of the young adults in this country are not mentally or physically fit to serve.
True
By John Hill • March 2, 2014
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on December 19, 2013 an interview:
Members of the military don’t "contribute toward their pension."
True
By Tom Kertscher • January 12, 2014
John Scocos
John Scocos
stated on September 20, 2013 a statement:
"There are still tens of thousands of missing service members from previous and current conflicts that our nation is working to find and repatriate."  
True
By Tom Kertscher • September 29, 2013
C.W. Bill Young
C.W. Bill Young
stated on September 20, 2013 a House address:
If the government shuts down, "all military personnel will continue to serve and accrue pay but will not actually be paid until appropriations are available."
True
By Julie Kliegman • September 24, 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
Jack Reed
Jack Reed
stated on April 7, 2013 a television interview:
North Korea has a "substantial standing army, one of the largest, certainly the largest per capita, in the world."
True
By Michael McKinney • May 10, 2013
Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on April 9, 2013 a column.:
Says the U.S. fleet of attack submarines is scheduled to fall below the 48 boats that Navy says it needs to carry out current missions.
True
By Nancy Madsen • April 26, 2013
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on February 1, 2013 a panel discussion on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher”:
Says "right now, we have more military spending than the next 10, 11, 12 countries combined."
True
By Bill Wichert • February 10, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 a presidential debate:
Says Mitt Romney wants to add $2 trillion to defense budget that the military hasn’t asked for.
True
By Jon Greenberg • October 24, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2012 a presidential debate in Denver:
Says Romney wants to add $2 trillion to the defense budget that the military hasn’t asked for.
True
By Jon Greenberg • October 5, 2012
Sanford Bishop
Sanford Bishop
stated on July 23, 2012 an online video of an earlier speech:
"There are close to 900,000 unemployed veterans in America right now."
True
By Willoughby Mariano • August 3, 2012
Saxby Chambliss
Saxby Chambliss
stated on April 11, 2012 a speech:
The fastest-rising expense in the U.S. Defense Department is health care.
True
By Eric Stirgus • May 2, 2012
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on February 24, 2012 a speech:
Rhode Island has the "the second-most heavily deployed National Guard in the United States."
True
By Alex Kuffner • March 2, 2012
Alan Simpson
Alan Simpson
stated on November 18, 2011 a speech at the City Club of Cleveland:
Says military expenditures for the United States are greater than the combined spending of the next 14 largest nations.
True
By Tom Feran • December 5, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 6, 2011 a Twitter town hall:
"Young veterans have a higher unemployment rate than people who didn’t serve."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 7, 2011
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on June 24, 2011 a speech in the House of Representatives:
"Creeping defense commitments in (the Middle East) and globally now consume over half the U.S. discretionary budget annually."
True
By Sabrina Eaton • July 1, 2011
Yard sign
Yard sign
stated on June 15, 2011 a yard on Route 12 near Keene, N.H.:
Says President Obama "has fired more cruise missiles than all other Peace Prize winners combined."
True
By John Gregg • June 30, 2011
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