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Trey Gowdy
Trey Gowdy
stated on May 11, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"We were the last flag flying in Benghazi."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2014
Ronan Farrow
Ronan Farrow
stated on May 5, 2014 a segment on "Ronan Farrow Daily":
Congress' decision to "spend less around the world" on embassy security contributed to "tragedies" like Benghazi.
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • May 13, 2014
John Garamendi
John Garamendi
stated on May 5, 2014 an interview on MSNBC's "The Ed Show":
"During the George W. Bush period, there were 13 attacks on various embassies and consulates around the world. Sixty people died."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 12, 2014
Laura Ingraham
Laura Ingraham
stated on May 4, 2014 a broadcast of ABC's "This Week":
After the attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, "the ambassador's body was dragged through the street."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • May 5, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on April 24, 2014 a chain email:
"The President wants the U.S. to sign on to the U.N.’s International Criminal Court."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2014
John Kerry
John Kerry
stated on April 17, 2014 a speech:
"In the last couple of days, notices were sent (by officials in Ukraine) to Jews in one city indicating that they had to identify themselves as Jews."
False
By Julie Kliegman • April 18, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on April 4, 2014 a chain email:
Says Michelle Obama waved "red communist flags" on her trip to China.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • April 4, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 27, 2014 viral posts on the Internet:
Says President Barack Obama's acceptance of an "Islamic order and gold medal" was "unconstitutional."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 1, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 28, 2014 viral posts on the Internet:
"22 Countries Invaded by the U.S. in 20 Years."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 31, 2014
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on March 23, 2014 comments on CBS' "Face the Nation":
The United States stopped plans to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe "as a gift to Russia."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • March 23, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 19, 2014 a Facebook meme:
President Barack Obama spent "$5 billion paying Ukrainians to riot and dismantle their democratically elected government."
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • March 19, 2014
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on March 16, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
After Russia went to war with Georgia in 2008, the U.S. sent a "very strong message" to Vladimir Putin by sending "warships to the Black Sea" and airlifting "combat troops that Georgia had in Afghanistan" back to Georgia.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2014
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on March 16, 2014 a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday":
Russian annexation of Crimea "removes a million residents of the Ukraine that have provided the margin of victory for (Viktor) Yanukovych, the pro-Moscow prime minister in his last election."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2014
Kesha Rogers
Kesha Rogers
stated on March 19, 2014 statements on her campaign website:
Says President Barack Obama was responsible for "the assassination of at least four American citizens" in drone strikes.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • March 19, 2014
Michael Reagan
Michael Reagan
stated on March 6, 2014 an op-ed on Townhall.com:
Says Ronald Reagan "got the Saudis to flood the market with cheap oil."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 13, 2014
Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
stated on March 9, 2014 a broadcast of CBS' "Face the Nation":
On Syria, "a lot of the allies signed on. At the last minute, Obama backed off."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 9, 2014
John Bolton
John Bolton
stated on March 3, 2014 comments on Fox News Channel:
Says Vladimir Putin once said, "The breakup of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • March 6, 2014
Russia Today
Russia Today
stated on March 4, 2014 a posting on their website:
The new Ukrainian government "introduced a law abolishing the use of languages other than Ukrainian in official circumstances."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • March 5, 2014
Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews
stated on March 3, 2014 a segment on "Hardball":
"The Russians didn’t wear uniforms when they came in" to Ukraine.
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • March 4, 2014
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on February 28, 2014 a post on Facebook:
Says she made an "accurate prediction" that if Barack Obama were elected it would encourage Russia to invade Ukraine.  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • March 4, 2014
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