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Latest Fact-Checks In Foreign Policy

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Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on September 9, 2013 an interview on CNN's 'Crossfire'
"We've seen priests beheaded by the Islamic rebels on the other side. We've also seen an Islamic rebel eating the heart of a soldier."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 10, 2013
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on September 8, 2013 a segment of 'Fox News Sunday'
"Before President Obama acted in Libya in 2011, the American people were opposed to military action by 35 to 60. After he took action, they were in support of it 54 to 43."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 10, 2013
Ted Yoho
Ted Yoho
stated on September 4, 2013 an interview on Fox Business Network
Chemical weapons have been used "probably 20 times" since the Persian Gulf War.
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • September 10, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on September 4, 2013 a chain email
An account of attacks in Benghazi written by former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers shows that the body of U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens was "dragged through the streets" and abused.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 6, 2013
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on September 2, 2013 a CNN interview
Says there's a "100-year-old international norm not to use chemical weapons."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • September 5, 2013
Peter King
Peter King
stated on September 1, 2013 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
"The House did vote against engagement in Kosovo, and Bill Clinton kept fighting anyway. And, then, ultimately, a vote did pass."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 4, 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
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 21, 2013 a meme on social media
"There are over 2,000 crimes recorded per 100,000 population in the U.K.," compared to "466 violent crimes per 100,000" in the United States.
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 2013
Saxby Chambliss
Saxby Chambliss
stated on June 13, 2013 an interview on CNN's "The Situation Room"
"The United States has never stood by and seen innocent people slaughtered to the extent that's happening in Syria."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2013
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on May 24, 2013 an email to supporters
"Republicans actually doctored emails between administration officials about Benghazi. Then, they released them to the press, trying to pass them off as real."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • June 4, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 23, 2013 a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.
Says that since he took office, "there have been no large-scale attacks on the United States."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 24, 2013
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on May 19, 2013 an appearance on CNN’s ‘State of the Union’
Says Hillary Clinton "was asked repeatedly to provide security in Benghazi on several occasions, including direct cables."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • May 22, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 13, 2013 a press availability
"Over the last several months, there was a review board headed by two distinguished Americans, Mike Mullen and Tom Pickering, who investigated every element of" the Benghazi incident.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 14, 2013
Jay Carney
Jay Carney
stated on May 10, 2013 a White House press briefing
When Susan Rice spoke about Benghazi on Sunday news shows, she said "that al-Qaida might be involved, or other al-Qaida affiliates might be involved, or non-al-Qaida Libyan extremists, which I think demonstrates that there was no effort to play that down."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 13, 2013
Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
stated on April 8, 2013 an interview on Fox News
Says it’s "an old wives’ story" that Margaret Thatcher told George H.W. Bush not to go wobbly.
False
By Becky Bowers • April 10, 2013
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on March 10, 2013 an interview
The United States spends "$2.2 billion on free cell phones, $27 million on Moroccan pottery classes" and pays for "the travel expenses for the watermelon queen in Alabama."    
Half-True
March 24, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 1, 2013 a Politico column.
Says Chuck Hagel’s nomination as defense secretary "has been publicly celebrated by the Iranian government."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • February 21, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 14, 2013 a news article.
Says he "has repeatedly praised Chuck Hagel’s character, patriotism, bravery, and personal service defending our nation."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 15, 2013
Americans for a Strong Defense
Americans for a Strong Defense
stated on January 21, 2013 a television ad
Says Chuck Hagel has called for "an end to our nuclear program."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 30, 2013
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