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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
By Tom Kertscher • 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
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
stated on January 8, 2013 a press release:
Says Chuck Hagel "opposed sanctions against Iran."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 11, 2013
Emergency Committee for Israel
Emergency Committee for Israel
stated on December 19, 2012 an ad:
"While President Obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear Iran, Hagel says military action is not a viable, feasible, responsible option."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 8, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on November 27, 2012 a chain email.:
Says the Obama administration plans to ban all weapons for U.S. citizens through international treaties.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • December 11, 2012
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
stated on October 24, 2012 in a TV ad:
"We borrow $4 billion every single day, much of it from China."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • October 30, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.:
Says Romney said "we should ask Pakistan for permission" to take a shot at Osama bin Laden.
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • October 23, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 22, 2012 a foreign policy debate:
Says Barack Obama was silent on Iran "when the students took to the streets in Tehran and the people there protested, (and) the Green Revolution occurred."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 23, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 22, 2012 the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.:
"Pakistan has 100 nuclear warheads and they’re rushing to build a lot more. They’ll have more than Great Britain sometime in the relatively near future."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 22, 2012 the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.:
"Latin America’s economy is almost as big as the economy of China."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 a presidential debate:
"A few months ago when you were asked what's the biggest geopolitical threat facing America, you said Russia."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • October 23, 2012
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