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Latest Fact-Checks In Foreign Policy

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Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on February 17, 2012 a campaign event:
Says in the last 20 years, the French have not "stood by" the United States on foreign policy.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • February 22, 2012
True The Vote
True The Vote
stated on December 12, 2011 a Web post.:
"Eric Holder is supportive of the NAACP's efforts to get the United Nations involved in our elections."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • January 27, 2012
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 12, 2012 a U.S. Senate debate hosted by Empower Texans and the Texas Public Policy Foundation:
Says Barack Obama "began his presidency going on a worldwide apology tour."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • January 20, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 11, 2012 a page on the Obama campaign website:
"Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, and Newt Gingrich all say they would cut foreign aid to Israel — and every other country — to zero."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • January 12, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 7, 2012 a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.:
Says President Barack Obama has opened up no new trade relationships with other nations.
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on December 7, 2011 a debate.:
"Our federal government has lent $2 billion to the state-owned oil company of Brazil to allow them to explore for oil and gas."  
False
By Warren Fiske • December 12, 2011
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 1, 2011 an interview on NBC's "Today Show":
In Iraq, "violence is down to an all-time low" since the start of the war.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • December 2, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on November 22, 2011 a Republican debate in Washington:
"We have, right now, Hezbollah, which is working throughout Latin America, in Venezuela, in Mexico, throughout Latin America, which poses a very significant and imminent threat to the United States of America."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • November 23, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on November 22, 2011 a foreign policy debate in Washington, D.C.:
Says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that "if he has a nuclear weapon he will use it to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. He will use it against the United States of America."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • November 23, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on November 22, 2011 a Republican debate in Washington:
Says Apple CEO Steve Jobs told President Obama that the company moved factories to China because it needed 30,000 engineers.
True
By Bill Adair • November 23, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on November 22, 2011 the CNN Republican presidential debate:
"When you sanction the Iranian central bank, that will shut down (Iran's) economy."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 23, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on November 12, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Spartanburg, S.C.:
"Torture is illegal by our laws. It's illegal by international laws."
True
By Louis Jacobson • November 15, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on November 9, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Michigan:
"By 2015, we will be sending so much interest" to China that "we will be paying for the entire People's Liberation Army."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 10, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 31, 2011 an interview on "PBS Newshour":
China is "trying to develop nuclear capability."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 2, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 6, 2011 a press conference at the White House:
The Arab Spring … "drove up gas prices."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2011
John Fleming
John Fleming
stated on October 3, 2011 an interview on Fox Business Network:
Says Barack Obama is a "hypocrite" for criticizing President George W. Bush’s "drone attack program," then using it aggressively as president.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 22, 2011 a debate in Orlando, Fla.:
President Obama "went around the world and apologized for America."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 23, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on September 12, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Tampa:
The U.S. military "is in 130 countries. We have 900 bases around the world."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 14, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 13, 2011 a speech at a house party in New Hampshire.:
Says President Barack Obama delivered $2 billion to Brazil to help with offshore drilling projects.
Pants on Fire!
By Gregory Trotter • September 1, 2011
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on July 19, 2011 a television interview:
"We rank below Ethiopia, I'm told, in terms of our exports per capita, well below any of the other developed countries we trade with, and well below China and (South) Korea."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • August 25, 2011
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