Latest Fact-Checks In Iraq

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on September 11, 2013 a CNN interview
The United States "stood alone in the war in Iraq."
Pants on Fire!
By Julie Kliegman • September 13, 2013
John Kerry
John Kerry
stated on September 5, 2013 an interview on MSNBC’s “All In”
Says he "opposed the president’s decision to go into Iraq" in 2003.
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • September 13, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on July 16, 2013 a tweet
"The FL Guard has defended our freedom in Afghanistan, Iraq, and put their lives at risk; now the fed govt is going to cut their pay 20%."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 23, 2013
Cokie Roberts
Cokie Roberts
stated on May 5, 2013 television interview
Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost every U.S. family $45,000.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • May 13, 2013
Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte
stated on May 1, 2013 remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate.
Says only about 250 Texans have been killed in action since 9/11.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 7, 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
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 the third presidential debate
Says Mitt Romney "just gave a speech a few weeks ago" and said "we should still have troops in Iraq."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • October 23, 2012
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on October 2, 2012 an ad
An Army report stated Allen West "performed illegal acts, merited court martial, faced 11 years in prison.'"
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman • October 16, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 11, 2012 the vice presidential debate
On ending the war in Iraq, "Gov. Romney said that was a tragic mistake, we should have left 30,000 troops there."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • October 12, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 6, 2012 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
Mitt Romney "said it was 'tragic' to end the war in Iraq."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • September 7, 2012
WrongWayRubio.com
WrongWayRubio.com
stated on May 8, 2012 a Twitter messaging campaign
Says that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says troops are leaving Iraq "too fast."
True
By Joshua Gillin • May 8, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on March 23, 2012 a campaign speech
Every time the price of gasoline rises 1 cent, "it's a billion dollars out of our economy that goes to Saudi Arabia."
False
April 19, 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
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on February 15, 2012 a campaign commercial
"When Marcy Kaptur brought home $42 million for new manufacturing jobs, Dennis Kucinich voted 'no'."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • February 24, 2012
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
stated on December 14, 2011 a speech welcoming home troops at Fort Bragg.
Says President Obama "helped more than half a million veterans and military family members go to college through the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • December 19, 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
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 3, 2011 a campaign ad
"Because of Barack Obama the mission in Iraq ended."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • November 3, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on October 28, 2011 an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer
"Under Barack Obama's watch, we have expended $805 billion to liberate the people of Iraq and, more importantly, 4,400 American lives."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 31, 2011
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on September 4, 2011 a letter posted on a blog
Says an amendment specifying when military members may use deadly force "does nothing to change existing rules of engagement for American service members."
True
By Lynn Arditi • September 18, 2011
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on September 1, 2011 an e-mail to supporters about his opposition to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars
"$360 million of our tax dollars went straight to ... the Taliban."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • September 15, 2011
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