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Donald Trump
stated on April 27, 2016 a foreign policy speech

"ISIS is making millions of dollars a week selling Libyan oil."

By Chris Nichols • April 27, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on March 13, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"

Says the man who rushed the stage at him in Dayton, Ohio, "had chatter about ISIS, or with ISIS" in his social media posts.

By Louis Jacobson • March 13, 2016

Jeff DeWit
stated on February 22, 2016 an interview with CNN's Carol Costello.

"Now we have ISIS coming over the (U.S.-Mexico) border."

By Anthony Cave • March 10, 2016

Jon Keyser
stated on February 11, 2016 a candidate forum

Says Michael Bennet wants to close Guantanamo Bay prison and bring terrorists "right here to Colorado."

By Alan Gathright • March 8, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on March 3, 2016 a GOP debate hosted by Fox

The wives of the 9/11 hijackers "knew exactly what was happening" and went back to Saudi Arabia two days before the attacks to watch their husbands on television flying the planes.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 4, 2016

Glenn Grothman
stated on November 20, 2015 a radio interview

Says "Barack Obama is apparently not for vetting people and saying just anybody can come" to the United States.

By Sarah Hauer • February 26, 2016

Chris Christie
stated on January 28, 2016 the Republican debate in Des Moines, Iowa

Neighbors of the San Bernardino shooters "knew that they were talking about trying to take our country and attack it."

By Jon Greenberg • January 29, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on January 20, 2016 a speech in Burlington, Iowa

"I am the only candidate on either side who has laid out a specific plan about what I would do to defeat ISIS."

By Louis Jacobson • January 27, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on January 10, 2016 Ottumwa, Iowa, on NBC's "Meet the Press"

The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl are "back on the battlefield."

By Lauren Carroll • January 10, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on December 19, 2015 the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate

ISIS is "going to people showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists."

By Louis Jacobson • December 20, 2015

André Carson
stated on December 13, 2015 an interview on ABC News' "This Week"

"Our larger domestic threat is from racial supremacist groups."

By Jon Greenberg • December 18, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on December 15, 2015 the Republican debate in Las Vegas

The 9/11 terrorists' friends, family, girlfriends in the United States "were sent back for the most part to Saudi Arabia. They knew what was going on. They went home, and they wanted to watch their boyfriends on television."

By Jon Greenberg • December 17, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on December 15, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas

Says carpet bombing means bombing "not a city, but the location of the troops," with "embedded special forces to direct the air power."

By Louis Jacobson • December 16, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on December 8, 2015 an interview with NPR

"Mike Morell testified and told Congress that the reason Obama has not bombed ISIS' oil fields is they're concerned about global warming."

By Linda Qiu • December 14, 2015

Joe Scarborough
stated on December 4, 2015 on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"

In the weekend after the terrorist attacks in Paris, the White House said "this couldn't happen in the United States. ISIS couldn't reach us here."

By Lauren Carroll • December 8, 2015

Ben Carson
stated on November 29, 2015 an interview on CNN

"The Family Research Council, according to some government agencies, is a terrorist group."

By Louis Jacobson • December 1, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on October 20, 2015 an interview on CNN's "New Day"

Says CIA Director George Tenet told the Bush administration that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack "was coming. So they did have advanced notice."

By Jon Greenberg • October 21, 2015

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 30, 2015 a campaign Tweet

The Benghazi probe is "the longest-running congressional investigation ever."

By Lauren Carroll • October 2, 2015

Allen West
stated on August 1, 2015 a blog on his website

The Navy "is bringing charges against" a Navy officer who shot at the Chattanooga shooter "for illegally discharging a firearm on federal property."

By Lauren Carroll • August 4, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on July 26, 2015 a meme on social media

Says Hillary Clinton "refuses to testify before Congress" about the 2012 attack in Benghazi.

By Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2015

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