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Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund
Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund
stated on August 15, 2012 a Web video
"Days after the (Osama bin Laden) raid, Hollywood was invited into the White House so that they could receive a briefing" that revealed intelligence sources and methods.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • August 20, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 29, 2012 an interview on 'Face the Nation.'
President Ronald Reagan sent troops into conflict "only in one circumstance, which was in Grenada … We were in a peacekeeping setting in Lebanon."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • July 31, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 24, 2012 a chain email forwarded by a reader.
Says the Department of Homeland Security has ordered "enough rounds of .40 caliber ammunition to kill every man, woman and child in the United States," possibly to combat "massive civil unrest" or "an invasion by a foreign power."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 30, 2012
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on December 12, 2011 a debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.
"You look at defense … we're spending more than the rest of the world combined."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • December 13, 2011
Bob Casey
Bob Casey
stated on August 26, 2011 a conference call with reporters
In Afghanistan, "it is very, very rare that someone who is killed in action is not killed by an" improvised explosive device, or IED.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 30, 2011
Bill Janis
Bill Janis
stated on January 25, 2011 a floor speech in the House of Delegates.
"The New START treaty was passed despite significant concerns among some people in the State and Defense Departments."
Mostly False
By Jacob Geiger • February 2, 2011
Alexi Giannoulias
Alexi Giannoulias
stated on October 15, 2010 a TV ad
"Mark Kirk: Lied about going to war. Opposed middle class tax cuts. And said unemployment’s not that big an issue."
Mostly False
October 19, 2010
Mark S. Zaccaria
Mark S. Zaccaria
stated on October 1, 2010 a news release
Says James Langevin voted to spend "$3 billion for a jet engine no one wants."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 10, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on June 30, 2010 a Facebook posting
The U.S. "only ranks 25th worldwide on defense spending as a percentage of GDP."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2010
Dale Peterson
Dale Peterson
stated on May 25, 2010 a campaign commercial
Says he was "a Marine during Vietnam."
Mostly False
May 26, 2010
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on May 16, 2010 ABC's "This Week"
Elena Kagan "violated the law of the United States at various points" with her opposition to military recruiters.
Mostly False
May 16, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 10, 2010 a Facebook status update message
"Obama has proposed a 1.4% pay increase for active duty military in 2011. This is THE LOWEST SINCE 1973 ... A LOWER PAY INCREASE THAN WELFARE RECIPIENTS!!!"
Mostly False
By Catharine Richert • March 11, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 7, 2010 an interview on CBS
The Bush administration prosecuted 190 suspected terrorists in federal courts.
Mostly False
February 13, 2010
Lynn Westmoreland
Lynn Westmoreland
stated on June 17, 2009 a press release on the House GOP's blog.
The war spending bill "actually spends more money on the International Monetary Fund than on the war."
Mostly False
By Catharine Richert • June 23, 2009
Gus Bilirakis
Gus Bilirakis
stated on April 15, 2009 a news release
It is "the Department of Homeland Security's view that returning military veterans and gun owners are likely to commit terrorist acts."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 16, 2009
Campaign Money Watch
Campaign Money Watch
stated on June 9, 2008 a TV ad
"John McCain intervened, which helped Airbus get that Pentagon contract."
Mostly False
July 31, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 26, 2008 a TV ad
"He made time to go to the gym, but canceled a visit with wounded troops. Seems the Pentagon wouldn't allow him to bring cameras."
Mostly False
July 29, 2008
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on July 23, 2008 a radio ad
Obama "voted against critical resources: no to individual body armor, no to helicopters, no to ammunition, no to aircraft."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Alexander Lane • July 23, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 12, 2008 Charleston, W.V.
John McCain "is one of the few senators of either party who oppose this bill (to expand education aid for veterans) because he thinks it's too generous."
Mostly False
By Adriel Bettelheim • May 19, 2008
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