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Latest Fact-Checks In Nuclear

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Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
stated on July 14, 2015 an appearance on "Hannity"
"Obama keeps talking about getting rid of all nuclear weapons. He’s already significantly reduced our capabilities there."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • July 17, 2015
Don Beyer
Don Beyer
stated on July 14, 2015 an op-ed
"Thanks to the Obama administration’s negotiations, Iran’s nuclear program will be under lock, key and camera 24 hours a day, 365 days a year."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 16, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 16, 2015 his presidential announcement speech
"Even our nuclear arsenal doesn't work. It came out recently they have equipment that is 30 years old. They don't know if it worked."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2015
Peter Schweizer
Peter Schweizer
stated on May 1, 2015 an interview with NBC's Andrea Mitchell
"Amendments (Hillary Clinton) supported and voted for in 2006, she no longer supported in 2008," showing she changed positions on an India nuclear deal.
False
By Lauren Carroll • May 6, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 25, 2015 Faith and Freedom Summit in Iowa
The United States "is not modernizing its nuclear weapons."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 5, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 13, 2015 an interview on National Public Radio
"The Iranians are now saying that what we're saying the deal is and what they understand it to be are two different things."
True
By Lauren Carroll • May 1, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 5, 2015 an interview with the 'New York Times.'
"Iran’s defense budget is $30 billion. Our defense budget is closer to $600 billion."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • April 9, 2015
Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America
Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America
stated on April 7, 2015 an ad
"Rand Paul supports Obama's negotiations with Iran."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • April 7, 2015
Liz Cheney
Liz Cheney
stated on March 22, 2015 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
The IAEA, or the International Atomic Energy Agency, "last month said the Iranians are not currently living up to their obligations."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • March 22, 2015
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on March 19, 2015 a Facebook post
"A few weeks ago Obama took Hamas and Iran OFF the terror list."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 20, 2015
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on March 9, 2015 an interview on Fox News
Says that "Susan Rice, the president's national security adviser, has already conceded that Iran will have a robust uranium enrichment capability."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 11, 2015 an interview with Hugh Hewitt
"Here, we have Thanksgiving, we have Christmas, we have the 4th of July. Every year in Iran, they celebrate Death to America day."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 13, 2015
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on March 8, 2015 an interview on 'Fox News Sunday'
"The Iranian parliament will get to say yes or no on this deal, and I think the United States Congress should have the exact same input into the process."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • March 10, 2015
Michael Morell
Michael Morell
stated on February 18, 2015 a broadcast of "Charlie Rose"
The potential Iran nuclear agreement would limit Iran to the number of centrifuges needed for a weapon but too few for a nuclear power program.
True
By Jon Greenberg • February 25, 2015
Stephen Hayes
Stephen Hayes
stated on December 28, 2014 a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday"
"We've caught Iran cheating on the interim (nuclear) deal."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • December 31, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 21, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
Since the United States began negotiations with Iran, "that's probably the first year and a half in which Iran has not advanced its nuclear program in the last decade."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • December 21, 2014
Bob Corker
Bob Corker
stated on November 24, 2013 an interview on Fox News Sunday
"The administration was kicking and screaming all the way with these sanctions being put in place (on Iran)."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • December 3, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on November 23, 2013 a press release
"Just days ago, Iran's Supreme Leader (Ali) Khamenei, who will oversee implementation of this agreement, was calling Israel a 'rabid dog' and accusing the United States of war crimes."
True
By Julie Kliegman • November 27, 2013
Jack Reed
Jack Reed
stated on April 7, 2013 a television interview
North Korea has a "substantial standing army, one of the largest, certainly the largest per capita, in the world."
True
By Michael McKinney • May 10, 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
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