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Marco Rubio
stated on July 22, 2015 an interview on Fox News:

The Iran deal says that "if any other country tries to undermine (Iran's) nuclear program, we have to help them defend themselves against Israel, Egypt, Saudis, our own allies."

By Amy Sherman • July 23, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2015 a campaign rally in South Carolina:

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

By Lauren Carroll • July 23, 2015

Pamela Geller
stated on July 16, 2015 a tweet :

"ISIS supporter tweeted at 10:34 a.m. Shooting began at 10:45 a.m." in Chattanooga, Tenn.

By Anna Bruzgulis • July 21, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on June 16, 2015 a speech announcing his 2016 presidential campaign:

The Islamic State "just built a hotel in Syria."

By Lauren Carroll • June 16, 2015

Lindsey Graham
stated on June 2, 2015 an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper:

The USA Freedom Act undercuts privacy because "the phone records will be in the hands of the phone companies with hundreds of people available to look at the records, versus 20 or 30 people in the government."

By Lauren Carroll • June 4, 2015

Judicial Watch
stated on April 14, 2015 a web item:

"ISIS camp a few miles from Texas, Mexican authorities confirm."

By W. Gardner Selby • April 17, 2015

Glenn Beck
stated on March 19, 2015 a Facebook post:

"A few weeks ago Obama took Hamas and Iran OFF the terror list."

By Louis Jacobson • March 20, 2015

Sean Hannity
stated on March 10, 2015 remarks on Fox's Hannity:

In 2007, when Nancy Pelosi met with President Assad of Syria, "nobody got upset."

By Lauren Carroll • March 18, 2015

Adam Kinzinger
stated on February 15, 2015 an appearance on ABC's 'This Week':

The current debate over authorizing military action against the Islamic State "would be the first time Congress would place limits on the commander-in-chief's ability to be commander-in-chief."

By Steve Contorno • February 19, 2015

Rick Perry
stated on February 11, 2015 a statement:

"Obama has chosen to deny the vicious anti-Semitic motivation of the attack on a kosher Jewish grocery in Paris."

By Lauren Carroll • February 12, 2015

Dick Cheney
stated on December 14, 2014 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":

Says Saddam Hussein "had a 10-year relationship with al-Qaida."

By Jon Greenberg • December 14, 2014

Ben Shapiro
stated on October 15, 2014 a YouTube video:

"We’re above 800 million Muslims radicalized, more than half the Muslims on Earth That’s not a minority. That’s now a majority."

By Jon Greenberg • November 5, 2014

Ben Affleck
stated on October 3, 2014 an interview on "Real Time with Bill Maher":

The Islamic State is so small it "couldn't fill a Double A ballpark in Charleston, W. Va."

By Katie Sanders • October 7, 2014

Greg Abbott
stated on September 19, 2014 a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.:

"I’ve been involved in prosecuting a terrorist member of ISIS."

By Dylan Baddour • October 3, 2014

Bruce Braley
stated on September 28, 2014 a debate:

"I recently had the opportunity to vote to give the president limited authority to begin strikes against terrorists in Iraq and Syria."

By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2014

Peter King
stated on September 21, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

"In 2011, (the Islamic State) attempted to attack Fort Knox."

By Steve Contorno • September 23, 2014

Brit Hume
stated on September 21, 2014 a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday":

Says President Barack Obama is "sending a much larger (force) " to deal with Ebola "than ISIS is getting."

By Jon Greenberg • September 23, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on September 7, 2014 an interview on "Meet the Press.":

Says his comment about extremists being a JV team "wasn’t specifically referring to" Islamic State.

By Steve Contorno • September 7, 2014

Ted Cruz
stated on August 31, 2014 an interview with WFAA-TV:

ISIS is "right now crucifying Christians in Iraq, literally nailing Christians to trees."

By W. Gardner Selby • September 5, 2014

James Woods
stated on August 5, 2014 a tweet:

"The leader of ISIS was imprisoned by American troops and ordered released to Iraq by Obama administration in 2009."

By Jon Greenberg • August 6, 2014

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