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Latest Fact-Checks In Foreign Policy

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Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
stated on February 24, 2022 an address to the nation announcing the attack on Ukraine:
Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • February 25, 2022
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Marjorie Taylor Greene
stated on February 19, 2022 a talk before a rally:
"Ukraine was the No. 1 donor to Hillary Clinton when she was running for president.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • February 22, 2022
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on February 19, 2022 an interview with Steve Bannon:
Says Joe Biden risks war with Russia because Vladimir Putin doesn’t “believe in transgender rights."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • February 21, 2022
Dmitry Peskov
Dmitry Peskov
stated on February 20, 2022 an interview with a Russian TV network:
“Russia has never attacked anyone throughout its history.”
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • February 21, 2022
Jesse Watters
Jesse Watters
stated on February 14, 2022 a TV segment:
“Durham’s documents show that Hillary Clinton hired people who hacked into Trump’s home and office computers” and “planted evidence, fabricated evidence connecting Trump to Russia.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • February 17, 2022
Kayleigh McEnany
Kayleigh McEnany
stated on February 8, 2022 a Facebook post:
“President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 9, 2022
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on September 29, 2021 a TikTok post:
“The Biden administration wants to create an international oversight committee” to alter or cancel Second Amendment rights.
False
By Gabrielle Settles • November 1, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 23, 2021 an Instagram post:
Says Joe Biden said: “If Haiti just quietly sunk into the Caribbean, or rose up 300 feet, it wouldn’t matter a whole lot in terms of our interests.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 24, 2021
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on September 3, 2021 an interview with WSYR-TV:
“All” Americans in Afghanistan who “have wanted to come out have come out.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2021
The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on August 27, 2021 a Facebook post:
U.S. veteran group rescued Afghan allies “behind Biden’s back.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 1, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 29, 2021 a Facebook post:
The U.S. left the Taliban an “arsenal” in Afghanistan, including 358,530 assault rifles and 22,174 Humvees.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 1, 2021
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 29, 2021 a CNN interview:
The Trump administration worked to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners.
True
By Miriam Valverde • August 31, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 27, 2021 a Facebook post:
Photos show the U.S. service members killed in a 2021 suicide bombing in Kabul.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 31, 2021
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on August 1, 2021 a TikTok post:
"Norfolk naval base has been taken by NATO."
False
By Bill McCarthy • August 27, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 20, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says a U.S. Air Force-insignia plane evacuating people from Afghanistan is fake.
False
By Tom Kertscher • August 27, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 20, 2021 a press conference:
There has been “no question of our credibility from our allies around the world” regarding how the U.S. is withdrawing from Afghanistan.
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • August 26, 2021
Warren Davidson
Warren Davidson
stated on August 17, 2021 an interview with Breitbart:
Former President Donald Trump “was blocked from getting troops out of (Afghanistan) by Liz Cheney and others.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 24, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 20, 2021 remarks:
Al-Qaida is “gone” from Afghanistan.
False
By Amy Sherman • August 23, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 16, 2021 social media posts:
The U.S. is “now importing 800,000 barrels of oil from Russia,” but that could have been prevented if the Keystone XL pipeline hadn’t been cancelled.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 23, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 17, 2021 a viral image:
The Biden administration “gifted the Taliban with $80 billion-plus” in military-grade weapons but now “wants your 9mm pistols.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • August 20, 2021
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