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Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on November 3, 2013 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
In 1929, the Secretary of State shut down a program that was "collecting information to protect America" because it was "unseemly," but that move led to "millions and millions" of deaths in World War II.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2013
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on September 9, 2013 an interview on CNN's 'Crossfire':
"We've seen priests beheaded by the Islamic rebels on the other side. We've also seen an Islamic rebel eating the heart of a soldier."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 10, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 23, 2013 a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.:
Says that since he took office, "there have been no large-scale attacks on the United States."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 24, 2013
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on March 10, 2013 an interview:
The United States spends "$2.2 billion on free cell phones, $27 million on Moroccan pottery classes" and pays for "the travel expenses for the watermelon queen in Alabama."    
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 24, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 14, 2013 a news article.:
Says he "has repeatedly praised Chuck Hagel’s character, patriotism, bravery, and personal service defending our nation."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 15, 2013
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
stated on January 8, 2013 a press release:
Says Chuck Hagel "opposed sanctions against Iran."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 11, 2013
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
stated on October 24, 2012 in a TV ad:
"We borrow $4 billion every single day, much of it from China."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • October 30, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.:
Says Romney said "we should ask Pakistan for permission" to take a shot at Osama bin Laden.
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • October 23, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 22, 2012 the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.:
"Latin America’s economy is almost as big as the economy of China."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 a presidential debate:
"A few months ago when you were asked what's the biggest geopolitical threat facing America, you said Russia."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • October 23, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 16, 2012 the second presidential debate:
Says President Obama waited two weeks to call the attack in Libya "terror."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 17, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 11, 2012 the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.:
Paul Ryan "cut embassy security in his budget by $300 million below what we asked for."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 16, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on October 11, 2012 the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.:
The Obama administration "called Bashar Assad a reformer when he was turning his Russian-provided guns on his own people."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 12, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 13, 2012 in a TV ad:
 "Seven times Obama could have stopped China's cheating. Seven times, he refused."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • September 19, 2012
Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund
Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund
stated on August 15, 2012 a Web video:
The Obama administration "willfully leaked the existence of STUXNET (a computer worm used against Iran), allowing our enemies to learn more of our secrets and of our operations."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 24, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 5, 2012 a campaign ad:
Says Obama "refuses to recognize Jerusalem" as the capital of Israel.
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • August 7, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on July 25, 2012 an advertisement:
"Thousands (in China) owe their jobs to Mitt Romney's companies."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2012
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on February 29, 2012 a Web video advertisement:
"Under President Obama, U.S. security funding for Israel is at an all-time high."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on November 22, 2011 the CNN Republican presidential debate:
"When you sanction the Iranian central bank, that will shut down (Iran's) economy."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 23, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 6, 2011 a press conference at the White House:
The Arab Spring … "drove up gas prices."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2011
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