Latest Fact-Checks In Terrorism

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Facebook posts
stated on July 16, 2014 a meme on social media
Former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney are "unable to visit Europe due to outstanding warrants."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 17, 2014
Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
stated on June 22, 2014 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
Says President Barack Obama said when "we got bin Laden, terrorism problem solved."
False
By Katie Sanders • June 24, 2014
Jeanine Pirro
Jeanine Pirro
stated on June 14, 2014 a broadcast on Fox News
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi was "released by Obama in 2009."
False
By Jon Greenberg • June 19, 2014
Trey Gowdy
Trey Gowdy
stated on May 11, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
"We were the last flag flying in Benghazi."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2014
Laura Ingraham
Laura Ingraham
stated on May 4, 2014 a broadcast of ABC's "This Week"
After the attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, "the ambassador's body was dragged through the street."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • May 5, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 28, 2014 viral posts on the Internet
"22 Countries Invaded by the U.S. in 20 Years."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 31, 2014
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on January 12, 2014 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
"The amount of attention paid this week to Chris Christie makes the coverage of Benghazi ... pale in significance."  
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By Steve Contorno • January 12, 2014
Jason Chaffetz
Jason Chaffetz
stated on May 6, 2013 an interview on Fox News
"We had people that were getting killed (in Benghazi), we had people who are willing to risk their lives to go save them, and somebody told them to stand down."
False
By Becky Bowers • May 14, 2013
Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte
stated on May 1, 2013 remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate.
Says only about 250 Texans have been killed in action since 9/11.
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 7, 2013
Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
stated on April 17, 2013 an interview on C-SPAN.
Says al Qaeda has camps with the drug cartels in Mexico.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 23, 2013
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on March 6, 2013 a tweet
"The president is advocating a drone strike program in America."
False
By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 the State of the Union Address
"Throughout, we have kept Congress fully informed of our efforts" to create a legal framework on counterterrorism.
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By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2013
Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund
Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund
stated on August 15, 2012 a web video
The Obama administration "leaked information, deliberately or otherwise, that led to the identification of the Pakistani doctor that helped us in achieving our goals and killing bin Laden."
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By Jon Greenberg • August 22, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 26, 2012 a debate in Jacksonville, Fla.
"This president went before the United Nations and castigated Israel for building settlements. He said nothing about thousands of rockets being rained in on Israel from the Gaza Strip."
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By Amy Sherman • January 27, 2012
John Fleming
John Fleming
stated on October 3, 2011 an interview on Fox Business Network
Says Barack Obama is a "hypocrite" for criticizing President George W. Bush’s "drone attack program," then using it aggressively as president.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2011
Kevin O'Toole
Kevin O'Toole
stated on August 21, 2011 an opinion piece in the Times of Trenton
"As we near the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we should not forget that some of the hijackers used New Jersey driver’s licenses to board those aircraft."
False
By Bill Wichert • August 28, 2011
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on February 4, 2011 a comment on his television show
The Muslim Brotherhood has "openly stated they want to declare war on Israel."
False
By Lucas Graves • February 15, 2011
Michael J. Gardiner
Michael J. Gardiner
stated on August 30, 2010 a Rhode Island News Channel debate
"It costs us, logistically, three times more to fight in Afghanistan than it does in any other place."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 7, 2010
Debbie Riddle
Debbie Riddle
stated on August 10, 2010 a television interview
"Over 81 percent of the babies that are born at LBJ Hospital right here in Houston are born of women who are not here legally."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby • August 23, 2010
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on June 11, 2010 a speech at the Texas Republican Party Convention
"We have a director of homeland security who cannot use and will not use the term 'terrorist attack' but instead substitutes 'man-made disaster.' "
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • June 21, 2010
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