Fact Check Posts – Page 7

John Kirby
stated on April 25, 2016 a State Department news briefing

Says President Barack Obama never said, "No boots on the ground" in Syria.

By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2016

Grover Norquist
stated on March 24, 2016 a Fox Business interview

Under Hillary Clinton, State Department "officials were sending official thank-yous to people who gave to the Clinton Foundation."

By Jon Greenberg • March 28, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on March 21, 2016 a speech at the 2016 American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference in Washington.

"When those restrictions expire (in the Iran nuclear deal), Iran will have an industrial-size military nuclear capability ready to go."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 24, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on March 21, 2016 an interview on CNN

"Ukraine voluntarily gave up its nuclear weapons because the United States of America" said it would "ensure (its) territorial integrity from Russia."

By Jon Greenberg • March 23, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on March 15, 2016 a speech at Mar-a-Lago

Under the Iran nuclear deal, "we give them $150 billion, we get nothing."

By Linda Qiu • March 17, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on January 20, 2016 a speech in Burlington, Iowa

"I am the only candidate on either side who has laid out a specific plan about what I would do to defeat ISIS."

By Louis Jacobson • January 27, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on January 14, 2016 the South Carolina presidential debate

Among Syrian refugees and migrants coming into Europe, "there look like very few women. Very few children."

By Aaron Sharockman • January 15, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on January 10, 2016 Ottumwa, Iowa, on NBC's "Meet the Press"

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

By Lauren Carroll • January 10, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on December 15, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas

"One of the most troubling aspects of the Rubio-Schumer Gang of Eight bill was that it gave President Obama blanket authority to admit refugees, including Syrian refugees, without mandating any background checks whatsoever."

By Joshua Gillin • December 18, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on December 8, 2015 an interview with NPR

"Mike Morell testified and told Congress that the reason Obama has not bombed ISIS' oil fields is they're concerned about global warming."

By Linda Qiu • December 14, 2015

Carly Fiorina
stated on November 17, 2015 a campaign stop in Concord, N.H.

"The vast majority of (Syrian) refugees are young, able-bodied men looking for work."

By Nick Reid • November 20, 2015

Ben Carson
stated on November 10, 2015 the fourth GOP debate.

"The Chinese are there" in Syria.

By Linda Qiu • November 15, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on October 4, 2015 an interview on ABC "This Week"

Among Syrian refugees, "there aren't that many women, there aren't that many children."

By Joshua Gillin • October 4, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on September 16, 2015 the CNN GOP presidential debate

Says that President Barack Obama said an attack on Syria "was going to be a pinprick."

By Joshua Gillin • September 18, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on September 1, 2015 a speech to the Greater Houston Partnership

The Iran deal "trusts the Iranians to inspect themselves."

By W. Gardner Selby • September 18, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on September 9, 2015 a tweet

"The Iran Deal will facilitate and accelerate the nation of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons."

By Louis Jacobson • September 10, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on September 3, 2015 an interview

Under the Iran deal: "If Israel attacks Iran … we’re supposed to be on Iran’s side."

By Amy Sherman, Warren Fiske • September 4, 2015

Dick Cheney
stated on September 2, 2015 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"

Under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty "enrichment has been limited to basically the weapons states."

By Jon Greenberg • September 3, 2015

Ben Carson
stated on August 6, 2015 the first Republican debate

"Ukraine was a nuclear-armed state. They gave away their nuclear arms with the understanding that we would protect them."

By Jon Greenberg • August 7, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on July 26, 2015 a meme on social media

Says Hillary Clinton "refuses to testify before Congress" about the 2012 attack in Benghazi.

By Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2015

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