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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 18, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Christopher Miller is “in charge of the military.”
Pants on Fire!
October 20, 2021
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on October 3, 2021 Twitter
“The annual Pentagon budget hovers over $750 billion annually, twice that of the much debated Build Back Better Act that costs about $350 billion annually as currently proposed.”
True
By Laura Schulte • October 14, 2021
Patrick Testin
Patrick Testin
stated on August 29, 2021 TV interview
"The vast majority of the (refugees) coming into Fort McCoy are not the SIVs" and some have "no documentation at all."
Mostly True
By Alan Hovorka • October 13, 2021
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on September 2, 2021 a TikTok post
“COVID internment camps announced in America: Tennessee governor signs EO authorizing National Guard to carry out COVID medical kidnappings.”
Pants on Fire!
By Gabrielle Settles • October 7, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 27, 2021 in Instagram posts
“Biden orders dishonorable discharge for 46% of troops who refuse vaccine.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 1, 2021
Richard Ojeda
Richard Ojeda
stated on August 15, 2021 a tweet
The United States spent “2 trillion dollars to train and equip the Afghan military over the past 20 years. They fell in a week.”
Half-True
By Trenton Straight, Zach DeLuca • September 21, 2021
Richard Hudson
Richard Hudson
stated on September 1, 2021 a Facebook post
Says U.S. left 33 Black Hawks to the Taliban, which has more than “85%” of all countries.
Half-True
By Paul Specht • September 20, 2021
Empower Wisconsin
Empower Wisconsin
stated on August 17, 2021 TV ad
Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.”
False
By Vanessa Swales • September 15, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 4, 2021 Facebook posts
“27 U.S. Air Force pilots resign over COVID-19 vaccination mandate.”
Pants on Fire!
September 10, 2021
X posts
X posts
stated on August 30, 2021 on social media
“Near Morgantown, WV, a Moderna shipment truck crashed, hazmat dispatched, airspace shut down and now apparently Emergency Response is claiming the Department of Defense took it over.”
Half-True
By Duncan Slade • September 2, 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
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
September 1, 2021
Mandela Barnes
Mandela Barnes
stated on August 16, 2021 Twitter
In Afghanistan, “over 100 billion dollars spent on military contracts.”
True
By D.L. Davis • August 31, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 29, 2021 an Instagram post
“The Biden White House had no representative” who came to honor the return of the 13 service members’ remains at Dover Air Force Base.
Pants on Fire!
By Gabrielle Settles • August 30, 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
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
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 10, 2015 a viral image
Says “31 U.S. troops” were “killed in Afghanistan yesterday.”
Mostly False
August 23, 2021
Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk
stated on August 16, 2021 a radio show segment
Joe Biden intentionally “let it fall apart” in Afghanistan because he “wants a couple hundred thousand more Ilhan Omars to come into America to change the body politic permanently.”
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • August 19, 2021
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