Latest Fact-Checks In Terrorism

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Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on January 29, 2017 an interview
The seven nations identified in Donald Trump's travel ban were "identified by the Obama administration as the seven most dangerous countries in the world in regard to harboring terrorists."
Half-True
February 7, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 6, 2017 a speech in Tampa, Fla.
Terrorism and terrorist attacks in the United States and Europe have "gotten to a point where it's not even being reported."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2017
Tom McClintock
Tom McClintock
stated on January 31, 2017 an interview
Refugee "vetting was very haphazard," under the Obama Administration. "In many cases, we simply accepted the word of applicants."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • February 3, 2017
Kellyanne Conway
Kellyanne Conway
stated on February 2, 2017 There was no massacre
"Two Iraqis came here to this country, were radicalized and they were the masterminds behind the Bowling Green massacre. … It didn't get covered"
False
By Louis Jacobson, Steve Contorno • February 3, 2017
Ted Lieu
Ted Lieu
stated on January 27, 2017 in a press release
"The chances of being killed by a refugee committing a terrorist act is 1 in 3.6 billion."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • February 1, 2017
John McCain
John McCain
stated on January 18, 2017 an interview on Fox News
"The Taliban went after and murdered" people identified in the Chelsea Manning leaks. 
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • February 1, 2017
Mario Diaz-Balart
Mario Diaz-Balart
stated on January 30, 2017 a press release
Says former President Barack Obama "took similar action against Cuban refugees" as President Donald Trump did in his executive order.
False
By Amy Sherman • January 31, 2017
Cory Gardner
Cory Gardner
stated on January 23, 2017 an interview on Fox
"About 30 percent of terrorists at Guantanamo Bay went back into battle. We know that a dozen or so killed Americans."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 25, 2017
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on December 23, 2016 an interview
"We don't get any of that information" from the federal government on who refugees are, where they come from and how long they are likely to stay.
Mostly False
January 6, 2017
Ron Castorina, Jr.
Ron Castorina, Jr.
stated on November 28, 2016 a press release
"It is more difficult to obtain a Costco membership than it is to get a NYC Municipal ID"
Pants on Fire!
By Dan Clark • December 21, 2016
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on November 15, 2016 a column on rare.us
Says John Bolton supported the Iraq War and said last year that "I still think the decision to overthrow Saddam was correct."
True
By Louis Jacobson • November 17, 2016
Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 9, 2016 a post-election Tweet
Says the KKK marched in Mebane, N.C., after Trump’s victory
False
By Will Doran • November 9, 2016
Restoration PAC
Restoration PAC
stated on October 13, 2016 A TV ad
"On ISIS, (Michael Bennet) chose the (Washington) insiders over our generals."  
Mostly False
By Alan Gathright • October 27, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 a presidential debate
"ISIS is in 32 countries."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 24, 2016
Maggie Hassan
Maggie Hassan
stated on October 3, 2016 a debate
"With her solution, terrorists can still today — and by the way ISIS knows it, they have been advertising it — buy guns online and at gun shows in the United States of America."
Mostly True
By Allie Morris • October 24, 2016
Kellyanne Conway
Kellyanne Conway
stated on October 23, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press"
Says Hillary Clinton takes "tens of millions of dollars from countries that hate women, that disrespect women, that throw gays off of buildings."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • October 23, 2016
Jill Stein
Jill Stein
stated on October 17, 2016 a Green Party rally at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin
"We’re already bombing seven countries."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 21, 2016
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on October 20, 2016 an Ohio Senate debate in Cleveland
"The director of the FBI said that we cannot figure out who (Syrian refugees) are, what their intentions are, because we have no information on them, because we don’t have any contact with the Syrian government or any people on the ground to be able to determine that."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 21, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 the second 2016 presidential debate
Says Libya "Ambassador (Christopher) Stevens sent 600 requests for help" in Benghazi.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 14, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 28, 2016 a CNN town hall
"If you look worldwide, the number of terrorist incidents have not substantially increased."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • October 13, 2016
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