Fact Check Posts – Page 8

Mike Pence
stated on July 12, 2016 a speech at a Trump rally

Says Hillary Clinton "took 13 hours to send help to Americans under fire" during the terrorist attack in Benghazi.

By Adam Thorp • July 14, 2016

Rob Wittman
stated on June 18, 2016 a Facebook post.

"On average, each U.S. military working dog saves the lives of between 150 and 200 servicemen and women over the span of his career."

By Warren Fiske • June 14, 2016

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

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

Says carpet bombing means bombing "not a city, but the location of the troops," with "embedded special forces to direct the air power."

By Louis Jacobson • December 16, 2015

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

"The Chinese are there" in Syria.

By Linda Qiu • November 15, 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

Facebook posts
stated on August 13, 2015 a meme on social media

Says 57 percent of federal spending goes to the military and just 1 percent goes to food and agriculture, including food stamps.

By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2015

Allen West
stated on August 1, 2015 a blog on his website

The Navy "is bringing charges against" a Navy officer who shot at the Chattanooga shooter "for illegally discharging a firearm on federal property."

By Lauren Carroll • August 4, 2015

Tom Cotton
stated on July 15, 2015 an interview on CNN's "New Day"

President Barack Obama "said at the beginning of the negotiations that the basic approach was to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for dismantling the sanctions."

July 22, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on July 19, 2015 comments on ABC's This Week.

Says John McCain "has done nothing to help the vets."

By Linda Qiu • July 21, 2015

Joe Theismann
stated on July 9, 2015 a discussion on "Outnumbered"

"We don’t have a (military) reserve force if something happens."

By Katie Sanders • July 14, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on June 16, 2015 his presidential announcement speech

"Even our nuclear arsenal doesn't work. It came out recently they have equipment that is 30 years old. They don't know if it worked."

By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on July 12, 2014 a roundtable with Texas businesses

"Every year we spend roughly $500 billion on tax compliance. That is roughly the budget of our entire military, entirely wasted on tax compliance."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 20, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on April 25, 2015 a speech at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Summit

The United States "is not building the aircraft, the long-range bombers, the additional aircraft carriers, the nuclear submarines."

By Amy Sherman • May 5, 2015

Judicial Watch
stated on April 14, 2015 a web item

"ISIS camp a few miles from Texas, Mexican authorities confirm."

By W. Gardner Selby • April 17, 2015

Adam Kinzinger
stated on February 15, 2015 an appearance on ABC's 'This Week'

The current debate over authorizing military action against the Islamic State "would be the first time Congress would place limits on the commander-in-chief's ability to be commander-in-chief."

By Steve Contorno • February 19, 2015

Chain email
stated on February 9, 2015 a chain email

"Over 200 years ago, the United States had declared war on Islam, and Thomas Jefferson led the charge!"

By Louis Jacobson • February 11, 2015

Jerry Jones
stated on January 9, 2015 an interview with ESPN aired Jan. 9, 2015

The cheerleaders for the Dallas Cowboys have "entertained more troops in the world than Bob Hope."

By W. Gardner Selby • January 9, 2015

Dick Cheney
stated on December 14, 2014 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"

Says Saddam Hussein "had a 10-year relationship with al-Qaida."

By Jon Greenberg • December 14, 2014

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