Fact Check Posts – Page 9

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

Jeb Bush
stated on December 1, 2014 a Wall Street Journal CEO Council event:

"The pass rate for a high school level test to join the military" is 35 to 40 percent.

By Amy Sherman • December 9, 2014

Adam Kinzinger
stated on October 26, 2014 comments on ABC's "This Week":

Says Rand Paul "has put out budgets to cut the military in half."

By Steve Contorno • October 26, 2014

John McCain
stated on October 12, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union":

"We were told there would never be a case of Ebola in the United States."

By Lauren Carroll • October 12, 2014

Bruce Braley
stated on September 28, 2014 a debate:

"I recently had the opportunity to vote to give the president limited authority to begin strikes against terrorists in Iraq and Syria."

By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2014

Brit Hume
stated on September 21, 2014 a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday":

Says President Barack Obama is "sending a much larger (force) " to deal with Ebola "than ISIS is getting."

By Jon Greenberg • September 23, 2014

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."

By Louis Jacobson • July 17, 2014

Rachel Maddow
stated on June 3, 2014 comments on "The Rachel Maddow Show":

"The Pentagon made up" the since-debunked heroics of POW Jessica Lynch as she tried to avoid capture in Iraq.

By Aaron Sharockman • June 5, 2014

Chain email
stated on June 5, 2014 emails circulating on the Internet:

Due to actions by President Barack Obama, "the Burger King national headquarters announced this month that they will be pulling their franchises from our military bases."

By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2014

Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on April 15, 2014 a town-hall meeting:

President Barack Obama’s budget threatens national security by proposing "an Army of fewer personnel than we had before Pearl Harbor."

By Dave Umhoefer • May 4, 2014

Chain email
stated on April 24, 2014 a chain email:

"More than 1,000 American soldiers have lost their lives in Afghanistan in the last 27 months. This is more than the combined total of the nine years before."

By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2014

Chain email
stated on April 4, 2014 a chain email:

This is the first time since World War II that five nuclear-powered aircraft carriers were docked together.

By Elizabeth Meyer • April 4, 2014

Facebook posts
stated on March 28, 2014 viral posts on the Internet:

"22 Countries Invaded by the U.S. in 20 Years."

By Louis Jacobson • March 31, 2014

ForAmerica
stated on July 11, 2013 a Facebook post:

Says Houston National Cemetery is preventing Christian prayers from being said at military funerals.

By Sue Owen • August 6, 2013

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."

By Becky Bowers • May 14, 2013

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