Foreign Policy Scorecard true 0% 90 Checks mostly true 0% 148 Checks half true 0% 152 Checks mostly false 0% 186 Checks false 0% 210 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 101 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Foreign Policy Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2026 a Facebook post Video shows “leaked Donald Trump audio about the Epstein files and Venezuela." By Maria Briceño • January 6, 2026 Alex Jones stated on January 3, 2026 an X post Video shows “millions of Venezuelans flooded the streets of Caracas” to celebrate Nicolás Maduro’s capture. By Maria Briceño • January 5, 2026 Social Media stated on January 3, 2026 social media posts Images and videos show aftermath of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture. By Loreben Tuquero • January 5, 2026 Donald Trump stated on December 9, 2025 public events The U.S. has received promises of investments totaling $18 trillion to $22 trillion since January. By Louis Jacobson, Nick Karmia • December 9, 2025 Donald Trump stated on December 1, 2025 una publicación en Truth Social Video muestra noticia de “última hora” en el que el presidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro se “rindió públicamente” ante el presidente Donald Trump. By Maria Briceño • December 4, 2025 Donald Trump stated on December 1, 2025 a Truth Social post Video shows “breaking” news that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro "publicly surrendered" to President Donald Trump. By Maria Briceño • December 3, 2025 stated on October 23, 2025 a statement on X An ad from the government of Ontario, Canada, “misrepresents” President Ronald Reagan’s April 25, 1987, address about tariffs. By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • October 24, 2025 Donald Trump stated on October 15, 2025 una conferencia de prensa Con respecto a los ataques contra las embarcaciones en las costas de Venezuela, “por cada barco que destruimos, salvamos 25,000 vidas estadounidenses”. By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 23, 2025 Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2025 a news conference “We’ve never had a president that solved one war, not one war.” By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 17, 2025 Donald Trump stated on October 15, 2025 news conference Regarding boat strikes off the coast of Venezuela, “Every boat that we knock out we save 25,000 American lives.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 16, 2025 Donald Trump stated on September 23, 2025 a speech to the U.N. General Assembly “I have ended seven unendable wars.” By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • September 23, 2025 JD Vance stated on August 24, 2025 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" "If you go back to World War II, if you go back to World War I, if you go back to every major conflict in human history, they all end with some kind of negotiation." By Louis Jacobson • August 26, 2025 Donald Trump stated on August 18, 2025 a Truth Social post “We are now the only country in the world that uses mail-in voting.” By Amy Sherman • August 18, 2025 Donald Trump stated on July 28, 2025 an interview “I’ve stopped six wars” since taking office in January 2025. By Samantha Putterman • August 5, 2025 Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2025 a press briefing “We gave $60 million two weeks ago” for food aid to Gaza. By Gabrielle Lazor, Samantha Putterman • July 30, 2025 Benjamin Netanyahu stated on July 27, 2025 remarks “There is no starvation in Gaza.” By Madison Czopek • July 29, 2025 Ritchie Torres stated on July 20, 2025 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union" “Since Donald Trump's inauguration, we have seen an 11% decline in the value of the dollar, the steepest decline in more than a half a century.” By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2025 Social Media stated on May 21, 2025 posts Video shows the Qatari emir saying, “I truly regret inviting Trump, the robber, to the Middle East.” By Grace Abels • May 21, 2025 Pete Hegseth stated on March 24, 2025 an interview "Nobody was texting war plans" in the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen. By Amy Sherman, Grace Abels • March 26, 2025 Facebook posts stated on February 17, 2025 una publicación en Facebook El congresista Adriano Espaillat muestra “La nueva bandera que están promoviendo para República Dominicana que se va a llamar 'DominicoHaiti'”. By Maria Briceño • February 21, 2025 Load More Latest Articles Did the US give Greenland back to Denmark? Trump omits history, invokes Iceland in Davos speech By Louis Jacobson • January 21, 2026 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Davos speech on Greenland, US economy By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 21, 2026 Fact-checking Trump’s text message to Norway’s prime minister about Nobel Peace Prize, NATO By Amy Sherman • January 20, 2026 Fact-checking Trump text about whether Denmark has a ‘right of ownership’ to Greenland By Grace Abels • January 20, 2026 Is the War Powers Resolution unconstitutional, as President Donald Trump says? 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