Nuclear Scorecard true 0% 9 Checks mostly-true 0% 18 Checks Half True 0% 19 Checks mostly-false 0% 32 Checks false 0% 30 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 6 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Nuclear X posts stated on June 13, 2025 in an X post: Photo shows Israeli pilot Sarah Ahronot, who was captured by Iran. June 23, 2025 Eric Hovde stated on March 4, 2024 in Campaign website: Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “was one of the staunchest supporters of the Iran deal which sent billions of dollars and plane loads of cash to Iran.” By Laura Schulte • March 8, 2024 Chris Christie stated on November 8, 2023 in the third Republican debate in Miami: “In 1992, this country made a promise to Ukraine. We said if you return nuclear missiles that were part of the old Soviet Union to Russia, and they invade you, we will protect you.” By Louis Jacobson • November 9, 2023 Facebook posts stated on October 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: Switzerland’s distribution of iodine tablets means the government is worried about nuclear war. November 3, 2023 Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Hiroshima and Nagasaki were never nuked.” August 14, 2023 X posts stated on July 4, 2023 in a tweet: Footage of nuclear explosions proves that "nukes are fake." By Sara Swann • July 11, 2023 Ted Cruz stated on May 17, 2023 in a speech at the Hudson Institute: Barack Obama said that Iran has a “right” to nuclear technology, including weapons. By Sarah Bahari • June 13, 2023 Facebook posts stated on May 1, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows Ukraine was “nuked.” May 4, 2023 Instagram posts stated on October 20, 2022 in a post: “Ukraine has a nuclear bomb primed in Mykolaiv.” October 27, 2022 Facebook posts stated on August 7, 2022 in una publicación en Facebook: "Urgente! China prepara un ataque nuclear desde el espacio! Nueva York en alerta roja!" By Nuria Diaz Muñoz • August 9, 2022 Facebook posts stated on March 1, 2022 in a Facebook post: “NEW: Biden Admin. instructs Americans to social distance and wear masks in the event of a Nuclear Fallout.” March 3, 2022 Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a post: Russia unveiled a nuclear weapon, "Satan 2," that is "capable of destroying everything breathing in the world." March 2, 2022 Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Sen. Bernie Sanders led the effort to dump Vermont's nuclear waste on a poor Latino community in Texas.” March 13, 2020 Viral image stated on December 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Bill Clinton "gave nukes to North Korea," Barack Obama "gave nukes to Iran," and Hillary Clinton "gave uranium to Russia." January 9, 2020 Facebook posts stated on January 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Iran will be shooting at our soldiers with bullets, etc., purchased with the $150 billion Obama gave them." January 7, 2020 William Taylor stated on November 13, 2019 in impeachment inquiry testimony: "The Russians are violating all of the rules, treaties, understandings that they committed to that actually kept the peace in Europe for nearly 70 years." November 14, 2019 Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2019 in a press conference in South Korea: "The Obama administration was begging for a meeting" with Kim Jong Un. By Jon Greenberg • July 1, 2019 Rachel Siegel stated on April 8, 2019 in an email to supporters: "The F-35 bombers, scheduled to arrive in Burlington this fall, have been designated with a nuclear mission." By Colin Meyn • April 11, 2019 Bloggers stated on December 5, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says Hillary Clinton sold 20 percent of America’s uranium to Russia and then "the Russian government gave $145 million to the Clinton Foundation." Former FBI Director and special counsel Robert Mueller "delivered it." By Samantha Putterman • December 7, 2018 Kevin Nicholson stated on May 30, 2018 in an interview: The Iran deal "handed billions of dollars of cash on cargo planes, sent it to a state sponsor of terror, and Tammy Baldwin was one of the first U.S. senators to get on board and support that." June 29, 2018 Load More Latest Articles Trump declares fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. 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By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2021 Latest promises about Nuclear Joe Biden Join allies to negotiate with North Korea on denuclearization Biden worked with allies to negotiate with North Korea on denuclearization, but North Korea resisted | December 3, 2024 Joe Biden Rejoin Iran nuclear deal Biden administration unable to put Iran nuclear deal back together | November 25, 2024 Donald Trump Renegotiate the Iran deal Trump’s pledge to renegotiate Iran deal remains at standstill as election nears | July 15, 2020 Barack Obama Make sure Iran does not get a nuclear weapon Iran has no nuclear capability yet | December 9, 2016 Barack Obama Increase penalties against North Korea if it continues developing nuclear weapons Obama followed through on sanctions promises, but nothing really moved the needle | December 9, 2016 Barack Obama Seek safe disposal of nuclear waste Blue-ribbon panel points the way, but little concrete action yet | November 21, 2012 Barack Obama Strengthen the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Successful 2010 treaty review conference, Iran sanctions bolster promise | November 29, 2012 Barack Obama Stop the development of new nuclear weapons Administration keeps rehab policy for old weapons, but conflict not over yet | August 10, 2011 Barack Obama Secure nuclear weapons materials in four years Impressive progress, but Russia set to quit key agreement | November 30, 2012 Barack Obama Seek treaty to control fissile materials Despite U.S. efforts, treaty remains stymied | November 21, 2012 Barack Obama Enact measures to prevent nuclear fuel from becoming nuclear bombs One fuel bank up and running, another on the way | November 21, 2012 Barack Obama Organize successful Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in 2010 Challenging conference went off successfully | August 10, 2011 Latest promises about Nuclear
Joe Biden Join allies to negotiate with North Korea on denuclearization Biden worked with allies to negotiate with North Korea on denuclearization, but North Korea resisted | December 3, 2024
Joe Biden Rejoin Iran nuclear deal Biden administration unable to put Iran nuclear deal back together | November 25, 2024
Donald Trump Renegotiate the Iran deal Trump’s pledge to renegotiate Iran deal remains at standstill as election nears | July 15, 2020
Barack Obama Make sure Iran does not get a nuclear weapon Iran has no nuclear capability yet | December 9, 2016
Barack Obama Increase penalties against North Korea if it continues developing nuclear weapons Obama followed through on sanctions promises, but nothing really moved the needle | December 9, 2016
Barack Obama Seek safe disposal of nuclear waste Blue-ribbon panel points the way, but little concrete action yet | November 21, 2012
Barack Obama Strengthen the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Successful 2010 treaty review conference, Iran sanctions bolster promise | November 29, 2012
Barack Obama Stop the development of new nuclear weapons Administration keeps rehab policy for old weapons, but conflict not over yet | August 10, 2011
Barack Obama Secure nuclear weapons materials in four years Impressive progress, but Russia set to quit key agreement | November 30, 2012
Barack Obama Seek treaty to control fissile materials Despite U.S. efforts, treaty remains stymied | November 21, 2012
Barack Obama Enact measures to prevent nuclear fuel from becoming nuclear bombs One fuel bank up and running, another on the way | November 21, 2012
Barack Obama Organize successful Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in 2010 Challenging conference went off successfully | August 10, 2011
