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Veterans

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All Fact-checks for Veterans

Hakeem Jeffries
Hakeem Jeffries
stated on May 8, 2025 a press conference:
“About 20% of households with veterans rely upon” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 12, 2025
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Viral image
stated on August 18, 2024 a Facebook post:
Video shows a CNN segment about “veterans cancelling their auto insurance.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 29, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 10, 2023 a CNN town hall:
“Many of these teachers are soldiers, ex-soldiers, ex-policeman.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 11, 2023
Mike Bost
Mike Bost
stated on April 26, 2023 a House floor speech:
Addressing the impact of the House GOP debt-ceiling bill on veterans’ programs, "I'm dead serious that we're not cutting veterans, and I mean it."
Mostly False
By Michael McAulliff • May 9, 2023
Blake Masters
Blake Masters
stated on October 15, 2022 a tweet:
Immigrants illegally in the country are treated “better than military veterans.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 21, 2022
Tim Westley
Tim Westley
stated on March 30, 2022 an interview:
"We have (people detained by ICE) that have to be seen within 24 hours, while veterans are seen within months.
False
By Nusaiba Mizan • April 25, 2022
Kevin Nicholson
Kevin Nicholson
stated on March 28, 2022 Fundraising email:
“Over the course of two months, Tony Evers refused to remove (Curtis Schmitt Jr.) from the (state’s veterans) Board despite having the authority to do (so).”
False
By Madeline Heim • April 8, 2022
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Viral image
stated on September 13, 2021 a Facebook post:
“Biden orders VA to withhold benefits from unvaccinated veterans.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 14, 2021
The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on August 27, 2021 a Facebook post:
U.S. veteran group rescued Afghan allies “behind Biden’s back.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 1, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 7, 2021 a Facebook post:
Congress created “a generous mortgage relief program” for veterans.
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • May 28, 2021
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on April 8, 2021 a tweet:
“New York's 1,200+ homeless veterans are ineligible for these $15,600 payments.”
Mostly False
By Cassidey Kavathas • May 18, 2021
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on September 14, 2020 a Facebook post:
“West Virginia has one of the greatest percentages of veterans in any state.”
True
By Ivy Ward, Melissa Stone • October 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 the first 2020 presidential debate:
Says Joe Biden “had 308,000 military people dying because you couldn’t provide them proper healthcare in the military.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 30, 2020
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on July 6, 2020 website profiteeringpeters.com:
Says Gary Peters "fought against funding for the VA, veterans housing programs, military pay raises, and health care and research for veterans and their families. He also fought against funding for processing veterans’ disability claims.”
False
By Clara Hendrickson • July 8, 2020
Sid Miller
Sid Miller
stated on November 29, 2019 a Facebook post:
Image shows U.S. National Guard Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester.
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • December 3, 2019
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on November 20, 2019 Democratic primary debate in Atlanta:
"The president had to confess in writing, in court to illegally diverting charitable contributions that were supposed to go to veterans."
False
By Miriam Valverde • November 21, 2019
Sid Miller
Sid Miller
stated on November 9, 2019 a Facebook post:
"Confederate veterans were conferred with many of the same benefits of other United States military veterans by Acts of Congress back in 1929 and 1957."
Mostly True
By Madlin Mekelburg • November 15, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 13, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says President Trump donated his "second quarter salary to rebuild military cemeteries" and that the media ignored it and every other story of him donating his salary as POTUS.  
False
By Samantha Putterman • November 14, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 13, 2019 a post on Facebook:
Says Barbara Walters said Jane Fonda "betrayed not only the idea of our country, but specific men who served and sacrificed during the Vietnam War."   
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 30, 2019
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Viral image
stated on May 4, 2015 a Facebook post:
Says Brooke Baldwin said, "Don’t hire veterans! They’re too damaged to be trusted with authority."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 25, 2019
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Latest promises about Veterans

Donald Trump
Donald Trump
End veteran homelessness
VA expands legal guardianship for homeless veterans in the courts | March 30, 2026
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Protect military personnel and veterans from deportation
Joe Biden compromises on promise to protect military personnel and veterans from deportation | December 30, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Create national center to reduce veteran suicide
New programs, but no new center, for veteran suicide prevention | December 4, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Increase access to VA care beyond 5-year eligibility for combat veterans
Biden kept promise on increasing access to care for veterans | December 16, 2022
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Increase veterans’ health care
More money and more options for veterans | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Create private White House veterans hotline
Trump administration launched its ‘White House’ veterans hotline, based in West Virginia | August 9, 2018
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Reduce the Veterans Benefits Administration claims backlog
Veterans benefits claim backlog dropped in Obama’s second term | December 29, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Make the Veterans Administration a national leader in health reform
VA: Progress on some fronts but not all | December 5, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Establish standards of care for traumatic brain injury treatment
Treatment of traumatic brain injury: better, but still flawed | December 19, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Institute electronic record-keeping for the Veterans Benefits Administration
Benefit claims are going digital, slowly | October 22, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Launch a supportive services-housing program for veterans to prevent homelessness
Homeless prevention program launched | January 30, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Expand Veterans Centers in rural areas
More Veterans Centers in rural areas | December 9, 2011
Latest promises about Veterans