Latest Fact-checks in Foreign Policy Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "As secretary of state, (Hillary Clinton) worked hard to get strong sanctions against Iran's nuclear program" and "got Russia and China to support them." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "The approval of the United States was 20 points higher when (Hillary Clinton) left the secretary of state's office than when she took it." UN's UNICEF stated on July 6, 2016 in an article on Medium: In South Sudan, "more teenage girls die in childbirth than finish high school." Ron Johnson stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says that as a U.S. senator, Russ Feingold "voted against authorizing our military 11 separate times." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "has called for a radical 550 percent increase in Syrian ... refugees . . . despite the fact that there’s no way to screen these refugees in order to find out who they are or where they come from." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "In 2009, pre-Hillary, ISIS was not even on the map." Donald Trump stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview on 60 Minutes: "Hillary Clinton invented ISIS with her stupid policies. She is responsible for ISIS." Mitch McConnell stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: In 2010, Clinton "said Iran could enrich uranium. In 2014 she said she’s always argued against it." Ron Johnson stated on July 19, 2016 in the GOP convention in Cleveland: " ‘What difference, at this point, does it make?' I am the guy that got under her skin and provoked that infamous response from Hillary Clinton by asking a pretty simple question, 'Why didn't you just pick up the phone and call the survivors’ (of the Benghazi attack)?" Chris Christie stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "said all work-related emails were sent back to the State Department. The FBI director said, that's not true." Chris Christie stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: Says "(Clinton) called President Assad a ‘reformer.’ She called Assad a ‘different kind of leader.’ " Mark Geist stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "We defied the stand-down orders" during the Benghazi attack. Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in 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. Donald Trump stated on July 5, 2016 in a rally in Raleigh, N.C.: "You know what (Saddam Hussein) did well? He killed terrorists." Morten Jerven stated on June 29, 2016 in an article: For 21 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, "we simply do not have data to say anything about trends in poverty." Hillary Clinton stated on July 2, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC: Says she "never received nor sent any material that was marked classified" on her private email server while secretary of state. Tom Cotton stated on July 3, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton "was literally present when we pressed the reset button with Russia just a few months after Russia had invaded Georgia." Sean Hannity stated on June 28, 2016 in comments on his Fox News program: "During the (Benghazi) attack, a stand-down order was given, and our troops were told to change their clothes four times." Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in in a speech critiquing Hillary Clinton: Says Hillary Clinton’s State Department "approved the transfer of 20 percent of America’s uranium holdings to Russia, while nine investors in the deal funneled $145 million to the Clinton Foundation." Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a tweet: "Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs." Tim Kaine stated on June 15, 2016 in a senate hearing: "For every extra year that a girl stays in secondary school, her chance of getting infected with HIV/AIDS decreases by half." Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "has even deleted this record of total support (for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) from her book." Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech in New York : The Benghazi victims were "left helpless to die as Hillary Clinton soundly slept in her bed." Priorities USA Action stated on June 19, 2016 in an ad discussed on "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump has said he loves war, "including with nukes." Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in a Facebook post: "The Obama administration was actively supporting Al Qaeda in Iraq, the terrorist group that became the Islamic State." Hillary Clinton stated on June 8, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "Nine million people have lower-cost HIV/AIDS medicine because of the work of the Clinton Foundation and my husband." Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "plans to massively increase admissions (of Middle East refugees) … including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country." Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2016 in a statement after a terrorist attack in Orlando: "We admit more than 100,000 lifetime migrants from the Middle East each year." Gary Johnson stated on June 5, 2016 in an appearance on Meet the Press: Says the United States has "treaties with apparently 69 countries where we are obligated to defend their borders. And these were treaties that were executive treaties, not authorized by Congress." Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2016: Says Merrick Garland "authored an opinion that resulted in the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were part of a group of violent Islamist extremists the State Department had designated as terrorists."
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Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "As secretary of state, (Hillary Clinton) worked hard to get strong sanctions against Iran's nuclear program" and "got Russia and China to support them." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "The approval of the United States was 20 points higher when (Hillary Clinton) left the secretary of state's office than when she took it." UN's UNICEF stated on July 6, 2016 in an article on Medium: In South Sudan, "more teenage girls die in childbirth than finish high school." Ron Johnson stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says that as a U.S. senator, Russ Feingold "voted against authorizing our military 11 separate times." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "has called for a radical 550 percent increase in Syrian ... refugees . . . despite the fact that there’s no way to screen these refugees in order to find out who they are or where they come from." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "In 2009, pre-Hillary, ISIS was not even on the map." Donald Trump stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview on 60 Minutes: "Hillary Clinton invented ISIS with her stupid policies. She is responsible for ISIS." Mitch McConnell stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: In 2010, Clinton "said Iran could enrich uranium. In 2014 she said she’s always argued against it." Ron Johnson stated on July 19, 2016 in the GOP convention in Cleveland: " ‘What difference, at this point, does it make?' I am the guy that got under her skin and provoked that infamous response from Hillary Clinton by asking a pretty simple question, 'Why didn't you just pick up the phone and call the survivors’ (of the Benghazi attack)?" Chris Christie stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "said all work-related emails were sent back to the State Department. The FBI director said, that's not true." Chris Christie stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: Says "(Clinton) called President Assad a ‘reformer.’ She called Assad a ‘different kind of leader.’ " Mark Geist stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "We defied the stand-down orders" during the Benghazi attack. Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in 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. Donald Trump stated on July 5, 2016 in a rally in Raleigh, N.C.: "You know what (Saddam Hussein) did well? He killed terrorists." Morten Jerven stated on June 29, 2016 in an article: For 21 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, "we simply do not have data to say anything about trends in poverty." Hillary Clinton stated on July 2, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC: Says she "never received nor sent any material that was marked classified" on her private email server while secretary of state. Tom Cotton stated on July 3, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton "was literally present when we pressed the reset button with Russia just a few months after Russia had invaded Georgia." Sean Hannity stated on June 28, 2016 in comments on his Fox News program: "During the (Benghazi) attack, a stand-down order was given, and our troops were told to change their clothes four times." Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in in a speech critiquing Hillary Clinton: Says Hillary Clinton’s State Department "approved the transfer of 20 percent of America’s uranium holdings to Russia, while nine investors in the deal funneled $145 million to the Clinton Foundation." Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a tweet: "Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs." Tim Kaine stated on June 15, 2016 in a senate hearing: "For every extra year that a girl stays in secondary school, her chance of getting infected with HIV/AIDS decreases by half." Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "has even deleted this record of total support (for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) from her book." Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech in New York : The Benghazi victims were "left helpless to die as Hillary Clinton soundly slept in her bed." Priorities USA Action stated on June 19, 2016 in an ad discussed on "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump has said he loves war, "including with nukes." Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in a Facebook post: "The Obama administration was actively supporting Al Qaeda in Iraq, the terrorist group that became the Islamic State." Hillary Clinton stated on June 8, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "Nine million people have lower-cost HIV/AIDS medicine because of the work of the Clinton Foundation and my husband." Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "plans to massively increase admissions (of Middle East refugees) … including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country." Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2016 in a statement after a terrorist attack in Orlando: "We admit more than 100,000 lifetime migrants from the Middle East each year." Gary Johnson stated on June 5, 2016 in an appearance on Meet the Press: Says the United States has "treaties with apparently 69 countries where we are obligated to defend their borders. And these were treaties that were executive treaties, not authorized by Congress." Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2016: Says Merrick Garland "authored an opinion that resulted in the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were part of a group of violent Islamist extremists the State Department had designated as terrorists."
Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "As secretary of state, (Hillary Clinton) worked hard to get strong sanctions against Iran's nuclear program" and "got Russia and China to support them."
Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "The approval of the United States was 20 points higher when (Hillary Clinton) left the secretary of state's office than when she took it."
UN's UNICEF stated on July 6, 2016 in an article on Medium: In South Sudan, "more teenage girls die in childbirth than finish high school."
Ron Johnson stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says that as a U.S. senator, Russ Feingold "voted against authorizing our military 11 separate times."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "has called for a radical 550 percent increase in Syrian ... refugees . . . despite the fact that there’s no way to screen these refugees in order to find out who they are or where they come from."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "In 2009, pre-Hillary, ISIS was not even on the map."
Donald Trump stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview on 60 Minutes: "Hillary Clinton invented ISIS with her stupid policies. She is responsible for ISIS."
Mitch McConnell stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: In 2010, Clinton "said Iran could enrich uranium. In 2014 she said she’s always argued against it."
Ron Johnson stated on July 19, 2016 in the GOP convention in Cleveland: " ‘What difference, at this point, does it make?' I am the guy that got under her skin and provoked that infamous response from Hillary Clinton by asking a pretty simple question, 'Why didn't you just pick up the phone and call the survivors’ (of the Benghazi attack)?"
Chris Christie stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "said all work-related emails were sent back to the State Department. The FBI director said, that's not true."
Chris Christie stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: Says "(Clinton) called President Assad a ‘reformer.’ She called Assad a ‘different kind of leader.’ "
Mark Geist stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "We defied the stand-down orders" during the Benghazi attack.
Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in 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.
Donald Trump stated on July 5, 2016 in a rally in Raleigh, N.C.: "You know what (Saddam Hussein) did well? He killed terrorists."
Morten Jerven stated on June 29, 2016 in an article: For 21 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, "we simply do not have data to say anything about trends in poverty."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 2, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC: Says she "never received nor sent any material that was marked classified" on her private email server while secretary of state.
Tom Cotton stated on July 3, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton "was literally present when we pressed the reset button with Russia just a few months after Russia had invaded Georgia."
Sean Hannity stated on June 28, 2016 in comments on his Fox News program: "During the (Benghazi) attack, a stand-down order was given, and our troops were told to change their clothes four times."
Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in in a speech critiquing Hillary Clinton: Says Hillary Clinton’s State Department "approved the transfer of 20 percent of America’s uranium holdings to Russia, while nine investors in the deal funneled $145 million to the Clinton Foundation."
Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a tweet: "Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs."
Tim Kaine stated on June 15, 2016 in a senate hearing: "For every extra year that a girl stays in secondary school, her chance of getting infected with HIV/AIDS decreases by half."
Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "has even deleted this record of total support (for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) from her book."
Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech in New York : The Benghazi victims were "left helpless to die as Hillary Clinton soundly slept in her bed."
Priorities USA Action stated on June 19, 2016 in an ad discussed on "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump has said he loves war, "including with nukes."
Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in a Facebook post: "The Obama administration was actively supporting Al Qaeda in Iraq, the terrorist group that became the Islamic State."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 8, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "Nine million people have lower-cost HIV/AIDS medicine because of the work of the Clinton Foundation and my husband."
Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "plans to massively increase admissions (of Middle East refugees) … including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country."
Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2016 in a statement after a terrorist attack in Orlando: "We admit more than 100,000 lifetime migrants from the Middle East each year."
Gary Johnson stated on June 5, 2016 in an appearance on Meet the Press: Says the United States has "treaties with apparently 69 countries where we are obligated to defend their borders. And these were treaties that were executive treaties, not authorized by Congress."
Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2016: Says Merrick Garland "authored an opinion that resulted in the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were part of a group of violent Islamist extremists the State Department had designated as terrorists."
