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 Herman Cain stated on April 16, 2011 in a speech in Iowa: China holds 26 percent of the U.S. debt. Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech.: "Foreign aid makes up about 1 percent of our entire budget." Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Libya supplies the oil for China. We get no oil from Libya." Charles Rangel stated on April 4, 2011 in an interview on the Fox Business network: "Franklin Roosevelt (was) the last president to come to the Congress to ask for permission to engage into war." Donald Trump stated on March 23, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "The View": South Korea doesn't pay the United States for U.S. troops that protect their country. Barack Obama stated on March 28, 2011 in a televised address: "Regime change (in Iraq) took eight years" Karl Rove stated on March 23, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: "American troops have never been under the formal control of another nation." Newt Gingrich stated on March 23, 2011 in televised interviews: On whether the United States should intervene in Libya. Barack Obama stated on December 7, 2007 in an interview with the "Boston Globe": On the president unilaterally authorizing a military attack "that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation." Ted Poe stated on February 9, 2011 in a House floor speech: The U.S. gives foreign aid to Cuba and Venezuela, even though those countries are our enemies. Robin Wright stated on March 20, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": The coalition of Arab states against Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi is the biggest coalition against a fellow Arab leader since the Persian Gulf War in 1990-1991. Newt Gingrich stated on February 13, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": The Obama administration "actually cut out the democracy in Egypt funds inside the State Department." Glenn Beck stated on February 4, 2011 in a comment on his television show: The Muslim Brotherhood has "openly stated they want to declare war on Israel." Chain email stated on February 7, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Foreign Trade Zones allow U.S. "land to be inhabited by Chinese communists -- communists straight from China! They are to set up little towns and live here." Glenn Beck stated on January 31, 2011 in his radio program: Many of the 9/11 conspirators came from the Muslim Brotherhood, including Osama bin Laden, Ayman Zawahiri and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Rand Paul stated on February 4, 2011 in an interview with ABC News: Israel's per capita income "is greater than probably three-fourths of the rest of the world." Ross Douthat stated on January 30, 2011 in a newspaper column: Under Hosni Mubarak's rule, "Egypt received more American dollars than any country besides Israel." David Rivera stated on January 25, 2011 in a statement: "In the past, President Obama has refused to meet with representatives from Cuban exile organizations." Sameh Shoukry stated on January 30, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": In the past 20 years, Egypt has made "great strides" in political and democratic reform. George W. Bush stated on November 9, 2010 in his book, "Decision Points.": Says that in his first 17 months as president, the United States doubled its world-leading $500 million a year commitment to fighting global AIDS. Mike Mullen stated on November 21, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Historically," Senate ratification of arms control treaties "has been bipartisan." Jon Kyl stated on November 28, 2010 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Obama's position on nuclear arms is a "march toward global zero." Jon Kyl stated on November 28, 2010 in an interview on "NBC's Meet the Press": Said the Washington Post argued that a failure to pass the START treaty this year would be "no calamity," and that the Associated Press said "the administration concedes the security risk is not immediate." Michele Bachmann stated on November 3, 2010 in a CNN interview: "The president of the United States will be taking a trip over to India that is expected to cost the taxpayers $200 million a day." Joe Manchin stated on October 21, 2010 in a campaign Web ad: Says John Raese said he wants "1,000 laser systems put in the sky, and we need it right now." Charlie Crist stated on October 24, 2010 in a U.S. Senate debate on CNN’s “State of the Union.”: "I am very proud, as governor of Florida, that we signed the first divestment act, as it relates to Iran, divesting any investments in companies that would invest in Iran." Franklin Graham stated on October 3, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": In most Muslim countries, "We can't have a church. We're not able to build synagogues. It's forbidden." Patriot Majority PAC stated on August 17, 2010 in a campaign commercial: The Chilean "privatization scheme" that Sharron Angle supports "has resulted in hidden fees, fewer benefits, and millions of people with no coverage." Ann Coulter stated on September 8, 2010 in a column: "There have been more terrorist attacks on U.S. soil by ... Muslims in Obama's first 18 months in office than in the six years under Bush after he invaded Iraq." National Taxpayers Union stated on September 2, 2010 in a television commercial: Proposed tax changes are a "handout" to BP.
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Herman Cain stated on April 16, 2011 in a speech in Iowa: China holds 26 percent of the U.S. debt. Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech.: "Foreign aid makes up about 1 percent of our entire budget." Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Libya supplies the oil for China. We get no oil from Libya." Charles Rangel stated on April 4, 2011 in an interview on the Fox Business network: "Franklin Roosevelt (was) the last president to come to the Congress to ask for permission to engage into war." Donald Trump stated on March 23, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "The View": South Korea doesn't pay the United States for U.S. troops that protect their country. Barack Obama stated on March 28, 2011 in a televised address: "Regime change (in Iraq) took eight years" Karl Rove stated on March 23, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: "American troops have never been under the formal control of another nation." Newt Gingrich stated on March 23, 2011 in televised interviews: On whether the United States should intervene in Libya. Barack Obama stated on December 7, 2007 in an interview with the "Boston Globe": On the president unilaterally authorizing a military attack "that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation." Ted Poe stated on February 9, 2011 in a House floor speech: The U.S. gives foreign aid to Cuba and Venezuela, even though those countries are our enemies. Robin Wright stated on March 20, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": The coalition of Arab states against Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi is the biggest coalition against a fellow Arab leader since the Persian Gulf War in 1990-1991. Newt Gingrich stated on February 13, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": The Obama administration "actually cut out the democracy in Egypt funds inside the State Department." Glenn Beck stated on February 4, 2011 in a comment on his television show: The Muslim Brotherhood has "openly stated they want to declare war on Israel." Chain email stated on February 7, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Foreign Trade Zones allow U.S. "land to be inhabited by Chinese communists -- communists straight from China! They are to set up little towns and live here." Glenn Beck stated on January 31, 2011 in his radio program: Many of the 9/11 conspirators came from the Muslim Brotherhood, including Osama bin Laden, Ayman Zawahiri and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Rand Paul stated on February 4, 2011 in an interview with ABC News: Israel's per capita income "is greater than probably three-fourths of the rest of the world." Ross Douthat stated on January 30, 2011 in a newspaper column: Under Hosni Mubarak's rule, "Egypt received more American dollars than any country besides Israel." David Rivera stated on January 25, 2011 in a statement: "In the past, President Obama has refused to meet with representatives from Cuban exile organizations." Sameh Shoukry stated on January 30, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": In the past 20 years, Egypt has made "great strides" in political and democratic reform. George W. Bush stated on November 9, 2010 in his book, "Decision Points.": Says that in his first 17 months as president, the United States doubled its world-leading $500 million a year commitment to fighting global AIDS. Mike Mullen stated on November 21, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Historically," Senate ratification of arms control treaties "has been bipartisan." Jon Kyl stated on November 28, 2010 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Obama's position on nuclear arms is a "march toward global zero." Jon Kyl stated on November 28, 2010 in an interview on "NBC's Meet the Press": Said the Washington Post argued that a failure to pass the START treaty this year would be "no calamity," and that the Associated Press said "the administration concedes the security risk is not immediate." Michele Bachmann stated on November 3, 2010 in a CNN interview: "The president of the United States will be taking a trip over to India that is expected to cost the taxpayers $200 million a day." Joe Manchin stated on October 21, 2010 in a campaign Web ad: Says John Raese said he wants "1,000 laser systems put in the sky, and we need it right now." Charlie Crist stated on October 24, 2010 in a U.S. Senate debate on CNN’s “State of the Union.”: "I am very proud, as governor of Florida, that we signed the first divestment act, as it relates to Iran, divesting any investments in companies that would invest in Iran." Franklin Graham stated on October 3, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": In most Muslim countries, "We can't have a church. We're not able to build synagogues. It's forbidden." Patriot Majority PAC stated on August 17, 2010 in a campaign commercial: The Chilean "privatization scheme" that Sharron Angle supports "has resulted in hidden fees, fewer benefits, and millions of people with no coverage." Ann Coulter stated on September 8, 2010 in a column: "There have been more terrorist attacks on U.S. soil by ... Muslims in Obama's first 18 months in office than in the six years under Bush after he invaded Iraq." National Taxpayers Union stated on September 2, 2010 in a television commercial: Proposed tax changes are a "handout" to BP.
Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech.: "Foreign aid makes up about 1 percent of our entire budget."
Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Libya supplies the oil for China. We get no oil from Libya."
Charles Rangel stated on April 4, 2011 in an interview on the Fox Business network: "Franklin Roosevelt (was) the last president to come to the Congress to ask for permission to engage into war."
Donald Trump stated on March 23, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "The View": South Korea doesn't pay the United States for U.S. troops that protect their country.
Barack Obama stated on March 28, 2011 in a televised address: "Regime change (in Iraq) took eight years"
Karl Rove stated on March 23, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: "American troops have never been under the formal control of another nation."
Newt Gingrich stated on March 23, 2011 in televised interviews: On whether the United States should intervene in Libya.
Barack Obama stated on December 7, 2007 in an interview with the "Boston Globe": On the president unilaterally authorizing a military attack "that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation."
Ted Poe stated on February 9, 2011 in a House floor speech: The U.S. gives foreign aid to Cuba and Venezuela, even though those countries are our enemies.
Robin Wright stated on March 20, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": The coalition of Arab states against Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi is the biggest coalition against a fellow Arab leader since the Persian Gulf War in 1990-1991.
Newt Gingrich stated on February 13, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": The Obama administration "actually cut out the democracy in Egypt funds inside the State Department."
Glenn Beck stated on February 4, 2011 in a comment on his television show: The Muslim Brotherhood has "openly stated they want to declare war on Israel."
Chain email stated on February 7, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Foreign Trade Zones allow U.S. "land to be inhabited by Chinese communists -- communists straight from China! They are to set up little towns and live here."
Glenn Beck stated on January 31, 2011 in his radio program: Many of the 9/11 conspirators came from the Muslim Brotherhood, including Osama bin Laden, Ayman Zawahiri and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Rand Paul stated on February 4, 2011 in an interview with ABC News: Israel's per capita income "is greater than probably three-fourths of the rest of the world."
Ross Douthat stated on January 30, 2011 in a newspaper column: Under Hosni Mubarak's rule, "Egypt received more American dollars than any country besides Israel."
David Rivera stated on January 25, 2011 in a statement: "In the past, President Obama has refused to meet with representatives from Cuban exile organizations."
Sameh Shoukry stated on January 30, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": In the past 20 years, Egypt has made "great strides" in political and democratic reform.
George W. Bush stated on November 9, 2010 in his book, "Decision Points.": Says that in his first 17 months as president, the United States doubled its world-leading $500 million a year commitment to fighting global AIDS.
Mike Mullen stated on November 21, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Historically," Senate ratification of arms control treaties "has been bipartisan."
Jon Kyl stated on November 28, 2010 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Obama's position on nuclear arms is a "march toward global zero."
Jon Kyl stated on November 28, 2010 in an interview on "NBC's Meet the Press": Said the Washington Post argued that a failure to pass the START treaty this year would be "no calamity," and that the Associated Press said "the administration concedes the security risk is not immediate."
Michele Bachmann stated on November 3, 2010 in a CNN interview: "The president of the United States will be taking a trip over to India that is expected to cost the taxpayers $200 million a day."
Joe Manchin stated on October 21, 2010 in a campaign Web ad: Says John Raese said he wants "1,000 laser systems put in the sky, and we need it right now."
Charlie Crist stated on October 24, 2010 in a U.S. Senate debate on CNN’s “State of the Union.”: "I am very proud, as governor of Florida, that we signed the first divestment act, as it relates to Iran, divesting any investments in companies that would invest in Iran."
Franklin Graham stated on October 3, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": In most Muslim countries, "We can't have a church. We're not able to build synagogues. It's forbidden."
Patriot Majority PAC stated on August 17, 2010 in a campaign commercial: The Chilean "privatization scheme" that Sharron Angle supports "has resulted in hidden fees, fewer benefits, and millions of people with no coverage."
Ann Coulter stated on September 8, 2010 in a column: "There have been more terrorist attacks on U.S. soil by ... Muslims in Obama's first 18 months in office than in the six years under Bush after he invaded Iraq."
National Taxpayers Union stated on September 2, 2010 in a television commercial: Proposed tax changes are a "handout" to BP.
