Latest Mostly False 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 Donald Trump stated on April 24, 2017 in an interview wth the Associated Press: "Back when they did NATO, there was no such thing as terrorism." Nicholas Burns stated on March 28, 2017 in a House committee hearing: "There are about as many members of the Armed Forces marching bands as there are American diplomats." Keith Ellison stated on March 7, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says President Donald Trump's travel ban could ban Somalis "from getting relief (from famine) through coming to the United States." Shenggen Fan stated on March 2, 2017 in a panel discussion in Washington, D.C.: Every dollar of foreign aid for agricultural research "will bring $4 in trade with the countries and the United States ... generating employment back in the U.S." Stephen Miller stated on February 12, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country." Tammy Baldwin stated on January 31, 2017 in a speech: Says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson got a "government service golden parachute" payment of $180 million "from Exxon Mobil that he would have to forfeit had he taken a job elsewhere." Donald Trump stated on February 2, 2017 in a Facebook post: "Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' " John McCain stated on January 18, 2017 in an interview on Fox News: "The Taliban went after and murdered" people identified in the Chelsea Manning leaks. Rex Tillerson stated on January 11, 2017 in a Senate confirmation hearing: "I have never lobbied against sanctions personally... to my knowledge, Exxon never directly lobbied against sanctions. The Other 98% stated on January 9, 2017 in a viral image: "The same 3 senators who have spent the last 3 years s------- themselves over ‘Benghazi!’ just introduced a bill to reduce embassy security by 50 percent." Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2017 in a statement released by the transition office: Activities by foreign governments had "absolutely no effect on the outcome of this election." Scott Walker stated on December 23, 2016 in an interview: "We don't get any of that information" from the federal government on who refugees are, where they come from and how long they are likely to stay. Newt Gingrich stated on November 6, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "There’s a section in the Constitution called the Emoluments Clause that says no one, nor their spouses, can take money from foreigners. (Hillary Clinton) has to be guilty of 70 or 100 counts just on that one charge." Kellyanne Conway stated on October 23, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton takes "tens of millions of dollars from countries that hate women, that disrespect women, that throw gays off of buildings." Ted Strickland stated on October 20, 2016 in the U.S. Senate debate in Cleveland: Says Rob Portman was a registered foreign agent whose "client was Haiti, at a time when the Baby Doc, Duvalier, who was a despot, was killing people." Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to have open borders." Mike Pence stated on October 16, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "We know that more than half of Hillary Clinton's meetings while she was secretary of state were given to major contributors to the Clinton Foundation." Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: Says Libya "Ambassador (Christopher) Stevens sent 600 requests for help" in Benghazi. Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on September 12, 2016 in a web ad: "Just like Hillary Clinton," Russ Feingold had a "run-in with corruption and scandal by using a personal slush fund -- a.k.a. the Feingold Foundation -- while plotting another run for U.S. Senate." Pat McCrory stated on October 11, 2016 in a North Carolina governor's race debate: Says Syrian refugees are not being vetted, and "the FBI is not even being told where they are." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in a debate.: Donald Trump says "that NATO is obsolete and that we need to get rid of NATO..." Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "I was gone" when there was a red line against Syria. Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says "Iraq has been overrun by ISIS because Hillary Clinton failed to renegotiate . . . a status of forces agreement." Rudy Giuliani stated on October 2, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton has "taken hundreds of millions from those countries" where "women are stoned, where women are killed for adultery and women can't drive." Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "gave up 20 percent of America's uranium supply to Russia." Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2016 in remarks in Michigan: The Obama administration gave Iran "$400 million in ransom payment cash." Patrick Murphy stated on August 1, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "Marco Rubio didn’t show up" for a vote on his own bill on sanctions against Hezbollah. Reince Priebus stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton's Iran nuclear deal "lined the pockets of the world's number one state sponsor of terrorism with your money." 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." 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."
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Donald Trump stated on April 24, 2017 in an interview wth the Associated Press: "Back when they did NATO, there was no such thing as terrorism." Nicholas Burns stated on March 28, 2017 in a House committee hearing: "There are about as many members of the Armed Forces marching bands as there are American diplomats." Keith Ellison stated on March 7, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says President Donald Trump's travel ban could ban Somalis "from getting relief (from famine) through coming to the United States." Shenggen Fan stated on March 2, 2017 in a panel discussion in Washington, D.C.: Every dollar of foreign aid for agricultural research "will bring $4 in trade with the countries and the United States ... generating employment back in the U.S." Stephen Miller stated on February 12, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country." Tammy Baldwin stated on January 31, 2017 in a speech: Says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson got a "government service golden parachute" payment of $180 million "from Exxon Mobil that he would have to forfeit had he taken a job elsewhere." Donald Trump stated on February 2, 2017 in a Facebook post: "Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' " John McCain stated on January 18, 2017 in an interview on Fox News: "The Taliban went after and murdered" people identified in the Chelsea Manning leaks. Rex Tillerson stated on January 11, 2017 in a Senate confirmation hearing: "I have never lobbied against sanctions personally... to my knowledge, Exxon never directly lobbied against sanctions. The Other 98% stated on January 9, 2017 in a viral image: "The same 3 senators who have spent the last 3 years s------- themselves over ‘Benghazi!’ just introduced a bill to reduce embassy security by 50 percent." Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2017 in a statement released by the transition office: Activities by foreign governments had "absolutely no effect on the outcome of this election." Scott Walker stated on December 23, 2016 in an interview: "We don't get any of that information" from the federal government on who refugees are, where they come from and how long they are likely to stay. Newt Gingrich stated on November 6, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "There’s a section in the Constitution called the Emoluments Clause that says no one, nor their spouses, can take money from foreigners. (Hillary Clinton) has to be guilty of 70 or 100 counts just on that one charge." Kellyanne Conway stated on October 23, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton takes "tens of millions of dollars from countries that hate women, that disrespect women, that throw gays off of buildings." Ted Strickland stated on October 20, 2016 in the U.S. Senate debate in Cleveland: Says Rob Portman was a registered foreign agent whose "client was Haiti, at a time when the Baby Doc, Duvalier, who was a despot, was killing people." Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to have open borders." Mike Pence stated on October 16, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "We know that more than half of Hillary Clinton's meetings while she was secretary of state were given to major contributors to the Clinton Foundation." Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: Says Libya "Ambassador (Christopher) Stevens sent 600 requests for help" in Benghazi. Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on September 12, 2016 in a web ad: "Just like Hillary Clinton," Russ Feingold had a "run-in with corruption and scandal by using a personal slush fund -- a.k.a. the Feingold Foundation -- while plotting another run for U.S. Senate." Pat McCrory stated on October 11, 2016 in a North Carolina governor's race debate: Says Syrian refugees are not being vetted, and "the FBI is not even being told where they are." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in a debate.: Donald Trump says "that NATO is obsolete and that we need to get rid of NATO..." Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "I was gone" when there was a red line against Syria. Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says "Iraq has been overrun by ISIS because Hillary Clinton failed to renegotiate . . . a status of forces agreement." Rudy Giuliani stated on October 2, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton has "taken hundreds of millions from those countries" where "women are stoned, where women are killed for adultery and women can't drive." Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "gave up 20 percent of America's uranium supply to Russia." Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2016 in remarks in Michigan: The Obama administration gave Iran "$400 million in ransom payment cash." Patrick Murphy stated on August 1, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "Marco Rubio didn’t show up" for a vote on his own bill on sanctions against Hezbollah. Reince Priebus stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton's Iran nuclear deal "lined the pockets of the world's number one state sponsor of terrorism with your money." 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." 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."
Donald Trump stated on April 24, 2017 in an interview wth the Associated Press: "Back when they did NATO, there was no such thing as terrorism."
Nicholas Burns stated on March 28, 2017 in a House committee hearing: "There are about as many members of the Armed Forces marching bands as there are American diplomats."
Keith Ellison stated on March 7, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says President Donald Trump's travel ban could ban Somalis "from getting relief (from famine) through coming to the United States."
Shenggen Fan stated on March 2, 2017 in a panel discussion in Washington, D.C.: Every dollar of foreign aid for agricultural research "will bring $4 in trade with the countries and the United States ... generating employment back in the U.S."
Stephen Miller stated on February 12, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country."
Tammy Baldwin stated on January 31, 2017 in a speech: Says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson got a "government service golden parachute" payment of $180 million "from Exxon Mobil that he would have to forfeit had he taken a job elsewhere."
Donald Trump stated on February 2, 2017 in a Facebook post: "Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' "
John McCain stated on January 18, 2017 in an interview on Fox News: "The Taliban went after and murdered" people identified in the Chelsea Manning leaks.
Rex Tillerson stated on January 11, 2017 in a Senate confirmation hearing: "I have never lobbied against sanctions personally... to my knowledge, Exxon never directly lobbied against sanctions.
The Other 98% stated on January 9, 2017 in a viral image: "The same 3 senators who have spent the last 3 years s------- themselves over ‘Benghazi!’ just introduced a bill to reduce embassy security by 50 percent."
Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2017 in a statement released by the transition office: Activities by foreign governments had "absolutely no effect on the outcome of this election."
Scott Walker stated on December 23, 2016 in an interview: "We don't get any of that information" from the federal government on who refugees are, where they come from and how long they are likely to stay.
Newt Gingrich stated on November 6, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "There’s a section in the Constitution called the Emoluments Clause that says no one, nor their spouses, can take money from foreigners. (Hillary Clinton) has to be guilty of 70 or 100 counts just on that one charge."
Kellyanne Conway stated on October 23, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton takes "tens of millions of dollars from countries that hate women, that disrespect women, that throw gays off of buildings."
Ted Strickland stated on October 20, 2016 in the U.S. Senate debate in Cleveland: Says Rob Portman was a registered foreign agent whose "client was Haiti, at a time when the Baby Doc, Duvalier, who was a despot, was killing people."
Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to have open borders."
Mike Pence stated on October 16, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "We know that more than half of Hillary Clinton's meetings while she was secretary of state were given to major contributors to the Clinton Foundation."
Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: Says Libya "Ambassador (Christopher) Stevens sent 600 requests for help" in Benghazi.
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on September 12, 2016 in a web ad: "Just like Hillary Clinton," Russ Feingold had a "run-in with corruption and scandal by using a personal slush fund -- a.k.a. the Feingold Foundation -- while plotting another run for U.S. Senate."
Pat McCrory stated on October 11, 2016 in a North Carolina governor's race debate: Says Syrian refugees are not being vetted, and "the FBI is not even being told where they are."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in a debate.: Donald Trump says "that NATO is obsolete and that we need to get rid of NATO..."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "I was gone" when there was a red line against Syria.
Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says "Iraq has been overrun by ISIS because Hillary Clinton failed to renegotiate . . . a status of forces agreement."
Rudy Giuliani stated on October 2, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton has "taken hundreds of millions from those countries" where "women are stoned, where women are killed for adultery and women can't drive."
Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "gave up 20 percent of America's uranium supply to Russia."
Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2016 in remarks in Michigan: The Obama administration gave Iran "$400 million in ransom payment cash."
Patrick Murphy stated on August 1, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "Marco Rubio didn’t show up" for a vote on his own bill on sanctions against Hezbollah.
Reince Priebus stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton's Iran nuclear deal "lined the pockets of the world's number one state sponsor of terrorism with your money."
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."
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."
