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 Evan McMullin stated on March 6, 2022 in an ad: “As the world rallies around Ukraine, Mike Lee was one of only two senators to oppose sanctions on Putin. Then he flew to the Kremlin and discussed dropping sanctions. Lee even opposed arming Ukrainians fighting for their lives.” Facebook posts stated on March 1, 2022 in a post: Ukraine issued a press release about Joe Biden Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: The war in Ukraine is “scripted and staged.” Mike Gibbons stated on March 1, 2022 in an ad: Joe Biden's sanctions on Russia “are riddled with loopholes and don't even start for 30 days. They have carve outs for the energy and financial sectors.” Joe Biden stated on March 1, 2022 in in his State of the Union address: “I’ve been in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan over 40 times.” Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: A 2022 CNN report said, “Russia deploys two nuke bombers in US backyard, Venezuela.” Russian Embassy in Canada stated on March 1, 2022 in a statement: "The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory." Facebook posts stated on February 24, 2022 in social media posts: A photo of a wounded young child was captured in Ukraine in 2022. Maria Bartiromo stated on February 22, 2022 in a TV segment: “We have doubled our (oil) imports from Russia in the last year.” Viral image stated on February 25, 2022 in social media posts: A photo showing young children saluting troops was captured in Ukraine in 2022. Candace Owens stated on February 22, 2022 in a tweet: “NATO (under direction from the United States) is violating previous agreements and expanding eastward.” Vladimir Putin stated on February 24, 2022 in an address to the nation announcing the attack on Ukraine: Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.” Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on February 19, 2022 in a talk before a rally: "Ukraine was the No. 1 donor to Hillary Clinton when she was running for president.” JD Vance stated on February 19, 2022 in an interview with Steve Bannon: Says Joe Biden risks war with Russia because Vladimir Putin doesn’t “believe in transgender rights." Dmitry Peskov stated on February 20, 2022 in an interview with a Russian TV network: “Russia has never attacked anyone throughout its history.” Jesse Watters stated on February 14, 2022 in a TV segment: “Durham’s documents show that Hillary Clinton hired people who hacked into Trump’s home and office computers” and “planted evidence, fabricated evidence connecting Trump to Russia.” Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: “President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline.” TikTok posts stated on September 29, 2021 in a TikTok post: “The Biden administration wants to create an international oversight committee” to alter or cancel Second Amendment rights. Instagram posts stated on September 23, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Joe Biden said: “If Haiti just quietly sunk into the Caribbean, or rose up 300 feet, it wouldn’t matter a whole lot in terms of our interests.” Charles Schumer stated on September 3, 2021 in an interview with WSYR-TV: “All” Americans in Afghanistan who “have wanted to come out have come out.” The Gateway Pundit stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: U.S. veteran group rescued Afghan allies “behind Biden’s back.” Viral image stated on August 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: The U.S. left the Taliban an “arsenal” in Afghanistan, including 358,530 assault rifles and 22,174 Humvees. Mitt Romney stated on August 29, 2021 in a CNN interview: The Trump administration worked to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners. Viral image stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show the U.S. service members killed in a 2021 suicide bombing in Kabul. TikTok posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a TikTok post: "Norfolk naval base has been taken by NATO." Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says a U.S. Air Force-insignia plane evacuating people from Afghanistan is fake. Joe Biden stated on August 20, 2021 in a press conference: There has been “no question of our credibility from our allies around the world” regarding how the U.S. is withdrawing from Afghanistan. Warren Davidson stated on August 17, 2021 in an interview with Breitbart: Former President Donald Trump “was blocked from getting troops out of (Afghanistan) by Liz Cheney and others.” Joe Biden stated on August 20, 2021 in remarks: Al-Qaida is “gone” from Afghanistan. Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2021 in social media posts: The U.S. is “now importing 800,000 barrels of oil from Russia,” but that could have been prevented if the Keystone XL pipeline hadn’t been cancelled.
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Evan McMullin stated on March 6, 2022 in an ad: “As the world rallies around Ukraine, Mike Lee was one of only two senators to oppose sanctions on Putin. Then he flew to the Kremlin and discussed dropping sanctions. Lee even opposed arming Ukrainians fighting for their lives.” Facebook posts stated on March 1, 2022 in a post: Ukraine issued a press release about Joe Biden Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: The war in Ukraine is “scripted and staged.” Mike Gibbons stated on March 1, 2022 in an ad: Joe Biden's sanctions on Russia “are riddled with loopholes and don't even start for 30 days. They have carve outs for the energy and financial sectors.” Joe Biden stated on March 1, 2022 in in his State of the Union address: “I’ve been in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan over 40 times.” Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: A 2022 CNN report said, “Russia deploys two nuke bombers in US backyard, Venezuela.” Russian Embassy in Canada stated on March 1, 2022 in a statement: "The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory." Facebook posts stated on February 24, 2022 in social media posts: A photo of a wounded young child was captured in Ukraine in 2022. Maria Bartiromo stated on February 22, 2022 in a TV segment: “We have doubled our (oil) imports from Russia in the last year.” Viral image stated on February 25, 2022 in social media posts: A photo showing young children saluting troops was captured in Ukraine in 2022. Candace Owens stated on February 22, 2022 in a tweet: “NATO (under direction from the United States) is violating previous agreements and expanding eastward.” Vladimir Putin stated on February 24, 2022 in an address to the nation announcing the attack on Ukraine: Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.” Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on February 19, 2022 in a talk before a rally: "Ukraine was the No. 1 donor to Hillary Clinton when she was running for president.” JD Vance stated on February 19, 2022 in an interview with Steve Bannon: Says Joe Biden risks war with Russia because Vladimir Putin doesn’t “believe in transgender rights." Dmitry Peskov stated on February 20, 2022 in an interview with a Russian TV network: “Russia has never attacked anyone throughout its history.” Jesse Watters stated on February 14, 2022 in a TV segment: “Durham’s documents show that Hillary Clinton hired people who hacked into Trump’s home and office computers” and “planted evidence, fabricated evidence connecting Trump to Russia.” Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: “President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline.” TikTok posts stated on September 29, 2021 in a TikTok post: “The Biden administration wants to create an international oversight committee” to alter or cancel Second Amendment rights. Instagram posts stated on September 23, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Joe Biden said: “If Haiti just quietly sunk into the Caribbean, or rose up 300 feet, it wouldn’t matter a whole lot in terms of our interests.” Charles Schumer stated on September 3, 2021 in an interview with WSYR-TV: “All” Americans in Afghanistan who “have wanted to come out have come out.” The Gateway Pundit stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: U.S. veteran group rescued Afghan allies “behind Biden’s back.” Viral image stated on August 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: The U.S. left the Taliban an “arsenal” in Afghanistan, including 358,530 assault rifles and 22,174 Humvees. Mitt Romney stated on August 29, 2021 in a CNN interview: The Trump administration worked to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners. Viral image stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show the U.S. service members killed in a 2021 suicide bombing in Kabul. TikTok posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a TikTok post: "Norfolk naval base has been taken by NATO." Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says a U.S. Air Force-insignia plane evacuating people from Afghanistan is fake. Joe Biden stated on August 20, 2021 in a press conference: There has been “no question of our credibility from our allies around the world” regarding how the U.S. is withdrawing from Afghanistan. Warren Davidson stated on August 17, 2021 in an interview with Breitbart: Former President Donald Trump “was blocked from getting troops out of (Afghanistan) by Liz Cheney and others.” Joe Biden stated on August 20, 2021 in remarks: Al-Qaida is “gone” from Afghanistan. Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2021 in social media posts: The U.S. is “now importing 800,000 barrels of oil from Russia,” but that could have been prevented if the Keystone XL pipeline hadn’t been cancelled.
Evan McMullin stated on March 6, 2022 in an ad: “As the world rallies around Ukraine, Mike Lee was one of only two senators to oppose sanctions on Putin. Then he flew to the Kremlin and discussed dropping sanctions. Lee even opposed arming Ukrainians fighting for their lives.”
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: The war in Ukraine is “scripted and staged.”
Mike Gibbons stated on March 1, 2022 in an ad: Joe Biden's sanctions on Russia “are riddled with loopholes and don't even start for 30 days. They have carve outs for the energy and financial sectors.”
Joe Biden stated on March 1, 2022 in in his State of the Union address: “I’ve been in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan over 40 times.”
Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: A 2022 CNN report said, “Russia deploys two nuke bombers in US backyard, Venezuela.”
Russian Embassy in Canada stated on March 1, 2022 in a statement: "The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory."
Facebook posts stated on February 24, 2022 in social media posts: A photo of a wounded young child was captured in Ukraine in 2022.
Maria Bartiromo stated on February 22, 2022 in a TV segment: “We have doubled our (oil) imports from Russia in the last year.”
Viral image stated on February 25, 2022 in social media posts: A photo showing young children saluting troops was captured in Ukraine in 2022.
Candace Owens stated on February 22, 2022 in a tweet: “NATO (under direction from the United States) is violating previous agreements and expanding eastward.”
Vladimir Putin stated on February 24, 2022 in an address to the nation announcing the attack on Ukraine: Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.”
Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on February 19, 2022 in a talk before a rally: "Ukraine was the No. 1 donor to Hillary Clinton when she was running for president.”
JD Vance stated on February 19, 2022 in an interview with Steve Bannon: Says Joe Biden risks war with Russia because Vladimir Putin doesn’t “believe in transgender rights."
Dmitry Peskov stated on February 20, 2022 in an interview with a Russian TV network: “Russia has never attacked anyone throughout its history.”
Jesse Watters stated on February 14, 2022 in a TV segment: “Durham’s documents show that Hillary Clinton hired people who hacked into Trump’s home and office computers” and “planted evidence, fabricated evidence connecting Trump to Russia.”
Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: “President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline.”
TikTok posts stated on September 29, 2021 in a TikTok post: “The Biden administration wants to create an international oversight committee” to alter or cancel Second Amendment rights.
Instagram posts stated on September 23, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Joe Biden said: “If Haiti just quietly sunk into the Caribbean, or rose up 300 feet, it wouldn’t matter a whole lot in terms of our interests.”
Charles Schumer stated on September 3, 2021 in an interview with WSYR-TV: “All” Americans in Afghanistan who “have wanted to come out have come out.”
The Gateway Pundit stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: U.S. veteran group rescued Afghan allies “behind Biden’s back.”
Viral image stated on August 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: The U.S. left the Taliban an “arsenal” in Afghanistan, including 358,530 assault rifles and 22,174 Humvees.
Mitt Romney stated on August 29, 2021 in a CNN interview: The Trump administration worked to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners.
Viral image stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show the U.S. service members killed in a 2021 suicide bombing in Kabul.
Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says a U.S. Air Force-insignia plane evacuating people from Afghanistan is fake.
Joe Biden stated on August 20, 2021 in a press conference: There has been “no question of our credibility from our allies around the world” regarding how the U.S. is withdrawing from Afghanistan.
Warren Davidson stated on August 17, 2021 in an interview with Breitbart: Former President Donald Trump “was blocked from getting troops out of (Afghanistan) by Liz Cheney and others.”
Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2021 in social media posts: The U.S. is “now importing 800,000 barrels of oil from Russia,” but that could have been prevented if the Keystone XL pipeline hadn’t been cancelled.
