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 Donald Trump stated on December 20, 2018 in a tweet: "Russia, Iran, Syria & many others are not happy" about U.S. troops leaving Syria. Donald Trump stated on November 21, 2018 in a tweet: Just before Thanksgiving, oil was $54 a barrel, down from $82. "Thank you to Saudi Arabia." Bloggers stated on October 22, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "'Caravan' Migrant Army Paint Swastika on American Flag, Burn It in the Street." Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2018 in an exchange with reporters: Saudi Arabia has ordered $450 billion, "$110 billion of which is a military order," producing "over a million jobs." Donald Trump stated on October 1, 2018 in a White House press event: "Since NAFTA’s adoption, the United States racked up trade deficits totaling more than $2 trillion." Bloggers stated on September 9, 2018 in a website post: Says Barack Obama "referred to the carnage that took place in Benghazi as a conspiracy theory." Donald Trump stated on August 22, 2018 in a tweet: Says the "South African Government is now seizing land from white farmers" and alleges a "large scale killing of farmers" in the country. Jeff Denham stated on July 24, 2018 in a podcast interview: China has "not acted so well with our elections. They’ve tampered with our elections quite a bit." Bloggers stated on July 31, 2018 in a blog post: Says Donald Trump contradicted his own administration when he said the decision to allow blueprints for 3D-printed guns to be distributed "doesn’t seem to make much sense." YourNewsWire.com stated on July 17, 2018 in a headline: "Lisa Page squeals: DNC server was not hacked by Russians." John Kerry stated on July 11, 2018 in a statement: Since 2014, "each year, (NATO) nations have been increasing their contributions." Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2018 in a press conference after the NATO summit: "The United States was paying for anywhere from 70 to 90 percent of (NATO), depending on the way you calculate." Nicholas Burns stated on July 11, 2018 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": European allies "pay us $2.5 billion a year to keep our forces there. It would cost us more money to bring the troops home than to keep them in Europe." Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2018 in the NATO summit: "Many countries (in NATO) owe us a tremendous amount of money for many years back, where they’re delinquent, as far as I’m concerned, because the United States has had to pay for them." Danielle Pletka stated on July 8, 2018 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Bernie Sanders was indifferent to Russia's annexation of Crimea because he felt "they have a lot of Russians anyway." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions." Kevin Nicholson stated on May 30, 2018 in an interview: The Iran deal "handed billions of dollars of cash on cargo planes, sent it to a state sponsor of terror, and Tammy Baldwin was one of the first U.S. senators to get on board and support that." Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2018 in Singapore press conference: Says Bill Clinton "spent $3 billion and got nothing. And (North Korea) started making nuclear weapons a day later." Donald Trump stated on June 8, 2018 in a tweet: "Canada charges the U.S. a 270% tariff on Dairy Products! They didn’t tell you that, did they? Not fair to our farmers!" President Trump's lawyers stated on January 29, 2018 in a memo: Say President Donald Trump "dictated a short but accurate response to the New York Times article" about the Trump Tower meeting with Russians. Juan Williams stated on June 3, 2018 in on a panel: North Korea's history of international negotiations shows "they'll take the concessions, they'll keep them in their pocket and then they won't deliver." Kevin McCarthy stated on June 3, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "If you are talking about Canada .. our wine cannot sit on their supermarkets." Ben Sasse stated on May 31, 2018 in a statement: "We’ve been down this road before—blanket protectionism is a big part of why America had a Great Depression." Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2018 in a tweet: "The Failing @nytimes quotes ‘a senior White House official,’ who doesn’t exist, as saying ‘even if the meeting were reinstated, holding it on June 12 would be impossible, given the lack of time and the amount of planning needed.’ WRONG AGAIN! Use real people, not phony sources." Conservative Stories stated on May 21, 2018 in a headline: "Just in: John Kerry facing prison." Kevin Nicholson stated on May 4, 2018 in an interview: "Tammy Baldwin cosponsored legislation that wanted to establish the Department of Peace and Nonviolence." Dennis Kucinich stated on April 19, 2018 in a radio interview: Says of disclosing his $20,000 speech about Syria, "there was no hiding. I released it." Donald Trump stated on April 22, 2018 in a tweet: Says North Korea has "agreed to denuclearization." Donald Trump stated on April 18, 2018 in a press conference: "The United States has a massive trade deficit with Japan. It's anywhere from $69 billion to a $100 billion a year." Antiwar.com stated on April 9, 2018 in an article on the Antiwar.com website: "Red Crescent Says No Evidence of Chemical Attack in Syria’s Douma."
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Donald Trump stated on December 20, 2018 in a tweet: "Russia, Iran, Syria & many others are not happy" about U.S. troops leaving Syria. Donald Trump stated on November 21, 2018 in a tweet: Just before Thanksgiving, oil was $54 a barrel, down from $82. "Thank you to Saudi Arabia." Bloggers stated on October 22, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "'Caravan' Migrant Army Paint Swastika on American Flag, Burn It in the Street." Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2018 in an exchange with reporters: Saudi Arabia has ordered $450 billion, "$110 billion of which is a military order," producing "over a million jobs." Donald Trump stated on October 1, 2018 in a White House press event: "Since NAFTA’s adoption, the United States racked up trade deficits totaling more than $2 trillion." Bloggers stated on September 9, 2018 in a website post: Says Barack Obama "referred to the carnage that took place in Benghazi as a conspiracy theory." Donald Trump stated on August 22, 2018 in a tweet: Says the "South African Government is now seizing land from white farmers" and alleges a "large scale killing of farmers" in the country. Jeff Denham stated on July 24, 2018 in a podcast interview: China has "not acted so well with our elections. They’ve tampered with our elections quite a bit." Bloggers stated on July 31, 2018 in a blog post: Says Donald Trump contradicted his own administration when he said the decision to allow blueprints for 3D-printed guns to be distributed "doesn’t seem to make much sense." YourNewsWire.com stated on July 17, 2018 in a headline: "Lisa Page squeals: DNC server was not hacked by Russians." John Kerry stated on July 11, 2018 in a statement: Since 2014, "each year, (NATO) nations have been increasing their contributions." Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2018 in a press conference after the NATO summit: "The United States was paying for anywhere from 70 to 90 percent of (NATO), depending on the way you calculate." Nicholas Burns stated on July 11, 2018 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": European allies "pay us $2.5 billion a year to keep our forces there. It would cost us more money to bring the troops home than to keep them in Europe." Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2018 in the NATO summit: "Many countries (in NATO) owe us a tremendous amount of money for many years back, where they’re delinquent, as far as I’m concerned, because the United States has had to pay for them." Danielle Pletka stated on July 8, 2018 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Bernie Sanders was indifferent to Russia's annexation of Crimea because he felt "they have a lot of Russians anyway." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions." Kevin Nicholson stated on May 30, 2018 in an interview: The Iran deal "handed billions of dollars of cash on cargo planes, sent it to a state sponsor of terror, and Tammy Baldwin was one of the first U.S. senators to get on board and support that." Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2018 in Singapore press conference: Says Bill Clinton "spent $3 billion and got nothing. And (North Korea) started making nuclear weapons a day later." Donald Trump stated on June 8, 2018 in a tweet: "Canada charges the U.S. a 270% tariff on Dairy Products! They didn’t tell you that, did they? Not fair to our farmers!" President Trump's lawyers stated on January 29, 2018 in a memo: Say President Donald Trump "dictated a short but accurate response to the New York Times article" about the Trump Tower meeting with Russians. Juan Williams stated on June 3, 2018 in on a panel: North Korea's history of international negotiations shows "they'll take the concessions, they'll keep them in their pocket and then they won't deliver." Kevin McCarthy stated on June 3, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "If you are talking about Canada .. our wine cannot sit on their supermarkets." Ben Sasse stated on May 31, 2018 in a statement: "We’ve been down this road before—blanket protectionism is a big part of why America had a Great Depression." Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2018 in a tweet: "The Failing @nytimes quotes ‘a senior White House official,’ who doesn’t exist, as saying ‘even if the meeting were reinstated, holding it on June 12 would be impossible, given the lack of time and the amount of planning needed.’ WRONG AGAIN! Use real people, not phony sources." Conservative Stories stated on May 21, 2018 in a headline: "Just in: John Kerry facing prison." Kevin Nicholson stated on May 4, 2018 in an interview: "Tammy Baldwin cosponsored legislation that wanted to establish the Department of Peace and Nonviolence." Dennis Kucinich stated on April 19, 2018 in a radio interview: Says of disclosing his $20,000 speech about Syria, "there was no hiding. I released it." Donald Trump stated on April 22, 2018 in a tweet: Says North Korea has "agreed to denuclearization." Donald Trump stated on April 18, 2018 in a press conference: "The United States has a massive trade deficit with Japan. It's anywhere from $69 billion to a $100 billion a year." Antiwar.com stated on April 9, 2018 in an article on the Antiwar.com website: "Red Crescent Says No Evidence of Chemical Attack in Syria’s Douma."
Donald Trump stated on December 20, 2018 in a tweet: "Russia, Iran, Syria & many others are not happy" about U.S. troops leaving Syria.
Donald Trump stated on November 21, 2018 in a tweet: Just before Thanksgiving, oil was $54 a barrel, down from $82. "Thank you to Saudi Arabia."
Bloggers stated on October 22, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "'Caravan' Migrant Army Paint Swastika on American Flag, Burn It in the Street."
Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2018 in an exchange with reporters: Saudi Arabia has ordered $450 billion, "$110 billion of which is a military order," producing "over a million jobs."
Donald Trump stated on October 1, 2018 in a White House press event: "Since NAFTA’s adoption, the United States racked up trade deficits totaling more than $2 trillion."
Bloggers stated on September 9, 2018 in a website post: Says Barack Obama "referred to the carnage that took place in Benghazi as a conspiracy theory."
Donald Trump stated on August 22, 2018 in a tweet: Says the "South African Government is now seizing land from white farmers" and alleges a "large scale killing of farmers" in the country.
Jeff Denham stated on July 24, 2018 in a podcast interview: China has "not acted so well with our elections. They’ve tampered with our elections quite a bit."
Bloggers stated on July 31, 2018 in a blog post: Says Donald Trump contradicted his own administration when he said the decision to allow blueprints for 3D-printed guns to be distributed "doesn’t seem to make much sense."
YourNewsWire.com stated on July 17, 2018 in a headline: "Lisa Page squeals: DNC server was not hacked by Russians."
John Kerry stated on July 11, 2018 in a statement: Since 2014, "each year, (NATO) nations have been increasing their contributions."
Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2018 in a press conference after the NATO summit: "The United States was paying for anywhere from 70 to 90 percent of (NATO), depending on the way you calculate."
Nicholas Burns stated on July 11, 2018 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": European allies "pay us $2.5 billion a year to keep our forces there. It would cost us more money to bring the troops home than to keep them in Europe."
Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2018 in the NATO summit: "Many countries (in NATO) owe us a tremendous amount of money for many years back, where they’re delinquent, as far as I’m concerned, because the United States has had to pay for them."
Danielle Pletka stated on July 8, 2018 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Bernie Sanders was indifferent to Russia's annexation of Crimea because he felt "they have a lot of Russians anyway."
Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions."
Kevin Nicholson stated on May 30, 2018 in an interview: The Iran deal "handed billions of dollars of cash on cargo planes, sent it to a state sponsor of terror, and Tammy Baldwin was one of the first U.S. senators to get on board and support that."
Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2018 in Singapore press conference: Says Bill Clinton "spent $3 billion and got nothing. And (North Korea) started making nuclear weapons a day later."
Donald Trump stated on June 8, 2018 in a tweet: "Canada charges the U.S. a 270% tariff on Dairy Products! They didn’t tell you that, did they? Not fair to our farmers!"
President Trump's lawyers stated on January 29, 2018 in a memo: Say President Donald Trump "dictated a short but accurate response to the New York Times article" about the Trump Tower meeting with Russians.
Juan Williams stated on June 3, 2018 in on a panel: North Korea's history of international negotiations shows "they'll take the concessions, they'll keep them in their pocket and then they won't deliver."
Kevin McCarthy stated on June 3, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "If you are talking about Canada .. our wine cannot sit on their supermarkets."
Ben Sasse stated on May 31, 2018 in a statement: "We’ve been down this road before—blanket protectionism is a big part of why America had a Great Depression."
Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2018 in a tweet: "The Failing @nytimes quotes ‘a senior White House official,’ who doesn’t exist, as saying ‘even if the meeting were reinstated, holding it on June 12 would be impossible, given the lack of time and the amount of planning needed.’ WRONG AGAIN! Use real people, not phony sources."
Kevin Nicholson stated on May 4, 2018 in an interview: "Tammy Baldwin cosponsored legislation that wanted to establish the Department of Peace and Nonviolence."
Dennis Kucinich stated on April 19, 2018 in a radio interview: Says of disclosing his $20,000 speech about Syria, "there was no hiding. I released it."
Donald Trump stated on April 18, 2018 in a press conference: "The United States has a massive trade deficit with Japan. It's anywhere from $69 billion to a $100 billion a year."
Antiwar.com stated on April 9, 2018 in an article on the Antiwar.com website: "Red Crescent Says No Evidence of Chemical Attack in Syria’s Douma."
