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 Viral image stated on August 9, 2017 in a Twitter post: "Bill Clinton gave North Korea $5 billion and two nuclear reactors in 1994, essentially giving them nukes." Kellyanne Conway stated on July 22, 2017 in Fox News interview: Just 6 percent of Americans say Russia is the country’s most important issue, yet the story receives "75 percent of the coverage" in the media. Ian Bremmer stated on July 18, 2017 in comments on 'The Rachel Maddow Show': Says President Richard Nixon held meetings with heads of state without an American interpreter. Bloggers stated on July 6, 2017 in a blog post: "Kim Jong Un dead: North Koreans calling Trump an assassin" Greg Gutfeld stated on July 15, 2017 in a broadcast of the "Greg Gutfeld Show": Says Ted Kennedy met "with the KGB in order to beat Ronald Reagan in 1984." Pat Robertson stated on July 12, 2017 in an interview with President Donald Trump: Russian natural gas company "Gazprom held Europe by the throat -- they were a monopoly, and now the U.S. is breaking into that monopoly with our exports of (liquefied natural gas)." Reince Priebus stated on July 9, 2017 in an interview: "It's an absolute fact" that China and North Korea "have consistently over many, many years" meddled in U.S. elections. Donald Trump stated on July 6, 2017 in a press conference in Poland: Says Barack Obama found out about Russia "in August. Now, the election was in November. That's a lot of time. He did nothing about it." Hagar Chemali stated on July 6, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "Cuba is far more sanctioned than North Korea." Richard Burr stated on June 8, 2017 in an interview: "This is not the first time (the Russians) have been involved in our elections." Karl Racine stated on June 12, 2017 in a press conference: "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whose government has important business and policy before the president of the United States, has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at the Trump International Hotel." Richard Burr stated on June 13, 2017 in his opening statement before Jeff Session's testimony: Says the Senate Intelligence Committee has held 10 public hearings this year, "more than double that held by the committee in any recent year." Karen Handel stated on June 6, 2017 in a debate: "Nearly $2 billion in cash was flown over to Iran, money that the Obama administration has admitted is being used for terrorists and to support further activities there." Kimberley Strassel stated on May 28, 2017 in "Meet the Press" on NBC: In 2008, "candidate Obama, he's not even president-elect, sends William Miller over to Iran to establish a back channel and let the Iranians know that should he win the election, they will have friendlier terms." Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2017 in a tweet: Deals struck on his first foreign trip as president made and saved "millions of jobs." Rex Tillerson stated on April 28, 2017 in comments to the UN Security Council: "China account(s) for 90 percent of North Korean trade." 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." Claire McCaskill stated on January 31, 2017 in a Senate hearing for Rex Tillerson’s nomination for U.S. Secretary of State: "Nobody applies to the United States for refugee status. They apply to the United Nations." Richard Burr stated on April 18, 2017 in a speech in Youngsville, NC: "The pace of missile development between (Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un) has increased the testing about twenty-fold." Donald Trump stated on April 17, 2017 in an interview with Fox News: With North Korea, "nobody has ever seen such a positive response on our behalf from China." Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2017 in a press conference: On whether NATO is "obsolete." Marco Rubio stated on April 9, 2017 in an interview on ABC "This Week": The Obama administration’s 2013 Syria proposal "had no clear objective," while Trump’s Syria strike "had a clear strategic objective." Joseph Crowley stated on April 7, 2017 in a tweet: "More than 20 million people are at risk of dying from starvation within 6 months in 4 nations." Mark Pocan stated on April 7, 2017 in a statement: "There is no legal basis" for Donald Trump's "missile strike against Syrian military assets." Tom Cotton stated on April 4, 2017 in an interview on CNN: "It is unusual" for a White House official like former National Security Adviser Susan Rice to make unmasking requests. Greta Van Susteren stated on April 4, 2017 in an episode of MSNBC's 'For the Record': Says President Donald Trump "had a different opinion" in 2013 than he does now about whether (Barack) Obama should have intervened in Syria after Obama's red line was crossed. Ted Yoho stated on March 28, 2017 in a House hearing: "Afghanistan has more hectares (of opium poppies) planted today than they had before we started this war." Jon Ossoff stated on February 20, 2017 in a campaign appearance: "I've got five years of experience as a national security staffer in the U.S. Congress." 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." David Perdue stated on March 1, 2017 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press Daily": "USAID put $8 billion up and attracted more than $45 billion in a public-private partnership called Power Africa."
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Viral image stated on August 9, 2017 in a Twitter post: "Bill Clinton gave North Korea $5 billion and two nuclear reactors in 1994, essentially giving them nukes." Kellyanne Conway stated on July 22, 2017 in Fox News interview: Just 6 percent of Americans say Russia is the country’s most important issue, yet the story receives "75 percent of the coverage" in the media. Ian Bremmer stated on July 18, 2017 in comments on 'The Rachel Maddow Show': Says President Richard Nixon held meetings with heads of state without an American interpreter. Bloggers stated on July 6, 2017 in a blog post: "Kim Jong Un dead: North Koreans calling Trump an assassin" Greg Gutfeld stated on July 15, 2017 in a broadcast of the "Greg Gutfeld Show": Says Ted Kennedy met "with the KGB in order to beat Ronald Reagan in 1984." Pat Robertson stated on July 12, 2017 in an interview with President Donald Trump: Russian natural gas company "Gazprom held Europe by the throat -- they were a monopoly, and now the U.S. is breaking into that monopoly with our exports of (liquefied natural gas)." Reince Priebus stated on July 9, 2017 in an interview: "It's an absolute fact" that China and North Korea "have consistently over many, many years" meddled in U.S. elections. Donald Trump stated on July 6, 2017 in a press conference in Poland: Says Barack Obama found out about Russia "in August. Now, the election was in November. That's a lot of time. He did nothing about it." Hagar Chemali stated on July 6, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "Cuba is far more sanctioned than North Korea." Richard Burr stated on June 8, 2017 in an interview: "This is not the first time (the Russians) have been involved in our elections." Karl Racine stated on June 12, 2017 in a press conference: "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whose government has important business and policy before the president of the United States, has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at the Trump International Hotel." Richard Burr stated on June 13, 2017 in his opening statement before Jeff Session's testimony: Says the Senate Intelligence Committee has held 10 public hearings this year, "more than double that held by the committee in any recent year." Karen Handel stated on June 6, 2017 in a debate: "Nearly $2 billion in cash was flown over to Iran, money that the Obama administration has admitted is being used for terrorists and to support further activities there." Kimberley Strassel stated on May 28, 2017 in "Meet the Press" on NBC: In 2008, "candidate Obama, he's not even president-elect, sends William Miller over to Iran to establish a back channel and let the Iranians know that should he win the election, they will have friendlier terms." Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2017 in a tweet: Deals struck on his first foreign trip as president made and saved "millions of jobs." Rex Tillerson stated on April 28, 2017 in comments to the UN Security Council: "China account(s) for 90 percent of North Korean trade." 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." Claire McCaskill stated on January 31, 2017 in a Senate hearing for Rex Tillerson’s nomination for U.S. Secretary of State: "Nobody applies to the United States for refugee status. They apply to the United Nations." Richard Burr stated on April 18, 2017 in a speech in Youngsville, NC: "The pace of missile development between (Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un) has increased the testing about twenty-fold." Donald Trump stated on April 17, 2017 in an interview with Fox News: With North Korea, "nobody has ever seen such a positive response on our behalf from China." Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2017 in a press conference: On whether NATO is "obsolete." Marco Rubio stated on April 9, 2017 in an interview on ABC "This Week": The Obama administration’s 2013 Syria proposal "had no clear objective," while Trump’s Syria strike "had a clear strategic objective." Joseph Crowley stated on April 7, 2017 in a tweet: "More than 20 million people are at risk of dying from starvation within 6 months in 4 nations." Mark Pocan stated on April 7, 2017 in a statement: "There is no legal basis" for Donald Trump's "missile strike against Syrian military assets." Tom Cotton stated on April 4, 2017 in an interview on CNN: "It is unusual" for a White House official like former National Security Adviser Susan Rice to make unmasking requests. Greta Van Susteren stated on April 4, 2017 in an episode of MSNBC's 'For the Record': Says President Donald Trump "had a different opinion" in 2013 than he does now about whether (Barack) Obama should have intervened in Syria after Obama's red line was crossed. Ted Yoho stated on March 28, 2017 in a House hearing: "Afghanistan has more hectares (of opium poppies) planted today than they had before we started this war." Jon Ossoff stated on February 20, 2017 in a campaign appearance: "I've got five years of experience as a national security staffer in the U.S. Congress." 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." David Perdue stated on March 1, 2017 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press Daily": "USAID put $8 billion up and attracted more than $45 billion in a public-private partnership called Power Africa."
Viral image stated on August 9, 2017 in a Twitter post: "Bill Clinton gave North Korea $5 billion and two nuclear reactors in 1994, essentially giving them nukes."
Kellyanne Conway stated on July 22, 2017 in Fox News interview: Just 6 percent of Americans say Russia is the country’s most important issue, yet the story receives "75 percent of the coverage" in the media.
Ian Bremmer stated on July 18, 2017 in comments on 'The Rachel Maddow Show': Says President Richard Nixon held meetings with heads of state without an American interpreter.
Bloggers stated on July 6, 2017 in a blog post: "Kim Jong Un dead: North Koreans calling Trump an assassin"
Greg Gutfeld stated on July 15, 2017 in a broadcast of the "Greg Gutfeld Show": Says Ted Kennedy met "with the KGB in order to beat Ronald Reagan in 1984."
Pat Robertson stated on July 12, 2017 in an interview with President Donald Trump: Russian natural gas company "Gazprom held Europe by the throat -- they were a monopoly, and now the U.S. is breaking into that monopoly with our exports of (liquefied natural gas)."
Reince Priebus stated on July 9, 2017 in an interview: "It's an absolute fact" that China and North Korea "have consistently over many, many years" meddled in U.S. elections.
Donald Trump stated on July 6, 2017 in a press conference in Poland: Says Barack Obama found out about Russia "in August. Now, the election was in November. That's a lot of time. He did nothing about it."
Hagar Chemali stated on July 6, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "Cuba is far more sanctioned than North Korea."
Richard Burr stated on June 8, 2017 in an interview: "This is not the first time (the Russians) have been involved in our elections."
Karl Racine stated on June 12, 2017 in a press conference: "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whose government has important business and policy before the president of the United States, has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at the Trump International Hotel."
Richard Burr stated on June 13, 2017 in his opening statement before Jeff Session's testimony: Says the Senate Intelligence Committee has held 10 public hearings this year, "more than double that held by the committee in any recent year."
Karen Handel stated on June 6, 2017 in a debate: "Nearly $2 billion in cash was flown over to Iran, money that the Obama administration has admitted is being used for terrorists and to support further activities there."
Kimberley Strassel stated on May 28, 2017 in "Meet the Press" on NBC: In 2008, "candidate Obama, he's not even president-elect, sends William Miller over to Iran to establish a back channel and let the Iranians know that should he win the election, they will have friendlier terms."
Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2017 in a tweet: Deals struck on his first foreign trip as president made and saved "millions of jobs."
Rex Tillerson stated on April 28, 2017 in comments to the UN Security Council: "China account(s) for 90 percent of North Korean trade."
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."
Claire McCaskill stated on January 31, 2017 in a Senate hearing for Rex Tillerson’s nomination for U.S. Secretary of State: "Nobody applies to the United States for refugee status. They apply to the United Nations."
Richard Burr stated on April 18, 2017 in a speech in Youngsville, NC: "The pace of missile development between (Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un) has increased the testing about twenty-fold."
Donald Trump stated on April 17, 2017 in an interview with Fox News: With North Korea, "nobody has ever seen such a positive response on our behalf from China."
Marco Rubio stated on April 9, 2017 in an interview on ABC "This Week": The Obama administration’s 2013 Syria proposal "had no clear objective," while Trump’s Syria strike "had a clear strategic objective."
Joseph Crowley stated on April 7, 2017 in a tweet: "More than 20 million people are at risk of dying from starvation within 6 months in 4 nations."
Mark Pocan stated on April 7, 2017 in a statement: "There is no legal basis" for Donald Trump's "missile strike against Syrian military assets."
Tom Cotton stated on April 4, 2017 in an interview on CNN: "It is unusual" for a White House official like former National Security Adviser Susan Rice to make unmasking requests.
Greta Van Susteren stated on April 4, 2017 in an episode of MSNBC's 'For the Record': Says President Donald Trump "had a different opinion" in 2013 than he does now about whether (Barack) Obama should have intervened in Syria after Obama's red line was crossed.
Ted Yoho stated on March 28, 2017 in a House hearing: "Afghanistan has more hectares (of opium poppies) planted today than they had before we started this war."
Jon Ossoff stated on February 20, 2017 in a campaign appearance: "I've got five years of experience as a national security staffer in the U.S. Congress."
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."
David Perdue stated on March 1, 2017 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press Daily": "USAID put $8 billion up and attracted more than $45 billion in a public-private partnership called Power Africa."
