Latest Fact-checks in Military 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 Jon Stewart stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview on "The Daily Show": The United States is "fighting with Iraqis to defeat ISIS along with Iran. But in Yemen we're fighting Iran with Iraqis and Saudis." Tom Cotton stated on July 15, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": President Barack Obama "said at the beginning of the negotiations that the basic approach was to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for dismantling the sanctions." Rush Limbaugh stated on July 20, 2015 in a segment on his radio show: "Al Franken said almost exactly what Trump said" about John McCain’s military record. Jeb Bush stated on July 17, 2015 in a town hall in Carson City, Nevada: "A law was passed, apparently in the Clinton administration, about whether, in recruiting offices … Marines or other military should be able to have guns. Apparently it is prohibited." Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2015 in comments on ABC's This Week.: Says John McCain "has done nothing to help the vets." Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Four times, I said, he (John McCain) is a hero, but you know ... people choose selective pieces." Joe Theismann stated on July 9, 2015 in a discussion on "Outnumbered": "We don’t have a (military) reserve force if something happens." E.W. Jackson stated on July 4, 2015 in a news release.: Says President Obama "is reducing our naval fleet to 1917 levels..." Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2015 in a speech: Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy "that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming." Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: The Democrats are "responsible" for "the swift, mindless drawdown of a military that was generations in the making." Doonesbury stated on June 14, 2015 in the strip about Greg Abbott and the Jade Helm military exercise: Greg Abbott "activated the state guard to monitor" Jade Helm 15 "in case the troops try to impose martial law, disarm innocent Texans, and detain them in tunnels beneath closed Walmart stores." Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "Even our nuclear arsenal doesn't work. It came out recently they have equipment that is 30 years old. They don't know if it worked." Facebook posts stated on June 15, 2015 in a social media post: Says Bill Clinton "gave a speech in 1996 about Iraq having WMDs" and said "we needed a regime change," even though everyone blamed those things on George W. Bush. Gary Painter stated on May 10, 2015 in as quoted in a Midland Reporter-Telegram news story: "We’re the only nation in the world that does not use the military to secure our border." John McCain stated on May 24, 2015 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": If you count United States airstrikes against ISIS, "75 percent of those combat missions return to base without having fired a weapon." Ted Cruz stated on July 12, 2014 in a roundtable with Texas businesses: "Every year we spend roughly $500 billion on tax compliance. That is roughly the budget of our entire military, entirely wasted on tax compliance." Rob Wittman stated on April 30, 2015 in a news release.: The 2005 round of military base closings "has not yet resulted in savings." Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2015 in a speech at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Summit: The United States "is not building the aircraft, the long-range bombers, the additional aircraft carriers, the nuclear submarines." David Perdue stated on April 27, 2015 in his debut Senate floor speech: The United States is "about to have the smallest Army since before WWII, the smallest Navy since WWI and the smallest Air Force ever." City of Atlanta stated on August 8, 2014 in press release: Tyler Perry’s plan to turn a majority of the former Fort McPherson into a film and television studio is expected "to add over 8,000 new jobs to Atlanta." Represent.us stated on April 30, 2015 in a meme on social media: "The U.S. representatives that voted to keep militarizing the police received 73 percent more campaign money from the defense industry" than the representatives who voted to stop it. Evan Bayh stated on April 2, 2015 in an interview in Concord, N.H.: "The fastest-growing part of the Pentagon’s budget are health care expenses." Reince Priebus stated on April 12, 2015 in an interview: Says Hillary Clinton took "money from kings of Saudi Arabia and Morocco and Oman and Yemen." Judicial Watch stated on April 14, 2015 in a web item: "ISIS camp a few miles from Texas, Mexican authorities confirm." Marco Rubio stated on March 24, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: "Inflation-adjusted defense spending has declined 21 percent since 2010, and even if we discount the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, it has still declined by a dangerous 12 percent." Tom Cotton stated on March 9, 2015 in an interview on Fox News: Says that "Susan Rice, the president's national security adviser, has already conceded that Iran will have a robust uranium enrichment capability." Rand Paul stated on February 27, 2015 in a speech at CPAC: U.S. military involvement in Libya "allowed thousands of surface-to-air missiles to fall into the hands of radical Islamists." Rick Perry stated on February 27, 2015 in a web ad: "At this particular point in time, looking at the field, there’s only one individual that’s ever had the uniform of his country on—and that’s me." Adam Kinzinger stated on February 15, 2015 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week': The current debate over authorizing military action against the Islamic State "would be the first time Congress would place limits on the commander-in-chief's ability to be commander-in-chief." Chain email stated on February 9, 2015 in a chain email: "Over 200 years ago, the United States had declared war on Islam, and Thomas Jefferson led the charge!"
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Jon Stewart stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview on "The Daily Show": The United States is "fighting with Iraqis to defeat ISIS along with Iran. But in Yemen we're fighting Iran with Iraqis and Saudis." Tom Cotton stated on July 15, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": President Barack Obama "said at the beginning of the negotiations that the basic approach was to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for dismantling the sanctions." Rush Limbaugh stated on July 20, 2015 in a segment on his radio show: "Al Franken said almost exactly what Trump said" about John McCain’s military record. Jeb Bush stated on July 17, 2015 in a town hall in Carson City, Nevada: "A law was passed, apparently in the Clinton administration, about whether, in recruiting offices … Marines or other military should be able to have guns. Apparently it is prohibited." Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2015 in comments on ABC's This Week.: Says John McCain "has done nothing to help the vets." Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Four times, I said, he (John McCain) is a hero, but you know ... people choose selective pieces." Joe Theismann stated on July 9, 2015 in a discussion on "Outnumbered": "We don’t have a (military) reserve force if something happens." E.W. Jackson stated on July 4, 2015 in a news release.: Says President Obama "is reducing our naval fleet to 1917 levels..." Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2015 in a speech: Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy "that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming." Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: The Democrats are "responsible" for "the swift, mindless drawdown of a military that was generations in the making." Doonesbury stated on June 14, 2015 in the strip about Greg Abbott and the Jade Helm military exercise: Greg Abbott "activated the state guard to monitor" Jade Helm 15 "in case the troops try to impose martial law, disarm innocent Texans, and detain them in tunnels beneath closed Walmart stores." Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "Even our nuclear arsenal doesn't work. It came out recently they have equipment that is 30 years old. They don't know if it worked." Facebook posts stated on June 15, 2015 in a social media post: Says Bill Clinton "gave a speech in 1996 about Iraq having WMDs" and said "we needed a regime change," even though everyone blamed those things on George W. Bush. Gary Painter stated on May 10, 2015 in as quoted in a Midland Reporter-Telegram news story: "We’re the only nation in the world that does not use the military to secure our border." John McCain stated on May 24, 2015 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": If you count United States airstrikes against ISIS, "75 percent of those combat missions return to base without having fired a weapon." Ted Cruz stated on July 12, 2014 in a roundtable with Texas businesses: "Every year we spend roughly $500 billion on tax compliance. That is roughly the budget of our entire military, entirely wasted on tax compliance." Rob Wittman stated on April 30, 2015 in a news release.: The 2005 round of military base closings "has not yet resulted in savings." Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2015 in a speech at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Summit: The United States "is not building the aircraft, the long-range bombers, the additional aircraft carriers, the nuclear submarines." David Perdue stated on April 27, 2015 in his debut Senate floor speech: The United States is "about to have the smallest Army since before WWII, the smallest Navy since WWI and the smallest Air Force ever." City of Atlanta stated on August 8, 2014 in press release: Tyler Perry’s plan to turn a majority of the former Fort McPherson into a film and television studio is expected "to add over 8,000 new jobs to Atlanta." Represent.us stated on April 30, 2015 in a meme on social media: "The U.S. representatives that voted to keep militarizing the police received 73 percent more campaign money from the defense industry" than the representatives who voted to stop it. Evan Bayh stated on April 2, 2015 in an interview in Concord, N.H.: "The fastest-growing part of the Pentagon’s budget are health care expenses." Reince Priebus stated on April 12, 2015 in an interview: Says Hillary Clinton took "money from kings of Saudi Arabia and Morocco and Oman and Yemen." Judicial Watch stated on April 14, 2015 in a web item: "ISIS camp a few miles from Texas, Mexican authorities confirm." Marco Rubio stated on March 24, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: "Inflation-adjusted defense spending has declined 21 percent since 2010, and even if we discount the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, it has still declined by a dangerous 12 percent." Tom Cotton stated on March 9, 2015 in an interview on Fox News: Says that "Susan Rice, the president's national security adviser, has already conceded that Iran will have a robust uranium enrichment capability." Rand Paul stated on February 27, 2015 in a speech at CPAC: U.S. military involvement in Libya "allowed thousands of surface-to-air missiles to fall into the hands of radical Islamists." Rick Perry stated on February 27, 2015 in a web ad: "At this particular point in time, looking at the field, there’s only one individual that’s ever had the uniform of his country on—and that’s me." Adam Kinzinger stated on February 15, 2015 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week': The current debate over authorizing military action against the Islamic State "would be the first time Congress would place limits on the commander-in-chief's ability to be commander-in-chief." Chain email stated on February 9, 2015 in a chain email: "Over 200 years ago, the United States had declared war on Islam, and Thomas Jefferson led the charge!"
Jon Stewart stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview on "The Daily Show": The United States is "fighting with Iraqis to defeat ISIS along with Iran. But in Yemen we're fighting Iran with Iraqis and Saudis."
Tom Cotton stated on July 15, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": President Barack Obama "said at the beginning of the negotiations that the basic approach was to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for dismantling the sanctions."
Rush Limbaugh stated on July 20, 2015 in a segment on his radio show: "Al Franken said almost exactly what Trump said" about John McCain’s military record.
Jeb Bush stated on July 17, 2015 in a town hall in Carson City, Nevada: "A law was passed, apparently in the Clinton administration, about whether, in recruiting offices … Marines or other military should be able to have guns. Apparently it is prohibited."
Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2015 in comments on ABC's This Week.: Says John McCain "has done nothing to help the vets."
Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Four times, I said, he (John McCain) is a hero, but you know ... people choose selective pieces."
Joe Theismann stated on July 9, 2015 in a discussion on "Outnumbered": "We don’t have a (military) reserve force if something happens."
E.W. Jackson stated on July 4, 2015 in a news release.: Says President Obama "is reducing our naval fleet to 1917 levels..."
Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2015 in a speech: Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy "that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming."
Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: The Democrats are "responsible" for "the swift, mindless drawdown of a military that was generations in the making."
Doonesbury stated on June 14, 2015 in the strip about Greg Abbott and the Jade Helm military exercise: Greg Abbott "activated the state guard to monitor" Jade Helm 15 "in case the troops try to impose martial law, disarm innocent Texans, and detain them in tunnels beneath closed Walmart stores."
Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "Even our nuclear arsenal doesn't work. It came out recently they have equipment that is 30 years old. They don't know if it worked."
Facebook posts stated on June 15, 2015 in a social media post: Says Bill Clinton "gave a speech in 1996 about Iraq having WMDs" and said "we needed a regime change," even though everyone blamed those things on George W. Bush.
Gary Painter stated on May 10, 2015 in as quoted in a Midland Reporter-Telegram news story: "We’re the only nation in the world that does not use the military to secure our border."
John McCain stated on May 24, 2015 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": If you count United States airstrikes against ISIS, "75 percent of those combat missions return to base without having fired a weapon."
Ted Cruz stated on July 12, 2014 in a roundtable with Texas businesses: "Every year we spend roughly $500 billion on tax compliance. That is roughly the budget of our entire military, entirely wasted on tax compliance."
Rob Wittman stated on April 30, 2015 in a news release.: The 2005 round of military base closings "has not yet resulted in savings."
Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2015 in a speech at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Summit: The United States "is not building the aircraft, the long-range bombers, the additional aircraft carriers, the nuclear submarines."
David Perdue stated on April 27, 2015 in his debut Senate floor speech: The United States is "about to have the smallest Army since before WWII, the smallest Navy since WWI and the smallest Air Force ever."
City of Atlanta stated on August 8, 2014 in press release: Tyler Perry’s plan to turn a majority of the former Fort McPherson into a film and television studio is expected "to add over 8,000 new jobs to Atlanta."
Represent.us stated on April 30, 2015 in a meme on social media: "The U.S. representatives that voted to keep militarizing the police received 73 percent more campaign money from the defense industry" than the representatives who voted to stop it.
Evan Bayh stated on April 2, 2015 in an interview in Concord, N.H.: "The fastest-growing part of the Pentagon’s budget are health care expenses."
Reince Priebus stated on April 12, 2015 in an interview: Says Hillary Clinton took "money from kings of Saudi Arabia and Morocco and Oman and Yemen."
Judicial Watch stated on April 14, 2015 in a web item: "ISIS camp a few miles from Texas, Mexican authorities confirm."
Marco Rubio stated on March 24, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: "Inflation-adjusted defense spending has declined 21 percent since 2010, and even if we discount the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, it has still declined by a dangerous 12 percent."
Tom Cotton stated on March 9, 2015 in an interview on Fox News: Says that "Susan Rice, the president's national security adviser, has already conceded that Iran will have a robust uranium enrichment capability."
Rand Paul stated on February 27, 2015 in a speech at CPAC: U.S. military involvement in Libya "allowed thousands of surface-to-air missiles to fall into the hands of radical Islamists."
Rick Perry stated on February 27, 2015 in a web ad: "At this particular point in time, looking at the field, there’s only one individual that’s ever had the uniform of his country on—and that’s me."
Adam Kinzinger stated on February 15, 2015 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week': The current debate over authorizing military action against the Islamic State "would be the first time Congress would place limits on the commander-in-chief's ability to be commander-in-chief."
Chain email stated on February 9, 2015 in a chain email: "Over 200 years ago, the United States had declared war on Islam, and Thomas Jefferson led the charge!"
