Latest Fact-checks in Terrorism 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 March 21, 2016 in a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee: "During the last five years, Iran has perpetrated terror attacks in 25 different countries on five continents." Joe Pitts stated on February 25, 2016 in in a Medium post.: "More people were killed by terrorists in 2015 than in any other year ever, after an 80 percent increase from 2014." Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says the man who rushed the stage at him in Dayton, Ohio, "had chatter about ISIS, or with ISIS" in his social media posts. Ron Johnson stated on February 5, 2016 in a public forum: Says Barack Obama "has the legal authority to let in really however many refugees he wants, from whatever country." Jeff DeWit stated on February 22, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Carol Costello.: "Now we have ISIS coming over the (U.S.-Mexico) border." Jon Keyser stated on February 11, 2016 in a candidate forum : Says Michael Bennet wants to close Guantanamo Bay prison and bring terrorists "right here to Colorado." Donald Trump stated on March 3, 2016 in a GOP debate hosted by Fox: The wives of the 9/11 hijackers "knew exactly what was happening" and went back to Saudi Arabia two days before the attacks to watch their husbands on television flying the planes. Joe Heck stated on February 23, 2016 in a press release: "There is no evidence to support the claim that Guantanamo is used as a recruiting tool" for terrorists. Glenn Grothman stated on November 20, 2015 in a radio interview: Says "Barack Obama is apparently not for vetting people and saying just anybody can come" to the United States. Donald Trump stated on February 19, 2016 in a rally in North Charleston, S.C.: Says that in the Philippines more than a century ago, Gen. John Pershing "took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs’ blood," and shot 49 Muslim rebels. "The 50th person, he said, ‘You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened.’ And for 25 years, there wasn’t a problem." Bill Clinton stated on February 16, 2016 in a campaign event: "The people that perpetrated that travesty in San Bernardino had never been to the Middle East." Bill Maher stated on February 10, 2016 in an essay in The Hollywood Reporter: "Why are Muslim armies so useless against ISIS? ... There are 20,000 or 30,000 (ISIS fighters). The countries surrounding ISIS have armies totaling 5 million people." Hillary Clinton stated on January 25, 2016 in a CNN town hall: When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, "the Democrats didn’t make that a partisan issue." Russ Feingold stated on January 26, 2016 in an interview: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson wants to put 100,000 troops, including 25,000 Americans, "into the area where ISIS is." Ron Johnson stated on January 22, 2016 in a campaign email: Says Barack Obama's administration has admitted that money from its Iran nuclear deal "would go directly to terrorism." Chris Christie stated on January 28, 2016 in the Republican debate in Des Moines, Iowa: Neighbors of the San Bernardino shooters "knew that they were talking about trying to take our country and attack it." Hillary Clinton stated on January 20, 2016 in a speech in Burlington, Iowa: "I am the only candidate on either side who has laid out a specific plan about what I would do to defeat ISIS." Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in Ottumwa, Iowa, on NBC's "Meet the Press": The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl are "back on the battlefield." Hillary Clinton stated on January 4, 2016 in a posting on the Clinton website: "Marco Rubio voted against authorizing President Obama to strike Syria after Assad used chemical weapons on his own people." Stephen Hayes stated on December 27, 2015 in on "Fox News Sunday": Guantanamo has "never been a key component of ISIS or al-Qaida propaganda." Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview: "Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years." Hillary Clinton stated on December 19, 2015 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: Says Bernie Sanders "voted for regime change with respect to Libya." Rob Wittman stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview.: "Only nine" coalition nations with the U.S. "are truly actively involved" in fighting the Islamic State. Hillary Clinton stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: ISIS is "going to people showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists." André Carson stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "Our larger domestic threat is from racial supremacist groups." Greg Abbott stated on December 8, 2015 in a press conference with Sen. Ted Cruz: Says President Barack Obama "himself has granted waivers allowing into the United States refugees who provided material support to terrorists." Sean Duffy stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview: Says President Barack Obama’s homeland security budget had "$16 million to fight climate change" but "didn't have a line item to fight violent extremism." Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2015 in the Republican debate in Las Vegas: The 9/11 terrorists' friends, family, girlfriends in the United States "were sent back for the most part to Saudi Arabia. They knew what was going on. They went home, and they wanted to watch their boyfriends on television." Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "If you are going to kill the families of terrorists, realize that there's something called the Geneva Convention we're going to have to pull out of." Mike Thompson stated on December 7, 2015 in a speech: "Since 2004, more than 2,000 suspected terrorists have legally purchased weapons in the United States."
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Donald Trump stated on March 21, 2016 in a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee: "During the last five years, Iran has perpetrated terror attacks in 25 different countries on five continents." Joe Pitts stated on February 25, 2016 in in a Medium post.: "More people were killed by terrorists in 2015 than in any other year ever, after an 80 percent increase from 2014." Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says the man who rushed the stage at him in Dayton, Ohio, "had chatter about ISIS, or with ISIS" in his social media posts. Ron Johnson stated on February 5, 2016 in a public forum: Says Barack Obama "has the legal authority to let in really however many refugees he wants, from whatever country." Jeff DeWit stated on February 22, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Carol Costello.: "Now we have ISIS coming over the (U.S.-Mexico) border." Jon Keyser stated on February 11, 2016 in a candidate forum : Says Michael Bennet wants to close Guantanamo Bay prison and bring terrorists "right here to Colorado." Donald Trump stated on March 3, 2016 in a GOP debate hosted by Fox: The wives of the 9/11 hijackers "knew exactly what was happening" and went back to Saudi Arabia two days before the attacks to watch their husbands on television flying the planes. Joe Heck stated on February 23, 2016 in a press release: "There is no evidence to support the claim that Guantanamo is used as a recruiting tool" for terrorists. Glenn Grothman stated on November 20, 2015 in a radio interview: Says "Barack Obama is apparently not for vetting people and saying just anybody can come" to the United States. Donald Trump stated on February 19, 2016 in a rally in North Charleston, S.C.: Says that in the Philippines more than a century ago, Gen. John Pershing "took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs’ blood," and shot 49 Muslim rebels. "The 50th person, he said, ‘You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened.’ And for 25 years, there wasn’t a problem." Bill Clinton stated on February 16, 2016 in a campaign event: "The people that perpetrated that travesty in San Bernardino had never been to the Middle East." Bill Maher stated on February 10, 2016 in an essay in The Hollywood Reporter: "Why are Muslim armies so useless against ISIS? ... There are 20,000 or 30,000 (ISIS fighters). The countries surrounding ISIS have armies totaling 5 million people." Hillary Clinton stated on January 25, 2016 in a CNN town hall: When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, "the Democrats didn’t make that a partisan issue." Russ Feingold stated on January 26, 2016 in an interview: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson wants to put 100,000 troops, including 25,000 Americans, "into the area where ISIS is." Ron Johnson stated on January 22, 2016 in a campaign email: Says Barack Obama's administration has admitted that money from its Iran nuclear deal "would go directly to terrorism." Chris Christie stated on January 28, 2016 in the Republican debate in Des Moines, Iowa: Neighbors of the San Bernardino shooters "knew that they were talking about trying to take our country and attack it." Hillary Clinton stated on January 20, 2016 in a speech in Burlington, Iowa: "I am the only candidate on either side who has laid out a specific plan about what I would do to defeat ISIS." Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in Ottumwa, Iowa, on NBC's "Meet the Press": The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl are "back on the battlefield." Hillary Clinton stated on January 4, 2016 in a posting on the Clinton website: "Marco Rubio voted against authorizing President Obama to strike Syria after Assad used chemical weapons on his own people." Stephen Hayes stated on December 27, 2015 in on "Fox News Sunday": Guantanamo has "never been a key component of ISIS or al-Qaida propaganda." Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview: "Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years." Hillary Clinton stated on December 19, 2015 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: Says Bernie Sanders "voted for regime change with respect to Libya." Rob Wittman stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview.: "Only nine" coalition nations with the U.S. "are truly actively involved" in fighting the Islamic State. Hillary Clinton stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: ISIS is "going to people showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists." André Carson stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "Our larger domestic threat is from racial supremacist groups." Greg Abbott stated on December 8, 2015 in a press conference with Sen. Ted Cruz: Says President Barack Obama "himself has granted waivers allowing into the United States refugees who provided material support to terrorists." Sean Duffy stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview: Says President Barack Obama’s homeland security budget had "$16 million to fight climate change" but "didn't have a line item to fight violent extremism." Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2015 in the Republican debate in Las Vegas: The 9/11 terrorists' friends, family, girlfriends in the United States "were sent back for the most part to Saudi Arabia. They knew what was going on. They went home, and they wanted to watch their boyfriends on television." Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "If you are going to kill the families of terrorists, realize that there's something called the Geneva Convention we're going to have to pull out of." Mike Thompson stated on December 7, 2015 in a speech: "Since 2004, more than 2,000 suspected terrorists have legally purchased weapons in the United States."
Donald Trump stated on March 21, 2016 in a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee: "During the last five years, Iran has perpetrated terror attacks in 25 different countries on five continents."
Joe Pitts stated on February 25, 2016 in in a Medium post.: "More people were killed by terrorists in 2015 than in any other year ever, after an 80 percent increase from 2014."
Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says the man who rushed the stage at him in Dayton, Ohio, "had chatter about ISIS, or with ISIS" in his social media posts.
Ron Johnson stated on February 5, 2016 in a public forum: Says Barack Obama "has the legal authority to let in really however many refugees he wants, from whatever country."
Jeff DeWit stated on February 22, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Carol Costello.: "Now we have ISIS coming over the (U.S.-Mexico) border."
Jon Keyser stated on February 11, 2016 in a candidate forum : Says Michael Bennet wants to close Guantanamo Bay prison and bring terrorists "right here to Colorado."
Donald Trump stated on March 3, 2016 in a GOP debate hosted by Fox: The wives of the 9/11 hijackers "knew exactly what was happening" and went back to Saudi Arabia two days before the attacks to watch their husbands on television flying the planes.
Joe Heck stated on February 23, 2016 in a press release: "There is no evidence to support the claim that Guantanamo is used as a recruiting tool" for terrorists.
Glenn Grothman stated on November 20, 2015 in a radio interview: Says "Barack Obama is apparently not for vetting people and saying just anybody can come" to the United States.
Donald Trump stated on February 19, 2016 in a rally in North Charleston, S.C.: Says that in the Philippines more than a century ago, Gen. John Pershing "took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs’ blood," and shot 49 Muslim rebels. "The 50th person, he said, ‘You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened.’ And for 25 years, there wasn’t a problem."
Bill Clinton stated on February 16, 2016 in a campaign event: "The people that perpetrated that travesty in San Bernardino had never been to the Middle East."
Bill Maher stated on February 10, 2016 in an essay in The Hollywood Reporter: "Why are Muslim armies so useless against ISIS? ... There are 20,000 or 30,000 (ISIS fighters). The countries surrounding ISIS have armies totaling 5 million people."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 25, 2016 in a CNN town hall: When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, "the Democrats didn’t make that a partisan issue."
Russ Feingold stated on January 26, 2016 in an interview: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson wants to put 100,000 troops, including 25,000 Americans, "into the area where ISIS is."
Ron Johnson stated on January 22, 2016 in a campaign email: Says Barack Obama's administration has admitted that money from its Iran nuclear deal "would go directly to terrorism."
Chris Christie stated on January 28, 2016 in the Republican debate in Des Moines, Iowa: Neighbors of the San Bernardino shooters "knew that they were talking about trying to take our country and attack it."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 20, 2016 in a speech in Burlington, Iowa: "I am the only candidate on either side who has laid out a specific plan about what I would do to defeat ISIS."
Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in Ottumwa, Iowa, on NBC's "Meet the Press": The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl are "back on the battlefield."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 4, 2016 in a posting on the Clinton website: "Marco Rubio voted against authorizing President Obama to strike Syria after Assad used chemical weapons on his own people."
Stephen Hayes stated on December 27, 2015 in on "Fox News Sunday": Guantanamo has "never been a key component of ISIS or al-Qaida propaganda."
Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview: "Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years."
Hillary Clinton stated on December 19, 2015 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: Says Bernie Sanders "voted for regime change with respect to Libya."
Rob Wittman stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview.: "Only nine" coalition nations with the U.S. "are truly actively involved" in fighting the Islamic State.
Hillary Clinton stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: ISIS is "going to people showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists."
André Carson stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "Our larger domestic threat is from racial supremacist groups."
Greg Abbott stated on December 8, 2015 in a press conference with Sen. Ted Cruz: Says President Barack Obama "himself has granted waivers allowing into the United States refugees who provided material support to terrorists."
Sean Duffy stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview: Says President Barack Obama’s homeland security budget had "$16 million to fight climate change" but "didn't have a line item to fight violent extremism."
Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2015 in the Republican debate in Las Vegas: The 9/11 terrorists' friends, family, girlfriends in the United States "were sent back for the most part to Saudi Arabia. They knew what was going on. They went home, and they wanted to watch their boyfriends on television."
Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "If you are going to kill the families of terrorists, realize that there's something called the Geneva Convention we're going to have to pull out of."
Mike Thompson stated on December 7, 2015 in a speech: "Since 2004, more than 2,000 suspected terrorists have legally purchased weapons in the United States."
