Latest True Fact-checks in Military Nikki Haley stated on December 14, 2023 in a town hall in Atkinson, New Hampshire: “We’ve had more Americans die of fentanyl than the Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam wars, combined.” Marianne Williamson stated on November 7, 2023 in an event in Manchester, N.H.: “We sell arms to 60% of the world's autocrats. We are the world's largest arms exporters." Mark Pocan stated on October 3, 2021 in Twitter: “The annual Pentagon budget hovers over $750 billion annually, twice that of the much debated Build Back Better Act that costs about $350 billion annually as currently proposed.” Mandela Barnes stated on August 16, 2021 in Twitter: In Afghanistan, “over 100 billion dollars spent on military contracts.” Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: In 1988, in response to Iran’s attack on the U.S.S. Samuel Roberts, President Ronald Reagan "destroyed half of Iran’s Navy." Brett McGurk stated on October 20, 2019 in an MSNBC appearance: "President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region." Allen Thomas stated on April 9, 2019 in a candidate questionnaire: "Currently, 23 percent of our military's infrastructure is graded as 'poor' while 9 percent is 'failing.'" Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2019 in a tweet: "In New York State, Democrats blocked a Bill expanding College Tuition for Gold Star families after approving aid for illegal immigrants." Pete Buttigieg stated on January 31, 2019 in an interview: "I have more military experience than anybody who’s arrived behind that desk since George H.W. Bush." Roy Blunt stated on December 1, 2018 in a tweet: The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019 "includes the largest pay raise in nearly 10 years." Richard Ojeda stated on October 24, 2018 in a video posted to Facebook: "We have lost more lives in the last two years" due to opioids "than all of the lives lost during the Vietnam War." John Kerry stated on July 11, 2018 in a statement: Since 2014, "each year, (NATO) nations have been increasing their contributions." Scott Peters stated on April 24, 2017 in a news article: The estimated price of President Trump’s border wall is the same as the cost of "one and a half aircraft carriers." Rand Paul stated on November 15, 2016 in a column on rare.us: Says John Bolton supported the Iraq War and said last year that "I still think the decision to overthrow Saddam was correct." Hillary Clinton stated on October 25, 2016 in a rally in Florida: Says Donald Trump "was asked if he would defend our allies. He said well, first he'd want to know if they made any payments to us to defend them." Jill Stein stated on October 17, 2016 in a Green Party rally at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin: "We’re already bombing seven countries." Paul Ryan stated on September 26, 2016 in a tweet: "Repeated requests for additional security in Benghazi were routinely denied" by Hillary "Clinton’s State Department." Hillary Clinton stated on March 22, 2016 in a speech at Stanford University.: When it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture." A.J. Jacobs stated on February 6, 2016 in an interview: Says President John F. Kennedy released a star Green Bay Packer from military reserve duty so that he could play in the 1961 NFL Championship Game. Marco Rubio stated on February 4, 2016 in a town hall in Manchester, N.H.: China is "practicing how to blow up our satellites." Jack Reed stated on January 20, 2016 in a letter: "It is rare that a retirement grade determination is conducted for an officer previously retired from the U.S. armed forces." Ted Cruz stated on January 14, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Says Marco Rubio "knows full well I voted for his amendment to increase military spending to $697 billion." 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." Jim Gilmore stated on September 16, 2015 in a tweet.: On the main GOP presidential debate: "Not one candidate on the debate stage has military experience … " Bernie Sanders stated on August 30, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Saudi Arabia has the third-largest military budget in the entire world." Nicholas Kristof stated on August 27, 2015 in his column in the New York Times: "More Americans have died from guns in the United States since 1968 than on battlefields of all the wars in American history." 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." 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." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 14, 2014 in a TV interview: The United States "decided waterboarding was torture back when we court-martialed American soldiers for waterboarding Philippine insurgents in the Philippine revolution." Jeb Bush stated on December 1, 2014 in a 'Wall Street Journal' CEO Council event: "Too many" tattoos "on visible body parts" keep some applicants out of the military.
Nikki Haley stated on December 14, 2023 in a town hall in Atkinson, New Hampshire: “We’ve had more Americans die of fentanyl than the Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam wars, combined.” Marianne Williamson stated on November 7, 2023 in an event in Manchester, N.H.: “We sell arms to 60% of the world's autocrats. We are the world's largest arms exporters." Mark Pocan stated on October 3, 2021 in Twitter: “The annual Pentagon budget hovers over $750 billion annually, twice that of the much debated Build Back Better Act that costs about $350 billion annually as currently proposed.” Mandela Barnes stated on August 16, 2021 in Twitter: In Afghanistan, “over 100 billion dollars spent on military contracts.” Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: In 1988, in response to Iran’s attack on the U.S.S. Samuel Roberts, President Ronald Reagan "destroyed half of Iran’s Navy." Brett McGurk stated on October 20, 2019 in an MSNBC appearance: "President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region." Allen Thomas stated on April 9, 2019 in a candidate questionnaire: "Currently, 23 percent of our military's infrastructure is graded as 'poor' while 9 percent is 'failing.'" Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2019 in a tweet: "In New York State, Democrats blocked a Bill expanding College Tuition for Gold Star families after approving aid for illegal immigrants." Pete Buttigieg stated on January 31, 2019 in an interview: "I have more military experience than anybody who’s arrived behind that desk since George H.W. Bush." Roy Blunt stated on December 1, 2018 in a tweet: The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019 "includes the largest pay raise in nearly 10 years." Richard Ojeda stated on October 24, 2018 in a video posted to Facebook: "We have lost more lives in the last two years" due to opioids "than all of the lives lost during the Vietnam War." John Kerry stated on July 11, 2018 in a statement: Since 2014, "each year, (NATO) nations have been increasing their contributions." Scott Peters stated on April 24, 2017 in a news article: The estimated price of President Trump’s border wall is the same as the cost of "one and a half aircraft carriers." Rand Paul stated on November 15, 2016 in a column on rare.us: Says John Bolton supported the Iraq War and said last year that "I still think the decision to overthrow Saddam was correct." Hillary Clinton stated on October 25, 2016 in a rally in Florida: Says Donald Trump "was asked if he would defend our allies. He said well, first he'd want to know if they made any payments to us to defend them." Jill Stein stated on October 17, 2016 in a Green Party rally at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin: "We’re already bombing seven countries." Paul Ryan stated on September 26, 2016 in a tweet: "Repeated requests for additional security in Benghazi were routinely denied" by Hillary "Clinton’s State Department." Hillary Clinton stated on March 22, 2016 in a speech at Stanford University.: When it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture." A.J. Jacobs stated on February 6, 2016 in an interview: Says President John F. Kennedy released a star Green Bay Packer from military reserve duty so that he could play in the 1961 NFL Championship Game. Marco Rubio stated on February 4, 2016 in a town hall in Manchester, N.H.: China is "practicing how to blow up our satellites." Jack Reed stated on January 20, 2016 in a letter: "It is rare that a retirement grade determination is conducted for an officer previously retired from the U.S. armed forces." Ted Cruz stated on January 14, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Says Marco Rubio "knows full well I voted for his amendment to increase military spending to $697 billion." 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." Jim Gilmore stated on September 16, 2015 in a tweet.: On the main GOP presidential debate: "Not one candidate on the debate stage has military experience … " Bernie Sanders stated on August 30, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Saudi Arabia has the third-largest military budget in the entire world." Nicholas Kristof stated on August 27, 2015 in his column in the New York Times: "More Americans have died from guns in the United States since 1968 than on battlefields of all the wars in American history." 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." 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." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 14, 2014 in a TV interview: The United States "decided waterboarding was torture back when we court-martialed American soldiers for waterboarding Philippine insurgents in the Philippine revolution." Jeb Bush stated on December 1, 2014 in a 'Wall Street Journal' CEO Council event: "Too many" tattoos "on visible body parts" keep some applicants out of the military.
Nikki Haley stated on December 14, 2023 in a town hall in Atkinson, New Hampshire: “We’ve had more Americans die of fentanyl than the Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam wars, combined.”
Marianne Williamson stated on November 7, 2023 in an event in Manchester, N.H.: “We sell arms to 60% of the world's autocrats. We are the world's largest arms exporters."
Mark Pocan stated on October 3, 2021 in Twitter: “The annual Pentagon budget hovers over $750 billion annually, twice that of the much debated Build Back Better Act that costs about $350 billion annually as currently proposed.”
Mandela Barnes stated on August 16, 2021 in Twitter: In Afghanistan, “over 100 billion dollars spent on military contracts.”
Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: In 1988, in response to Iran’s attack on the U.S.S. Samuel Roberts, President Ronald Reagan "destroyed half of Iran’s Navy."
Brett McGurk stated on October 20, 2019 in an MSNBC appearance: "President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region."
Allen Thomas stated on April 9, 2019 in a candidate questionnaire: "Currently, 23 percent of our military's infrastructure is graded as 'poor' while 9 percent is 'failing.'"
Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2019 in a tweet: "In New York State, Democrats blocked a Bill expanding College Tuition for Gold Star families after approving aid for illegal immigrants."
Pete Buttigieg stated on January 31, 2019 in an interview: "I have more military experience than anybody who’s arrived behind that desk since George H.W. Bush."
Roy Blunt stated on December 1, 2018 in a tweet: The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019 "includes the largest pay raise in nearly 10 years."
Richard Ojeda stated on October 24, 2018 in a video posted to Facebook: "We have lost more lives in the last two years" due to opioids "than all of the lives lost during the Vietnam War."
John Kerry stated on July 11, 2018 in a statement: Since 2014, "each year, (NATO) nations have been increasing their contributions."
Scott Peters stated on April 24, 2017 in a news article: The estimated price of President Trump’s border wall is the same as the cost of "one and a half aircraft carriers."
Rand Paul stated on November 15, 2016 in a column on rare.us: Says John Bolton supported the Iraq War and said last year that "I still think the decision to overthrow Saddam was correct."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 25, 2016 in a rally in Florida: Says Donald Trump "was asked if he would defend our allies. He said well, first he'd want to know if they made any payments to us to defend them."
Jill Stein stated on October 17, 2016 in a Green Party rally at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin: "We’re already bombing seven countries."
Paul Ryan stated on September 26, 2016 in a tweet: "Repeated requests for additional security in Benghazi were routinely denied" by Hillary "Clinton’s State Department."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 22, 2016 in a speech at Stanford University.: When it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture."
A.J. Jacobs stated on February 6, 2016 in an interview: Says President John F. Kennedy released a star Green Bay Packer from military reserve duty so that he could play in the 1961 NFL Championship Game.
Marco Rubio stated on February 4, 2016 in a town hall in Manchester, N.H.: China is "practicing how to blow up our satellites."
Jack Reed stated on January 20, 2016 in a letter: "It is rare that a retirement grade determination is conducted for an officer previously retired from the U.S. armed forces."
Ted Cruz stated on January 14, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Says Marco Rubio "knows full well I voted for his amendment to increase military spending to $697 billion."
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."
Jim Gilmore stated on September 16, 2015 in a tweet.: On the main GOP presidential debate: "Not one candidate on the debate stage has military experience … "
Bernie Sanders stated on August 30, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Saudi Arabia has the third-largest military budget in the entire world."
Nicholas Kristof stated on August 27, 2015 in his column in the New York Times: "More Americans have died from guns in the United States since 1968 than on battlefields of all the wars in American history."
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."
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."
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 14, 2014 in a TV interview: The United States "decided waterboarding was torture back when we court-martialed American soldiers for waterboarding Philippine insurgents in the Philippine revolution."
Jeb Bush stated on December 1, 2014 in a 'Wall Street Journal' CEO Council event: "Too many" tattoos "on visible body parts" keep some applicants out of the military.