Latest Mostly False 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 Joe Biden stated on January 3, 2020 in a brief interview: Says he did not tell former President Barack Obama "don’t go" after Osama bin Laden Facebook posts stated on January 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Hillary ignored multiple requests for security, didn’t respond for 13 hours, & let 4 Americans die in Benghazi. Trump rushed in reinforcements, threatened to destroy Iran, & made sure no lives were lost in Baghdad." Mark Meadows stated on November 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says "President Obama fired every Bush appointed ambassador upon his election." Facebook posts stated on September 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: The United States paid for a 274-mile wall between Jordan and Syria, "approved by the Dems in the house and senate," in order "to keep ISIS out." Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2019 in a press conference: Says in his 2000 book "I was talking about Osama bin Laden. I said, ‘You have to kill him. You have to take him out.’" Matt Gaetz stated on October 21, 2019 in a tweet: "Barack Obama put a permanent stop on this military aid to the Ukraine - he never allowed it to go." Charlie Kirk stated on September 29, 2019 in a tweet: "Barack Obama asked Ukraine to investigate his political rival's campaign manager, 3 Democrat senators asked Ukraine to investigate Trump, and the DNC solicited Ukraine's help to dig up dirt on Trump." Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2019 in an exchange with reporters at the UN: "Europe and other nations (need to) contribute to Ukraine. Because they’re not doing it. Just the United States. We’re putting up the bulk of the money." Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the U.S. gives Israel "$3 billion annually" in aid and zero to Detroit. Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2019 in a press conference in Biarritz, France: Crimea "was sort of taken away from President Obama. … And he wanted Russia to be out of what was called the G-8. And that was his determination." Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2019 in a post-G7 news conference: "We made a ridiculous deal (with Iran). We gave them $150 billion. We gave them $1.8 billion, and we got nothing." Matt Gaetz stated on August 10, 2019 in an interview on Fox News: In Australia "they went and confiscated all the guns. You know who did what Australia did? Venezuela." Richard Hudson stated on January 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says Democrats want to give $54 billion in foreign aid, and Trump is only asking for 10 percent of that "to secure our border and build a wall. Mike Pence stated on January 16, 2019 in a speech: "The caliphate has crumbled and ISIS has been defeated." 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. 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." 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." 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. Donald Trump stated on April 2, 2018 in a tweet: Mexico has "very strong border laws -- ours are pathetic." Donald Trump stated on March 15, 2018 in a tweet: "We do have a Trade Deficit with Canada, as we do with almost all countries (some of them massive)." Laurence Tribe stated on March 2, 2018 in a tweet: President Donald "Trump’s latest set of sanctions against companies and countries benefiting North Korea includes every nation but one making shipments to (North Korea). The one nation Trump exempted from his punitive ban was . . . wait for it . . . drumroll: Russia." Donald Trump stated on February 20, 2018 in a tweet: "I have been much tougher on Russia than Obama, just look at the facts. Total Fake News!" Donald Trump stated on January 11, 2018 in a tweet: Says the Obama administration "sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in London ... only to build a new one in an off location for 1.2 billion dollars." Elizabeth Foley stated on January 2, 2018 in during a CNN panel discussion: Says James Comey suggested and CNN reported that the basis of the wiretapping warrant for Trump adviser Carter Page was "all based on a dossier." PuppetStringNews.com stated on November 26, 2017 in a headline: "Obama released 10 Russian agents from U.S. custody in 2010 during Hillary’s uranium deal." Nikki Haley stated on October 15, 2017 in comments on ABC: "And I think that his engagement with Congress is something that never happened under President Obama. They were never allowed to debate it. They were never allowed to discuss it. So, now Congress is going to be fully engaged on the threats of Iran." 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. 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." 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."
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Joe Biden stated on January 3, 2020 in a brief interview: Says he did not tell former President Barack Obama "don’t go" after Osama bin Laden Facebook posts stated on January 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Hillary ignored multiple requests for security, didn’t respond for 13 hours, & let 4 Americans die in Benghazi. Trump rushed in reinforcements, threatened to destroy Iran, & made sure no lives were lost in Baghdad." Mark Meadows stated on November 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says "President Obama fired every Bush appointed ambassador upon his election." Facebook posts stated on September 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: The United States paid for a 274-mile wall between Jordan and Syria, "approved by the Dems in the house and senate," in order "to keep ISIS out." Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2019 in a press conference: Says in his 2000 book "I was talking about Osama bin Laden. I said, ‘You have to kill him. You have to take him out.’" Matt Gaetz stated on October 21, 2019 in a tweet: "Barack Obama put a permanent stop on this military aid to the Ukraine - he never allowed it to go." Charlie Kirk stated on September 29, 2019 in a tweet: "Barack Obama asked Ukraine to investigate his political rival's campaign manager, 3 Democrat senators asked Ukraine to investigate Trump, and the DNC solicited Ukraine's help to dig up dirt on Trump." Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2019 in an exchange with reporters at the UN: "Europe and other nations (need to) contribute to Ukraine. Because they’re not doing it. Just the United States. We’re putting up the bulk of the money." Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the U.S. gives Israel "$3 billion annually" in aid and zero to Detroit. Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2019 in a press conference in Biarritz, France: Crimea "was sort of taken away from President Obama. … And he wanted Russia to be out of what was called the G-8. And that was his determination." Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2019 in a post-G7 news conference: "We made a ridiculous deal (with Iran). We gave them $150 billion. We gave them $1.8 billion, and we got nothing." Matt Gaetz stated on August 10, 2019 in an interview on Fox News: In Australia "they went and confiscated all the guns. You know who did what Australia did? Venezuela." Richard Hudson stated on January 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says Democrats want to give $54 billion in foreign aid, and Trump is only asking for 10 percent of that "to secure our border and build a wall. Mike Pence stated on January 16, 2019 in a speech: "The caliphate has crumbled and ISIS has been defeated." 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. 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." 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." 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. Donald Trump stated on April 2, 2018 in a tweet: Mexico has "very strong border laws -- ours are pathetic." Donald Trump stated on March 15, 2018 in a tweet: "We do have a Trade Deficit with Canada, as we do with almost all countries (some of them massive)." Laurence Tribe stated on March 2, 2018 in a tweet: President Donald "Trump’s latest set of sanctions against companies and countries benefiting North Korea includes every nation but one making shipments to (North Korea). The one nation Trump exempted from his punitive ban was . . . wait for it . . . drumroll: Russia." Donald Trump stated on February 20, 2018 in a tweet: "I have been much tougher on Russia than Obama, just look at the facts. Total Fake News!" Donald Trump stated on January 11, 2018 in a tweet: Says the Obama administration "sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in London ... only to build a new one in an off location for 1.2 billion dollars." Elizabeth Foley stated on January 2, 2018 in during a CNN panel discussion: Says James Comey suggested and CNN reported that the basis of the wiretapping warrant for Trump adviser Carter Page was "all based on a dossier." PuppetStringNews.com stated on November 26, 2017 in a headline: "Obama released 10 Russian agents from U.S. custody in 2010 during Hillary’s uranium deal." Nikki Haley stated on October 15, 2017 in comments on ABC: "And I think that his engagement with Congress is something that never happened under President Obama. They were never allowed to debate it. They were never allowed to discuss it. So, now Congress is going to be fully engaged on the threats of Iran." 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. 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." 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."
Joe Biden stated on January 3, 2020 in a brief interview: Says he did not tell former President Barack Obama "don’t go" after Osama bin Laden
Facebook posts stated on January 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Hillary ignored multiple requests for security, didn’t respond for 13 hours, & let 4 Americans die in Benghazi. Trump rushed in reinforcements, threatened to destroy Iran, & made sure no lives were lost in Baghdad."
Mark Meadows stated on November 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says "President Obama fired every Bush appointed ambassador upon his election."
Facebook posts stated on September 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: The United States paid for a 274-mile wall between Jordan and Syria, "approved by the Dems in the house and senate," in order "to keep ISIS out."
Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2019 in a press conference: Says in his 2000 book "I was talking about Osama bin Laden. I said, ‘You have to kill him. You have to take him out.’"
Matt Gaetz stated on October 21, 2019 in a tweet: "Barack Obama put a permanent stop on this military aid to the Ukraine - he never allowed it to go."
Charlie Kirk stated on September 29, 2019 in a tweet: "Barack Obama asked Ukraine to investigate his political rival's campaign manager, 3 Democrat senators asked Ukraine to investigate Trump, and the DNC solicited Ukraine's help to dig up dirt on Trump."
Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2019 in an exchange with reporters at the UN: "Europe and other nations (need to) contribute to Ukraine. Because they’re not doing it. Just the United States. We’re putting up the bulk of the money."
Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the U.S. gives Israel "$3 billion annually" in aid and zero to Detroit.
Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2019 in a press conference in Biarritz, France: Crimea "was sort of taken away from President Obama. … And he wanted Russia to be out of what was called the G-8. And that was his determination."
Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2019 in a post-G7 news conference: "We made a ridiculous deal (with Iran). We gave them $150 billion. We gave them $1.8 billion, and we got nothing."
Matt Gaetz stated on August 10, 2019 in an interview on Fox News: In Australia "they went and confiscated all the guns. You know who did what Australia did? Venezuela."
Richard Hudson stated on January 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says Democrats want to give $54 billion in foreign aid, and Trump is only asking for 10 percent of that "to secure our border and build a wall.
Mike Pence stated on January 16, 2019 in a speech: "The caliphate has crumbled and ISIS has been defeated."
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.
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."
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."
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.
Donald Trump stated on April 2, 2018 in a tweet: Mexico has "very strong border laws -- ours are pathetic."
Donald Trump stated on March 15, 2018 in a tweet: "We do have a Trade Deficit with Canada, as we do with almost all countries (some of them massive)."
Laurence Tribe stated on March 2, 2018 in a tweet: President Donald "Trump’s latest set of sanctions against companies and countries benefiting North Korea includes every nation but one making shipments to (North Korea). The one nation Trump exempted from his punitive ban was . . . wait for it . . . drumroll: Russia."
Donald Trump stated on February 20, 2018 in a tweet: "I have been much tougher on Russia than Obama, just look at the facts. Total Fake News!"
Donald Trump stated on January 11, 2018 in a tweet: Says the Obama administration "sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in London ... only to build a new one in an off location for 1.2 billion dollars."
Elizabeth Foley stated on January 2, 2018 in during a CNN panel discussion: Says James Comey suggested and CNN reported that the basis of the wiretapping warrant for Trump adviser Carter Page was "all based on a dossier."
PuppetStringNews.com stated on November 26, 2017 in a headline: "Obama released 10 Russian agents from U.S. custody in 2010 during Hillary’s uranium deal."
Nikki Haley stated on October 15, 2017 in comments on ABC: "And I think that his engagement with Congress is something that never happened under President Obama. They were never allowed to debate it. They were never allowed to discuss it. So, now Congress is going to be fully engaged on the threats of Iran."
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.
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."
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."
