Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Military Priorities USA Action stated on June 19, 2016 in an ad discussed on "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump has said he loves war, "including with nukes." Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a national security speech in California: Says Donald Trump "has the gall to say that prisoners of war like John McCain aren’t heroes." Dale Kooyenga stated on April 1, 2016 in a constituent newsletter: "Today, it is more difficult to enlist in the U.S. military than it is to enroll in college." Randy Forbes stated on April 21, 2016 in a radio interview.: China is "going to have twice the number of submarines we have in just over a decade." Bernie Sanders stated on April 14, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Brooklyn, N.Y.: "We spend about 75 percent of the entire cost of the military aspect of NATO." Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: China is "in the South China Sea and (building) a military fortress the likes of which perhaps the world has not seen." Keep the Promise 1 PAC stated on March 6, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Marco Rubio "skipped 18 defense votes including one to arm the Kurds to fight ISIS." 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." 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." 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. 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." Rob Wittman stated on April 30, 2015 in a news release.: The 2005 round of military base closings "has not yet resulted in savings." 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." 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." 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." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "In Iraq and Syria, American leadership, including our military power, is stopping (the Islamic State’s) advance." Lindsey Graham stated on October 5, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Under sequestration, the military was cut "down to the smallest Army since 1940, the smallest Navy since 1915." Jack Kingston stated on May 12, 2014 in Campaign ad: President Obama has left the U.S. with the lowest number of active-duty troops since before World War II, putting the nation at risk. Stephen Hayes stated on June 8, 2014 in a discussion on "Fox News Sunday": The Obama administration "went to court to keep one of these five in jail at Guantanamo just three years ago because he was such a huge risk." Anissa Naouai stated on April 16, 2014 in comments on CNN: "The U.S. spends more money on its military than the 16 biggest military budgets in the world" combined. Chuck Hagel stated on March 2, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "It isn't me cutting the budget. It's the Congress' decision on sequestration. So it isn't secretary of defense or the president doing this." David Alameel stated on February 7, 2014 in an email blast: "More than 40,000 troops are still stationed in Afghanistan with no clear objective. Even in the best case, by the end of the year at least 10,000 American soldiers will still be on the ground." Rand Paul stated on September 9, 2013 in an interview on CNN's 'Crossfire': "We've seen priests beheaded by the Islamic rebels on the other side. We've also seen an Islamic rebel eating the heart of a soldier." Rick Scott stated on July 16, 2013 in a tweet: "The FL Guard has defended our freedom in Afghanistan, Iraq, and put their lives at risk; now the fed govt is going to cut their pay 20%." Rand Paul stated on March 6, 2013 in a Senate filibuster speech: "When the president's spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlaki's son, … he said he should have chosen a more responsible father." Marco Rubio stated on February 12, 2013 in the Republican response to the State of the Union: Military spending cuts, known as the sequester, were President Barack Obama’s idea. Patrick Murphy stated on October 2, 2012 in an ad: An Army report stated Allen West "performed illegal acts, merited court martial, faced 11 years in prison.'" Mike DeWine stated on August 31, 2012 in a news conference: "Since the time of the Civil War, we've made a distinction in this country between the availability and the ability to access for people who were in the military, versus the rest of us, to vote." Mitt Romney stated on September 21, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says President Barack Obama is responsible for pending defense cuts.
Priorities USA Action stated on June 19, 2016 in an ad discussed on "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump has said he loves war, "including with nukes." Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a national security speech in California: Says Donald Trump "has the gall to say that prisoners of war like John McCain aren’t heroes." Dale Kooyenga stated on April 1, 2016 in a constituent newsletter: "Today, it is more difficult to enlist in the U.S. military than it is to enroll in college." Randy Forbes stated on April 21, 2016 in a radio interview.: China is "going to have twice the number of submarines we have in just over a decade." Bernie Sanders stated on April 14, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Brooklyn, N.Y.: "We spend about 75 percent of the entire cost of the military aspect of NATO." Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: China is "in the South China Sea and (building) a military fortress the likes of which perhaps the world has not seen." Keep the Promise 1 PAC stated on March 6, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Marco Rubio "skipped 18 defense votes including one to arm the Kurds to fight ISIS." 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." 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." 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. 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." Rob Wittman stated on April 30, 2015 in a news release.: The 2005 round of military base closings "has not yet resulted in savings." 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." 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." 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." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "In Iraq and Syria, American leadership, including our military power, is stopping (the Islamic State’s) advance." Lindsey Graham stated on October 5, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Under sequestration, the military was cut "down to the smallest Army since 1940, the smallest Navy since 1915." Jack Kingston stated on May 12, 2014 in Campaign ad: President Obama has left the U.S. with the lowest number of active-duty troops since before World War II, putting the nation at risk. Stephen Hayes stated on June 8, 2014 in a discussion on "Fox News Sunday": The Obama administration "went to court to keep one of these five in jail at Guantanamo just three years ago because he was such a huge risk." Anissa Naouai stated on April 16, 2014 in comments on CNN: "The U.S. spends more money on its military than the 16 biggest military budgets in the world" combined. Chuck Hagel stated on March 2, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "It isn't me cutting the budget. It's the Congress' decision on sequestration. So it isn't secretary of defense or the president doing this." David Alameel stated on February 7, 2014 in an email blast: "More than 40,000 troops are still stationed in Afghanistan with no clear objective. Even in the best case, by the end of the year at least 10,000 American soldiers will still be on the ground." Rand Paul stated on September 9, 2013 in an interview on CNN's 'Crossfire': "We've seen priests beheaded by the Islamic rebels on the other side. We've also seen an Islamic rebel eating the heart of a soldier." Rick Scott stated on July 16, 2013 in a tweet: "The FL Guard has defended our freedom in Afghanistan, Iraq, and put their lives at risk; now the fed govt is going to cut their pay 20%." Rand Paul stated on March 6, 2013 in a Senate filibuster speech: "When the president's spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlaki's son, … he said he should have chosen a more responsible father." Marco Rubio stated on February 12, 2013 in the Republican response to the State of the Union: Military spending cuts, known as the sequester, were President Barack Obama’s idea. Patrick Murphy stated on October 2, 2012 in an ad: An Army report stated Allen West "performed illegal acts, merited court martial, faced 11 years in prison.'" Mike DeWine stated on August 31, 2012 in a news conference: "Since the time of the Civil War, we've made a distinction in this country between the availability and the ability to access for people who were in the military, versus the rest of us, to vote." Mitt Romney stated on September 21, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says President Barack Obama is responsible for pending defense cuts.
Priorities USA Action stated on June 19, 2016 in an ad discussed on "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump has said he loves war, "including with nukes."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a national security speech in California: Says Donald Trump "has the gall to say that prisoners of war like John McCain aren’t heroes."
Dale Kooyenga stated on April 1, 2016 in a constituent newsletter: "Today, it is more difficult to enlist in the U.S. military than it is to enroll in college."
Randy Forbes stated on April 21, 2016 in a radio interview.: China is "going to have twice the number of submarines we have in just over a decade."
Bernie Sanders stated on April 14, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Brooklyn, N.Y.: "We spend about 75 percent of the entire cost of the military aspect of NATO."
Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: China is "in the South China Sea and (building) a military fortress the likes of which perhaps the world has not seen."
Keep the Promise 1 PAC stated on March 6, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Marco Rubio "skipped 18 defense votes including one to arm the Kurds to fight ISIS."
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."
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."
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.
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."
Rob Wittman stated on April 30, 2015 in a news release.: The 2005 round of military base closings "has not yet resulted in savings."
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."
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."
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."
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "In Iraq and Syria, American leadership, including our military power, is stopping (the Islamic State’s) advance."
Lindsey Graham stated on October 5, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Under sequestration, the military was cut "down to the smallest Army since 1940, the smallest Navy since 1915."
Jack Kingston stated on May 12, 2014 in Campaign ad: President Obama has left the U.S. with the lowest number of active-duty troops since before World War II, putting the nation at risk.
Stephen Hayes stated on June 8, 2014 in a discussion on "Fox News Sunday": The Obama administration "went to court to keep one of these five in jail at Guantanamo just three years ago because he was such a huge risk."
Anissa Naouai stated on April 16, 2014 in comments on CNN: "The U.S. spends more money on its military than the 16 biggest military budgets in the world" combined.
Chuck Hagel stated on March 2, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "It isn't me cutting the budget. It's the Congress' decision on sequestration. So it isn't secretary of defense or the president doing this."
David Alameel stated on February 7, 2014 in an email blast: "More than 40,000 troops are still stationed in Afghanistan with no clear objective. Even in the best case, by the end of the year at least 10,000 American soldiers will still be on the ground."
Rand Paul stated on September 9, 2013 in an interview on CNN's 'Crossfire': "We've seen priests beheaded by the Islamic rebels on the other side. We've also seen an Islamic rebel eating the heart of a soldier."
Rick Scott stated on July 16, 2013 in a tweet: "The FL Guard has defended our freedom in Afghanistan, Iraq, and put their lives at risk; now the fed govt is going to cut their pay 20%."
Rand Paul stated on March 6, 2013 in a Senate filibuster speech: "When the president's spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlaki's son, … he said he should have chosen a more responsible father."
Marco Rubio stated on February 12, 2013 in the Republican response to the State of the Union: Military spending cuts, known as the sequester, were President Barack Obama’s idea.
Patrick Murphy stated on October 2, 2012 in an ad: An Army report stated Allen West "performed illegal acts, merited court martial, faced 11 years in prison.'"
Mike DeWine stated on August 31, 2012 in a news conference: "Since the time of the Civil War, we've made a distinction in this country between the availability and the ability to access for people who were in the military, versus the rest of us, to vote."
Mitt Romney stated on September 21, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says President Barack Obama is responsible for pending defense cuts.