Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Terrorism Marco Rubio stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Regarding the USA Freedom Act, "There is nothing we are allowed to do under this bill that we could not do before." Rick Scott stated on November 17, 2015 in an interview on Fox: The federal government is "making the decision, whether we like it or not, to send 425 refugees to our state" from Syria. Donald Trump stated on November 16, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC: The New York Police Department used to have "surveillance going on in and around mosques in New York City. ... Our mayor totally cut that out." Marco Rubio stated on October 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "There was never a single shred of evidence presented to anyone" that the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, were "spontaneous, and in fact, the CIA themselves understood that early on." Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2015 in a radio interview: Israel has seen a "90 percent reduction in terrorist attacks" that it attributes to building a 500-mile fence. Andrew Napolitano stated on August 5, 2015 in in an interview on Fox's "Hannity": Emails released to the public show Hillary Clinton discussed "the location of Ambassador Stevens, who of course was murdered, in Libya." Lincoln Chafee stated on June 14, 2015 in Campaign speech : "One of the reasons I believe we’re in trouble in Yemen is we lost the population on drone strikes issues. That’s what stirred up the population. That’s what is happening in Yemen." Stanley McChrystal stated on June 12, 2015 in comments on the Hugh Hewitt radio show: ISIS reaches "about 100 million people a day" through social media. Mark Pocan stated on May 20, 2015 in a radio interview: "Twenty-five percent of people in the country have said they changed their email and phone habits because of" the collection of data allowed by the Patriot Act. Marco Rubio stated on May 10, 2015 in a USA Today op-ed: "There is not a single documented case of abuse" of the bulk metadata collection program. Rand Paul stated on April 12, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Hillary Clinton "completely ignored" "dozens and dozens of requests for more security" for the Benghazi consulate. Molly White stated on February 3, 2015 in an online statement: The group that organized Texas Muslim Capitol Day in Austin "was recently listed as one of 82 organizations designated as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates." Jack Keane stated on February 1, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "Al-Qaida has grown fourfold in five years." 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." Sally Kohn stated on January 7, 2015 in a tweet on Twitter: "Since 9/11, right-wing extremists (incl anti-abortion, anti-gov) have killed more Americans than Islamic extremists." Barack Obama stated on December 4, 2014 in a statement of policy from the Executive Office of the President: A bill from U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho attempts to restrict the administration's ability to conduct national security and criminal background checks on undocumented immigrants. Marco Rubio stated on December 8, 2014 in a news release: The authors of a report on CIA’s torture techniques "never interviewed a single CIA official." Bill O'Reilly stated on October 6, 2014 in a broadcast of Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor": Muslim nations did not "call out" the people who celebrated the 9/11 attacks. Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on September 21, 2014 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": Americans now "support strikes (against ISIS) but the support for ground troops is not there. The support is very thin." Rand Paul stated on September 4, 2014 in an op-ed for Time magazine: In Tripoli, "jihadists today swim in our embassy pool." Peter King stated on August 31, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The United States had "allies lined up" for air strikes in Syria and then Obama "pulled the rug out." Lindsey Graham stated on August 10, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Top U.S. intelligence officials have told "every member of Congress, including the president, we’re about to be attacked in a serious way because (of) the threat emanating from Syria and Iraq." 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." Kesha Rogers stated on March 19, 2014 in statements on her campaign website: Says President Barack Obama was responsible for "the assassination of at least four American citizens" in drone strikes. 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." Saxby Chambliss stated on November 19, 2013 in a debate on the Senate floor: "The recidivism rate is nearly 29 percent and has been climbing steadily since detainees began being released from Guantanamo." 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." Mayors Against Illegal Guns stated on July 25, 2013 in a web ad.: "Rep. Frank Wolf voted to allow terror suspects to buy guns." Barack Obama stated on May 23, 2013 in a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.: Says that since he took office, "there have been no large-scale attacks on the United States." Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: Says Romney said "we should ask Pakistan for permission" to take a shot at Osama bin Laden.
Marco Rubio stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Regarding the USA Freedom Act, "There is nothing we are allowed to do under this bill that we could not do before." Rick Scott stated on November 17, 2015 in an interview on Fox: The federal government is "making the decision, whether we like it or not, to send 425 refugees to our state" from Syria. Donald Trump stated on November 16, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC: The New York Police Department used to have "surveillance going on in and around mosques in New York City. ... Our mayor totally cut that out." Marco Rubio stated on October 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "There was never a single shred of evidence presented to anyone" that the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, were "spontaneous, and in fact, the CIA themselves understood that early on." Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2015 in a radio interview: Israel has seen a "90 percent reduction in terrorist attacks" that it attributes to building a 500-mile fence. Andrew Napolitano stated on August 5, 2015 in in an interview on Fox's "Hannity": Emails released to the public show Hillary Clinton discussed "the location of Ambassador Stevens, who of course was murdered, in Libya." Lincoln Chafee stated on June 14, 2015 in Campaign speech : "One of the reasons I believe we’re in trouble in Yemen is we lost the population on drone strikes issues. That’s what stirred up the population. That’s what is happening in Yemen." Stanley McChrystal stated on June 12, 2015 in comments on the Hugh Hewitt radio show: ISIS reaches "about 100 million people a day" through social media. Mark Pocan stated on May 20, 2015 in a radio interview: "Twenty-five percent of people in the country have said they changed their email and phone habits because of" the collection of data allowed by the Patriot Act. Marco Rubio stated on May 10, 2015 in a USA Today op-ed: "There is not a single documented case of abuse" of the bulk metadata collection program. Rand Paul stated on April 12, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Hillary Clinton "completely ignored" "dozens and dozens of requests for more security" for the Benghazi consulate. Molly White stated on February 3, 2015 in an online statement: The group that organized Texas Muslim Capitol Day in Austin "was recently listed as one of 82 organizations designated as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates." Jack Keane stated on February 1, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "Al-Qaida has grown fourfold in five years." 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." Sally Kohn stated on January 7, 2015 in a tweet on Twitter: "Since 9/11, right-wing extremists (incl anti-abortion, anti-gov) have killed more Americans than Islamic extremists." Barack Obama stated on December 4, 2014 in a statement of policy from the Executive Office of the President: A bill from U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho attempts to restrict the administration's ability to conduct national security and criminal background checks on undocumented immigrants. Marco Rubio stated on December 8, 2014 in a news release: The authors of a report on CIA’s torture techniques "never interviewed a single CIA official." Bill O'Reilly stated on October 6, 2014 in a broadcast of Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor": Muslim nations did not "call out" the people who celebrated the 9/11 attacks. Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on September 21, 2014 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": Americans now "support strikes (against ISIS) but the support for ground troops is not there. The support is very thin." Rand Paul stated on September 4, 2014 in an op-ed for Time magazine: In Tripoli, "jihadists today swim in our embassy pool." Peter King stated on August 31, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The United States had "allies lined up" for air strikes in Syria and then Obama "pulled the rug out." Lindsey Graham stated on August 10, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Top U.S. intelligence officials have told "every member of Congress, including the president, we’re about to be attacked in a serious way because (of) the threat emanating from Syria and Iraq." 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." Kesha Rogers stated on March 19, 2014 in statements on her campaign website: Says President Barack Obama was responsible for "the assassination of at least four American citizens" in drone strikes. 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." Saxby Chambliss stated on November 19, 2013 in a debate on the Senate floor: "The recidivism rate is nearly 29 percent and has been climbing steadily since detainees began being released from Guantanamo." 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." Mayors Against Illegal Guns stated on July 25, 2013 in a web ad.: "Rep. Frank Wolf voted to allow terror suspects to buy guns." Barack Obama stated on May 23, 2013 in a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.: Says that since he took office, "there have been no large-scale attacks on the United States." Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: Says Romney said "we should ask Pakistan for permission" to take a shot at Osama bin Laden.
Marco Rubio stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Regarding the USA Freedom Act, "There is nothing we are allowed to do under this bill that we could not do before."
Rick Scott stated on November 17, 2015 in an interview on Fox: The federal government is "making the decision, whether we like it or not, to send 425 refugees to our state" from Syria.
Donald Trump stated on November 16, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC: The New York Police Department used to have "surveillance going on in and around mosques in New York City. ... Our mayor totally cut that out."
Marco Rubio stated on October 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "There was never a single shred of evidence presented to anyone" that the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, were "spontaneous, and in fact, the CIA themselves understood that early on."
Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2015 in a radio interview: Israel has seen a "90 percent reduction in terrorist attacks" that it attributes to building a 500-mile fence.
Andrew Napolitano stated on August 5, 2015 in in an interview on Fox's "Hannity": Emails released to the public show Hillary Clinton discussed "the location of Ambassador Stevens, who of course was murdered, in Libya."
Lincoln Chafee stated on June 14, 2015 in Campaign speech : "One of the reasons I believe we’re in trouble in Yemen is we lost the population on drone strikes issues. That’s what stirred up the population. That’s what is happening in Yemen."
Stanley McChrystal stated on June 12, 2015 in comments on the Hugh Hewitt radio show: ISIS reaches "about 100 million people a day" through social media.
Mark Pocan stated on May 20, 2015 in a radio interview: "Twenty-five percent of people in the country have said they changed their email and phone habits because of" the collection of data allowed by the Patriot Act.
Marco Rubio stated on May 10, 2015 in a USA Today op-ed: "There is not a single documented case of abuse" of the bulk metadata collection program.
Rand Paul stated on April 12, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Hillary Clinton "completely ignored" "dozens and dozens of requests for more security" for the Benghazi consulate.
Molly White stated on February 3, 2015 in an online statement: The group that organized Texas Muslim Capitol Day in Austin "was recently listed as one of 82 organizations designated as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates."
Jack Keane stated on February 1, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "Al-Qaida has grown fourfold in five years."
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."
Sally Kohn stated on January 7, 2015 in a tweet on Twitter: "Since 9/11, right-wing extremists (incl anti-abortion, anti-gov) have killed more Americans than Islamic extremists."
Barack Obama stated on December 4, 2014 in a statement of policy from the Executive Office of the President: A bill from U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho attempts to restrict the administration's ability to conduct national security and criminal background checks on undocumented immigrants.
Marco Rubio stated on December 8, 2014 in a news release: The authors of a report on CIA’s torture techniques "never interviewed a single CIA official."
Bill O'Reilly stated on October 6, 2014 in a broadcast of Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor": Muslim nations did not "call out" the people who celebrated the 9/11 attacks.
Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on September 21, 2014 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": Americans now "support strikes (against ISIS) but the support for ground troops is not there. The support is very thin."
Rand Paul stated on September 4, 2014 in an op-ed for Time magazine: In Tripoli, "jihadists today swim in our embassy pool."
Peter King stated on August 31, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The United States had "allies lined up" for air strikes in Syria and then Obama "pulled the rug out."
Lindsey Graham stated on August 10, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Top U.S. intelligence officials have told "every member of Congress, including the president, we’re about to be attacked in a serious way because (of) the threat emanating from Syria and Iraq."
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."
Kesha Rogers stated on March 19, 2014 in statements on her campaign website: Says President Barack Obama was responsible for "the assassination of at least four American citizens" in drone strikes.
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."
Saxby Chambliss stated on November 19, 2013 in a debate on the Senate floor: "The recidivism rate is nearly 29 percent and has been climbing steadily since detainees began being released from Guantanamo."
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."
Mayors Against Illegal Guns stated on July 25, 2013 in a web ad.: "Rep. Frank Wolf voted to allow terror suspects to buy guns."
Barack Obama stated on May 23, 2013 in a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.: Says that since he took office, "there have been no large-scale attacks on the United States."
Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: Says Romney said "we should ask Pakistan for permission" to take a shot at Osama bin Laden.