46 People 23308 Fact-checks 7825 Articles People (46) US Political US Uncut ABC NEWS-US US Political News Viral Politics US Make Us Great Again US Daily News 24 The Manila Times New York Times State Public Service Announcement New Century Times St. Lucia Times Left Action Credo Action Heritage Action Organizing for Action American Action Network Club for Growth Action ClearPath Action Fund Education Action Group Fact-checks (23308) Gwen Graham stated on May 18, 2018 in a Facebook post: "So far this year, more students have been killed in schools than soldiers in combat zones." By Louis Jacobson• May 21, 2018 Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2009 in a speech at the White House. : "2008 was the deadliest year of the war (in Afghanistan) for American forces." By Alexander Lane• March 31, 2009 Ron Paul stated on September 01, 2010 in a statement: Due to the war in Iraq, "4,400 Americans are dead, 30,000 severely wounded and more than 100,000 are suffering from serious health problems related to post traumatic stress syndrome." By Ciara O'Rourke• September 11, 2010 Jeb Bush stated on December 06, 2015 in an interview on 'This Week' : "Up until recently, 75 percent of all the sorties that left the base came back without dropping their ordnances, because there was such a concern about making sure that there were no civilian casualties." By Joshua Gillin• December 10, 2015 Dennis Kucinich stated on June 10, 2010 in a statement posted to his website: "The War in Afghanistan is officially the longest war Americans have ever been asked to endure." By Robert Higgs• July 23, 2010 Allen West stated on May 16, 2010 in a blog on his campaign website: In Afghanistan "the (military) leadership has proposed a new medal, an award for 'Courageous Restraint' ... for 'NOT FIRING BACK.' " By Amy Sherman• May 21, 2010 Jake Tapper stated on July 29, 2014 in comments on CNN: Israel in the last three weeks has "killed more Palestinian children, more than 200, than the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in military operations since 2006." By Derek Tsang• July 31, 2014 John McCain stated on June 02, 2008 in a town hall meeting in Nashville, Tenn.: "Casualties and deaths are at (their) lowest point since literally the beginning" of the war. By Alexander Lane• June 6, 2008 Michael Williams stated on October 17, 2017 in press release: "Many firearms experts determined the Las Vegas shooter’s use of a bump stock actually prevented more casualties and (injuries) due to its inconsistency, inaccuracy, and lack of control." By Allison Colburn• November 13, 2017 Greg Abbott stated on July 16, 2010 in an interview with Fox News: "More lives have been lost because of the war with the drug cartels in Juarez alone, just a few blocks from the United States of America, than have been lost in the war in Afghanistan." By Ciara O'Rourke• October 5, 2010 Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in a debate in Las Vegas.: "You know, Sen. McCain said the other day that we might have troops (in Iraq) for 100 years..." By Adriel Bettelheim• January 16, 2008 Elizabeth Warren stated on March 03, 2026 in in a speech on March 3, 2026: “In the modern era, no American president has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump.” By Zoe Weyand• March 20, 2026 Allen West stated on September 26, 2014 in a Facebook post: Says President Barack Obama "ordered our military to enlist illegal aliens." By Amy Sherman• October 2, 2014 Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet: “Donald Trump is the first president in modern history (who) did not start a new war.” By Noah Y. Kim• February 2, 2021 Dana Loesch stated on February 25, 2018 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": In comparing mass shootings, "France had a higher casualty rate in one year than the entire two administrations of Barack Obama." By Jon Greenberg• February 27, 2018 defense-usa stated on December 15, 2017 in a headline: "Roy Moore takes the military vote, pulls ahead by 5,000 votes" By Amy Sherman• December 27, 2017 Barbara Boxer stated on August 31, 2010 in an editorial board interview: "I asked (then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice) how many people had died and she did not know the answer to that question." By Robert Farley• September 3, 2010 Michael McCaul stated on September 12, 2015 in the Republican weekly radio/TV address: Iran’s "regime is responsible for more than 1,000 American casualties during the Iraq war" and "has plotted a terrorist attack here in our nation's capital." By W. Gardner Selby• October 5, 2015 Val Demings stated on January 29, 2020 in the impeachment trial: “All of the aid has not arrived” to Ukraine. By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2020 Sarah Palin stated on October 02, 2008 in St. Louis: "You had supported John McCain's military strategies pretty adamantly until this race." By Alexander Lane• October 3, 2008 Articles (7825) Cluster munitions, Ukraine and President Joe Biden: What to know By Nuria Diaz Muñoz, Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2023 Trump opens new chapter in America’s longest war By John Kruzel• August 23, 2017 Is a new military draft coming after Karoline Leavitt's comments? Why it's unlikely By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• March 9, 2026 Fact-check: Trump misleads about ending 7 wars, US economy, renewable energy in UN speech By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 23, 2025 Fact-checking claims about military strikes against Syria By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 9, 2013 Are U.S. actions in Libya subject to the War Powers Resolution? A review of the evidence By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2011 How Iran and the United States came to the brink By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020 Hillary Clinton says of Libya, 'We did not lose a single American in that action' By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2016 The case for and against establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine By Louis Jacobson• March 7, 2022 Fact-checking claims about military strikes against Syria By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 9, 2013 ‘Mother of all bombs’ dropped on ISIS target: What we know so far By Lauren Carroll, Gabrielle Healy• April 13, 2017 Is there a difference today between war and peace? By Louis Jacobson• May 3, 2011 Creative editing twists McCain's comments on Iraq By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 11, 2008 Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Charleston, W.Va. By Louis Jacobson• August 22, 2018 Before you vote, check our candidate ratings By Tim Murphy• November 2, 2014 The UN adjusted its Gaza fatality reporting. Here’s what the data does and doesn’t tell us. By Madison Czopek• May 24, 2024 Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is especially lawless. Could Putin be tried for war crimes? By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2022 Live: Fact-checking Trump VP JD Vance’s 2024 RNC speech in Milwaukee By PolitiFact Staff • July 17, 2024 Fact-checking figures about gun violence in Texas By Madlin Mekelburg• September 6, 2019
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Gwen Graham stated on May 18, 2018 in a Facebook post: "So far this year, more students have been killed in schools than soldiers in combat zones." By Louis Jacobson• May 21, 2018 Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2009 in a speech at the White House. : "2008 was the deadliest year of the war (in Afghanistan) for American forces." By Alexander Lane• March 31, 2009 Ron Paul stated on September 01, 2010 in a statement: Due to the war in Iraq, "4,400 Americans are dead, 30,000 severely wounded and more than 100,000 are suffering from serious health problems related to post traumatic stress syndrome." By Ciara O'Rourke• September 11, 2010 Jeb Bush stated on December 06, 2015 in an interview on 'This Week' : "Up until recently, 75 percent of all the sorties that left the base came back without dropping their ordnances, because there was such a concern about making sure that there were no civilian casualties." By Joshua Gillin• December 10, 2015 Dennis Kucinich stated on June 10, 2010 in a statement posted to his website: "The War in Afghanistan is officially the longest war Americans have ever been asked to endure." By Robert Higgs• July 23, 2010 Allen West stated on May 16, 2010 in a blog on his campaign website: In Afghanistan "the (military) leadership has proposed a new medal, an award for 'Courageous Restraint' ... for 'NOT FIRING BACK.' " By Amy Sherman• May 21, 2010 Jake Tapper stated on July 29, 2014 in comments on CNN: Israel in the last three weeks has "killed more Palestinian children, more than 200, than the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in military operations since 2006." By Derek Tsang• July 31, 2014 John McCain stated on June 02, 2008 in a town hall meeting in Nashville, Tenn.: "Casualties and deaths are at (their) lowest point since literally the beginning" of the war. By Alexander Lane• June 6, 2008 Michael Williams stated on October 17, 2017 in press release: "Many firearms experts determined the Las Vegas shooter’s use of a bump stock actually prevented more casualties and (injuries) due to its inconsistency, inaccuracy, and lack of control." By Allison Colburn• November 13, 2017 Greg Abbott stated on July 16, 2010 in an interview with Fox News: "More lives have been lost because of the war with the drug cartels in Juarez alone, just a few blocks from the United States of America, than have been lost in the war in Afghanistan." By Ciara O'Rourke• October 5, 2010 Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in a debate in Las Vegas.: "You know, Sen. McCain said the other day that we might have troops (in Iraq) for 100 years..." By Adriel Bettelheim• January 16, 2008 Elizabeth Warren stated on March 03, 2026 in in a speech on March 3, 2026: “In the modern era, no American president has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump.” By Zoe Weyand• March 20, 2026 Allen West stated on September 26, 2014 in a Facebook post: Says President Barack Obama "ordered our military to enlist illegal aliens." By Amy Sherman• October 2, 2014 Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet: “Donald Trump is the first president in modern history (who) did not start a new war.” By Noah Y. Kim• February 2, 2021 Dana Loesch stated on February 25, 2018 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": In comparing mass shootings, "France had a higher casualty rate in one year than the entire two administrations of Barack Obama." By Jon Greenberg• February 27, 2018 defense-usa stated on December 15, 2017 in a headline: "Roy Moore takes the military vote, pulls ahead by 5,000 votes" By Amy Sherman• December 27, 2017 Barbara Boxer stated on August 31, 2010 in an editorial board interview: "I asked (then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice) how many people had died and she did not know the answer to that question." By Robert Farley• September 3, 2010 Michael McCaul stated on September 12, 2015 in the Republican weekly radio/TV address: Iran’s "regime is responsible for more than 1,000 American casualties during the Iraq war" and "has plotted a terrorist attack here in our nation's capital." By W. Gardner Selby• October 5, 2015 Val Demings stated on January 29, 2020 in the impeachment trial: “All of the aid has not arrived” to Ukraine. By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2020 Sarah Palin stated on October 02, 2008 in St. Louis: "You had supported John McCain's military strategies pretty adamantly until this race." By Alexander Lane• October 3, 2008
Cluster munitions, Ukraine and President Joe Biden: What to know By Nuria Diaz Muñoz, Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2023 Trump opens new chapter in America’s longest war By John Kruzel• August 23, 2017 Is a new military draft coming after Karoline Leavitt's comments? Why it's unlikely By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• March 9, 2026 Fact-check: Trump misleads about ending 7 wars, US economy, renewable energy in UN speech By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 23, 2025 Fact-checking claims about military strikes against Syria By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 9, 2013 Are U.S. actions in Libya subject to the War Powers Resolution? A review of the evidence By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2011 How Iran and the United States came to the brink By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020 Hillary Clinton says of Libya, 'We did not lose a single American in that action' By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2016 The case for and against establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine By Louis Jacobson• March 7, 2022 Fact-checking claims about military strikes against Syria By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 9, 2013 ‘Mother of all bombs’ dropped on ISIS target: What we know so far By Lauren Carroll, Gabrielle Healy• April 13, 2017 Is there a difference today between war and peace? By Louis Jacobson• May 3, 2011 Creative editing twists McCain's comments on Iraq By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 11, 2008 Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Charleston, W.Va. By Louis Jacobson• August 22, 2018 Before you vote, check our candidate ratings By Tim Murphy• November 2, 2014 The UN adjusted its Gaza fatality reporting. Here’s what the data does and doesn’t tell us. By Madison Czopek• May 24, 2024 Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is especially lawless. Could Putin be tried for war crimes? By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2022 Live: Fact-checking Trump VP JD Vance’s 2024 RNC speech in Milwaukee By PolitiFact Staff • July 17, 2024 Fact-checking figures about gun violence in Texas By Madlin Mekelburg• September 6, 2019
