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Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Ukraine was responsible for the Kramatorsk train station bombing.
By Samantha Putterman• April 18, 2022
Threads posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a post:
“Not even one rocket (from Iran) hit Israel.”
By Sara Swann• April 15, 2024
Joe Manchin stated on October 21, 2010 in a campaign Web ad:
Says John Raese said he wants "1,000 laser systems put in the sky, and we need it right now."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 31, 2010
Facebook posts stated on May 01, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Ukraine was “nuked.”
By Luiz Romero• May 4, 2023
Mitt Romney stated on March 23, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation":
The United States stopped plans to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe "as a gift to Russia."
By Katie Sanders• March 23, 2014
Vivek Ramaswamy stated on October 18, 2023 in a press gaggle in New Hampshire:
"Russia has hypersonic missile capabilities ahead of that of the U.S.”
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 20, 2023
Donald Trump stated on March 09, 2026 in a press conference:
Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2026
David Rouzer stated on May 08, 2018 in a tweet:
"The #irandeal ultimately would have guaranteed Iran a nuclear bomb capable of reaching the US."
By Paul Specht• May 22, 2018
Marco Rubio stated on February 04, 2016 in a town hall in Manchester, N.H.:
China is "practicing how to blow up our satellites."
By Louis Jacobson• February 5, 2016
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a post:
Russia unveiled a nuclear weapon, "Satan 2," that is "capable of destroying everything breathing in the world."
By Monique Curet• March 2, 2022
Marco Rubio stated on October 30, 2015 in remarks during a campaign event in Sioux City, Iowa:
North Korea "has over two-dozen nuclear warheads."
By Jason Noble• November 14, 2015
Facebook posts stated on December 27, 2021 in a post:
A video clip shows a failed attempt by China to launch airstrikes near Taiwan.
By Monique Curet• January 3, 2022
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."
By Sean Gorman• May 2, 2016
Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2009 in a White House announcement:
On whether he would put a missile shield in Poland.
By Robert Farley• September 22, 2009
Eric Johnson stated on March 26, 2012 in a Twitter post:
"Obama tells Russia that he'll turn over America's defense system to them if re-elected."
By Eric Stirgus• April 2, 2012
Social Media stated on March 01, 2026 in social media posts:
Videos show Iranian missiles struck and damaged the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.
By Loreben Tuquero• March 2, 2026
Dick Cheney stated on May 18, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"At the mere request from Putin, President Obama withdrew the plans for a missile defense program based in Poland and the Czech Republic."  
By Jon Greenberg• May 19, 2014
Richard Burr stated on April 18, 2017 in a speech in Youngsville, NC:
"The pace of missile development between (Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un) has increased the testing about twenty-fold."
By Will Doran• April 24, 2017
Instagram posts stated on September 12, 2023 in an Instagram reel:
Video shows a missile hitting the Pentagon on 9/11.
By Sara Swann• September 12, 2023
Americans for a Strong Defense stated on January 21, 2013 in a television ad:
Says Chuck Hagel has called for "an end to our nuclear program."
By Amy Sherman• January 30, 2013

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By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026

Trump said US has a ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of munitions to fight Iran ‘forever.’ Is that true?

By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026

Donald Trump tweeted about an Iranian missile test. Did it happen?

By Louis Jacobson• September 26, 2017

Trump blamed Iran for a strike that hit a girls’ school. Open-source intelligence contradicted that

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• March 11, 2026

Could Iran ‘soon’ hit US with long-range missile? Experts doubt Trump as US bombs Iran.

By Amy Sherman• February 28, 2026

Why a possible U.S. attack on Iran could break a longstanding U.S.-Israel pattern

By Louis Jacobson• June 17, 2025

Why Ukraine? How an Eastern European country triggered tumult in American politics

By Jon Greenberg• September 30, 2019

The US may not have an Iron Dome, but the military is spending on this technology. Here’s how.

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 13, 2023

Fact-checking claims on the nuclear deal with Iran

By Steve Contorno• December 6, 2013

PunditFact fact-checks the March 23 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• March 23, 2014

Fact-checking the March 23 Sunday shows

By Aaron Sharockman• March 23, 2014

Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026

Fact-checking claims about the Chinese spy balloon

By Sara Swann, Loreben Tuquero• February 7, 2023

Trump says he left Biden a perfect economy, but the facts say otherwise

By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Yacob Reyes• November 16, 2022

Steve Witkoff said Iran is ‘a week away’ from material to make a bomb. Experts are skeptical

By Amy Sherman• February 26, 2026

Has the US ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability’? Fact-checking President Donald Trump

By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026

Obama’s hot mic moment with Russian president in 2012 was unrelated to Ukrainian aid in 2014

By Amy Sherman• November 14, 2019

After Iran’s strike on two air bases housing US troops, false photos and videos spread online

By Daniel Funke• January 8, 2020

Obama throttles McCain about Harleys

By Bart Jansen• August 12, 2008

Obama gets START treaty through the Senate

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 22, 2010