1 People 7285 Fact-checks 3254 Articles People (1) North Korean foreign ministry Fact-checks (7285) Jon Stewart stated on October 30, 2013 in in comments on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show": Congress "is bewildered at the scope and reach of our spying apparatus" but in 2008 and 2012 "explicitly rejected an amendment calling for more disclosure." By Jon Greenberg• November 5, 2013 Viral Truth Wire stated on March 22, 2018 in in a fake news blog post : "Obama secretly flees US - leaves stunning evidence behind." By Mica Soellner• April 5, 2018 Bill Kristol stated on December 22, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says President Barack Obama "came into office very concerned about" wiretappings but "then he became president of the United States, he got all the briefings … (and) he decided … the balance is probably pretty appropriately struck." By Katie Sanders• December 22, 2013 Bob Barr stated on June 29, 2008 in an interview with Fox News.: "The legislation ... that Senator McCain supports would provide the authority for the federal government to surveille American citizens in their own country without any suspicion whatsoever that they're engaging in discussions with terrorists or about criminal activity." By Adriel Bettelheim• July 2, 2008 William Barr stated on December 09, 2019 in a statement: "The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions." By Bill McCarthy• December 11, 2019 Edward Snowden stated on April 05, 2015 in an interview on "Last Week Tonight": "Wholly domestic communication between you and your wife can go to New York to London and back and get caught up in the (NSA) database." By Katie Sanders• April 9, 2015 Lynn Westmoreland stated on June 20, 2013 in an article: "It is against the law for the NSA to record or monitor Americans’ phone calls without getting a specific FISA warrant to do so." By Eric Stirgus• July 8, 2013 Mark Meadows stated on August 31, 2018 in : "Bruce Ohr's wife, Nellie Ohr, worked for Fusion GPS – which was the firm hired by the Clinton campaign to write the dossier. Bruce Ohr gave the dossier to the FBI. The FBI then used the same dossier to spy on the Trump campaign." By Bill McCarthy• September 11, 2018 TikTok posts stated on December 25, 2023 in a TikTok video: T-Mobile plans to fine its customers up to $3,500 for text messages it doesn't like. By Jeff Cercone• January 4, 2024 Barack Obama stated on June 17, 2013 in an interview with Charlie Rose: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court "is transparent." By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2013 John McCain stated on July 09, 2008 in a news release from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds : Says Obama flip-flopped on warrantless wiretapping. By Alexander Lane• July 15, 2008 Mike Rogers stated on June 09, 2013 in an interview on ABC’s "This Week": "It's expressly prohibited by law that you can read and wholly surveil domestic email traffic in the United States." By Becky Bowers• June 13, 2013 Jeff Flake stated on January 17, 2018 in the U.S. Senate: Says Donald Trump's use of the term "fake news" to undermine journalism "seems (to have) inspired dictators and authoritarians." By John Kruzel• January 22, 2018 Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on March 05, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "Everybody acts like President Trump is the one that came up with this idea. ... There are multiple news outlets that have reported" former President Barack Obama ordered wiretapping on Trump. By Allison Graves• March 5, 2017 Rand Paul stated on December 06, 2015 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "In France, they have a (surveillance) program a thousandfold more invasive" than the United States. By Louis Jacobson• December 8, 2015 Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a debate: The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies." By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 23, 2010 Mark Udall stated on June 09, 2013 in a Senate speech rebroadcast on ABC's "This Week": Currently, the intelligence community "can collect business records on law-abiding Americans who have no connection to terrorism." By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• June 13, 2013 Dennis Kucinich stated on February 10, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives: "What we have done with the PATRIOT Act, we've given the government enormous powers. We've given the government the right to reach deeply into people's private lives, into their business affairs, without a court order." By James Ewinger• April 18, 2011 Corey Stewart stated on July 21, 2018 in a debate.: Tim Kaine: "opposes everything President Trump does." By Warren Fiske• September 26, 2018 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." By Clayton Youngman• November 20, 2015 Articles (3254) Are Americans being 'targeted' for surveillance? By Jon Greenberg• July 2, 2013 What we know about the NSA surveillance program By Katie Sanders• April 30, 2014 Barack Obama on surveillance, then and now By Caroline Houck• June 13, 2013 Barack Obama on surveillance, then and now By Caroline Houck• June 13, 2013 In Context: Did Susan Rice lie about unmasking Trump associates? By Lauren Carroll• April 7, 2017 Obama's wiretapping flip-flop? Yes By Alexander Lane• July 14, 2008 Trump has threatened ‘taking Cuba.’ What’s at stake for the US economically, politically? By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 25, 2026 How 'transparent' is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court? By Louis Jacobson• June 24, 2013 Informants, infiltration and spying: Some definitions in the FBI investigation of team Trump By Jon Greenberg• May 22, 2018 Democrats’ memo pushes back on GOP claims about Russia probe By John Kruzel• February 28, 2018 In Context: the Wyden-Udall letters on government secrecy By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 6, 2013 Why Espionage Act charges don't mean prosecutors are accusing Donald Trump of spying By Louis Jacobson• June 12, 2023 Fact-checking claims about the Chinese spy balloon By Sara Swann, Loreben Tuquero• February 7, 2023 Did Donald Trump invent claim that Barack Obama tapped his phone? By Lauren Carroll• March 6, 2017 Rubio calls Snowden scandal 'most damaging' espionage case in U.S. history. Is it? By Joshua Gillin• April 22, 2014 Marco Rubio says Snowden revelations 'most damaging' in U.S. history. What do historians say? By Joshua Gillin• April 22, 2014 Can Donald Trump use a 1798 law to carry out mass deportations? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 18, 2024 Are there really Chinese sleeper cells operating in the U.S.? By Conor Amendola, Louis Jacobson, Brooke Johnpier• April 29, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: Is Tren de Aragua invading the US, as Trump says? Legal experts say no. By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 19, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: Does the Chinese Communist Party own U.S. land? By Loreben Tuquero• March 15, 2023
Jon Stewart stated on October 30, 2013 in in comments on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show": Congress "is bewildered at the scope and reach of our spying apparatus" but in 2008 and 2012 "explicitly rejected an amendment calling for more disclosure." By Jon Greenberg• November 5, 2013 Viral Truth Wire stated on March 22, 2018 in in a fake news blog post : "Obama secretly flees US - leaves stunning evidence behind." By Mica Soellner• April 5, 2018 Bill Kristol stated on December 22, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says President Barack Obama "came into office very concerned about" wiretappings but "then he became president of the United States, he got all the briefings … (and) he decided … the balance is probably pretty appropriately struck." By Katie Sanders• December 22, 2013 Bob Barr stated on June 29, 2008 in an interview with Fox News.: "The legislation ... that Senator McCain supports would provide the authority for the federal government to surveille American citizens in their own country without any suspicion whatsoever that they're engaging in discussions with terrorists or about criminal activity." By Adriel Bettelheim• July 2, 2008 William Barr stated on December 09, 2019 in a statement: "The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions." By Bill McCarthy• December 11, 2019 Edward Snowden stated on April 05, 2015 in an interview on "Last Week Tonight": "Wholly domestic communication between you and your wife can go to New York to London and back and get caught up in the (NSA) database." By Katie Sanders• April 9, 2015 Lynn Westmoreland stated on June 20, 2013 in an article: "It is against the law for the NSA to record or monitor Americans’ phone calls without getting a specific FISA warrant to do so." By Eric Stirgus• July 8, 2013 Mark Meadows stated on August 31, 2018 in : "Bruce Ohr's wife, Nellie Ohr, worked for Fusion GPS – which was the firm hired by the Clinton campaign to write the dossier. Bruce Ohr gave the dossier to the FBI. The FBI then used the same dossier to spy on the Trump campaign." By Bill McCarthy• September 11, 2018 TikTok posts stated on December 25, 2023 in a TikTok video: T-Mobile plans to fine its customers up to $3,500 for text messages it doesn't like. By Jeff Cercone• January 4, 2024 Barack Obama stated on June 17, 2013 in an interview with Charlie Rose: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court "is transparent." By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2013 John McCain stated on July 09, 2008 in a news release from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds : Says Obama flip-flopped on warrantless wiretapping. By Alexander Lane• July 15, 2008 Mike Rogers stated on June 09, 2013 in an interview on ABC’s "This Week": "It's expressly prohibited by law that you can read and wholly surveil domestic email traffic in the United States." By Becky Bowers• June 13, 2013 Jeff Flake stated on January 17, 2018 in the U.S. Senate: Says Donald Trump's use of the term "fake news" to undermine journalism "seems (to have) inspired dictators and authoritarians." By John Kruzel• January 22, 2018 Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on March 05, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "Everybody acts like President Trump is the one that came up with this idea. ... There are multiple news outlets that have reported" former President Barack Obama ordered wiretapping on Trump. By Allison Graves• March 5, 2017 Rand Paul stated on December 06, 2015 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "In France, they have a (surveillance) program a thousandfold more invasive" than the United States. By Louis Jacobson• December 8, 2015 Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a debate: The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies." By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 23, 2010 Mark Udall stated on June 09, 2013 in a Senate speech rebroadcast on ABC's "This Week": Currently, the intelligence community "can collect business records on law-abiding Americans who have no connection to terrorism." By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• June 13, 2013 Dennis Kucinich stated on February 10, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives: "What we have done with the PATRIOT Act, we've given the government enormous powers. We've given the government the right to reach deeply into people's private lives, into their business affairs, without a court order." By James Ewinger• April 18, 2011 Corey Stewart stated on July 21, 2018 in a debate.: Tim Kaine: "opposes everything President Trump does." By Warren Fiske• September 26, 2018 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." By Clayton Youngman• November 20, 2015
Are Americans being 'targeted' for surveillance? By Jon Greenberg• July 2, 2013 What we know about the NSA surveillance program By Katie Sanders• April 30, 2014 Barack Obama on surveillance, then and now By Caroline Houck• June 13, 2013 Barack Obama on surveillance, then and now By Caroline Houck• June 13, 2013 In Context: Did Susan Rice lie about unmasking Trump associates? By Lauren Carroll• April 7, 2017 Obama's wiretapping flip-flop? Yes By Alexander Lane• July 14, 2008 Trump has threatened ‘taking Cuba.’ What’s at stake for the US economically, politically? By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 25, 2026 How 'transparent' is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court? By Louis Jacobson• June 24, 2013 Informants, infiltration and spying: Some definitions in the FBI investigation of team Trump By Jon Greenberg• May 22, 2018 Democrats’ memo pushes back on GOP claims about Russia probe By John Kruzel• February 28, 2018 In Context: the Wyden-Udall letters on government secrecy By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 6, 2013 Why Espionage Act charges don't mean prosecutors are accusing Donald Trump of spying By Louis Jacobson• June 12, 2023 Fact-checking claims about the Chinese spy balloon By Sara Swann, Loreben Tuquero• February 7, 2023 Did Donald Trump invent claim that Barack Obama tapped his phone? By Lauren Carroll• March 6, 2017 Rubio calls Snowden scandal 'most damaging' espionage case in U.S. history. Is it? By Joshua Gillin• April 22, 2014 Marco Rubio says Snowden revelations 'most damaging' in U.S. history. What do historians say? By Joshua Gillin• April 22, 2014 Can Donald Trump use a 1798 law to carry out mass deportations? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 18, 2024 Are there really Chinese sleeper cells operating in the U.S.? By Conor Amendola, Louis Jacobson, Brooke Johnpier• April 29, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: Is Tren de Aragua invading the US, as Trump says? Legal experts say no. By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 19, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: Does the Chinese Communist Party own U.S. land? By Loreben Tuquero• March 15, 2023
