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Pete Hegseth stated on March 24, 2025 in an interview:

"Nobody was texting war plans" in the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.

By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• March 26, 2025

Pete Hegseth stated on April 29, 2025 in an X post:

The federal government’s Women, Peace and Security program is a “Biden initiative.”

By Amy Sherman• May 6, 2025

X posts stated on March 20, 2025 in a post on X:

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “removed Colin Powell’s name from a list of notable Americans buried at Arlington National Cemetery.”

By Madison Czopek• March 25, 2025

Chris Murphy stated on March 01, 2026 in an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation":

“There is no history … that shows an air campaign alone will result in positive regime change. In fact, there's not a single example of it in the entirety of American history.”

By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2026

Markwayne Mullin stated on March 25, 2025 in a video on X:

“Hillary Clinton was sending classified documents that were stamped TS or TSSCI.”

By Madison Czopek• March 28, 2025

Chris Christie stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas:

Says the Obama administration invited "Russia into Syria."

By Louis Jacobson• December 21, 2015

Saxby Chambliss stated on June 13, 2013 in an interview on CNN's "The Situation Room":

"The United States has never stood by and seen innocent people slaughtered to the extent that's happening in Syria."

By Louis Jacobson• June 18, 2013

David Cicilline stated on August 28, 2012 in a TV debate:

"We will spend $100 billion in Afghanistan this year, fixing roads, building bridges, training police officers, and more, [and] cutting the same things in our own country."

By Tom Mooney• September 5, 2012

Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2026 in a video:

On the US seeking regime change

By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2026

Charles Schumer stated on March 28, 2023 in a Senate floor speech:

Sen. Tommy Tuberville is preventing military promotions “because he objects to women within the military getting access to reproductive care.”

By Mary McNaughton• May 4, 2023

Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2026 in remarks aboard Air Force One:

“We've had regime change.”

By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 1, 2026

Donald Trump stated on September 30, 2025 in a speech to military brass:

“You never heard Biden say” the U.S. has “the strongest military anywhere in the world.”

By Louis Jacobson• October 2, 2025

Pete Hegseth stated on September 17, 2017 in a Fox News segment:

"The city (of St. Louis) is no stranger to violence. There were 5,762 violent crimes in 2015 alone, including 188 homicides. The highest rate per capita in the country, according to FBI crime statistics."

By Emily McCarter, Lucille Sherman• October 24, 2017

X posts stated on January 30, 2025 in an X post:

“The VIP on the Black Hawk helicopter that crashed was Barack Obama.”

By Sofia Ahmed• January 30, 2025

Donald Trump stated on March 04, 2025 in a speech to Congress:

"All armed services are having among the best recruiting results ever” because of Trump policies, and “it was just a few months ago where the results were exactly the opposite.”

By Amy Sherman• March 11, 2025

Pete Hegseth stated on May 26, 2014 in a segment on "Outnumbered":

Redskins is "used historically" as "a term of respect."

By Katie Sanders• June 4, 2014

Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2025 in a post:

Conservative activist Laura Loomer’s reporting proves “Alex Wong is the individual who added (journalist) Jeffrey Goldberg” to the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.

By Madison Czopek• April 4, 2025

Mitt Romney stated on August 04, 2012 in a press statement:

President Obama’s lawsuit claims it is unconstitutional for Ohio to allow servicemen and women extended early voting privileges during the state’s early voting period.

By Sabrina Eaton• August 6, 2012

Yard sign stated on June 15, 2011 in a yard on Route 12 near Keene, N.H.:

Says President Obama "has fired more cruise missiles than all other Peace Prize winners combined."

By John Gregg• June 30, 2011

Ted Yoho stated on September 04, 2013 in an interview on Fox Business Network:

Chemical weapons have been used "probably 20 times" since the Persian Gulf War.

By Becky Bowers• September 10, 2013

Fact-check: Senate confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth

By Louis Jacobson, Sara Swann• January 14, 2025

Ask PolitiFact: Did Pete Hegseth’s tattoos bar him from National Guard service in 2021?

By Sara Swann• November 19, 2024

Are Iranian nuclear sites ‘obliterated,’ as Donald Trump said? Too soon to know, experts say

By Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2025

How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift

By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand• March 30, 2026

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

Did Trump violate War Powers Act by bombing Iran nuclear sites?

By Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2025

Elena Kagan and the military recruiters at Harvard Law School

By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• June 30, 2010

The U.S. attack against a Venezuelan ‘drug carrying boat’ raises legal questions

By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2025

Could a strike by Russia on Poland trigger Article 5 and bring NATO into war?

By Louis Jacobson• March 14, 2022

PolitiFact Sheet: What we know about the caravan heading to the United States

By Miriam Valverde• October 22, 2018

Trump declares fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. What does that mean?

By Louis Jacobson• December 17, 2025

Fact-checking misleading statements by Trump and his allies about Judge James Boasberg

By Amy Sherman• April 3, 2025

Biden blamed at RNC for wars, but how much sway does a US president have?

By Jeff Cercone• July 18, 2024

Are Rick Perry, Rand Paul and Barack Obama on the same page on Iraq?

By Lauren Carroll• July 16, 2014

A few fumbled claims about the Redskins' name

By Nancy Madsen• July 9, 2014

In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency

By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2026

Losing sleep? Think of the Truth-O-Meter as a night light

By Willoughby Mariano• April 3, 2011

Readers’ choice: Vote for your 2025 Lie of the Year

By Ellen Hine• November 21, 2025

Announcing PolitiFact Readers' Choice for the 2025 Lie of the Year

By Ellen Hine• December 15, 2025

A fact-checker's review of Hillary Clinton's book

By Steve Contorno• June 13, 2014

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