4 People 22852 Fact-checks 7502 Articles People (4) Ali Velshi Florida Supreme Court Leaders for a Better Community Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders Fact-checks (22852) 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 Marco Rubio stated on November 23, 2013 in a press release: "Just days ago, Iran's Supreme Leader (Ali) Khamenei, who will oversee implementation of this agreement, was calling Israel a 'rabid dog' and accusing the United States of war crimes." By Julie Kliegman• November 27, 2013 Instagram posts stated on June 22, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows a banner with Iran’s supreme leader displayed at the Brooklyn Museum. By Madison Czopek• June 24, 2024 Ben Carson stated on October 08, 2015 in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "In the class of 1968 at Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow, Mahmoud Abbas was one of the members of that class, and so was Ali Khamenei. And that's where they first established relationships with the young Vladimir Putin." By Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2015 Viral image stated on May 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows Barack Obama bowing to Ayatollah Khamenei. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 23, 2019 Sebastian Gorka stated on November 13, 2017 in a speech at UNC-Chapel Hill: Iran’s regime "every Friday declares war on us." By Paul Specht• November 16, 2017 John McCain stated on May 19, 2008 in Chicago: "Sen. Obama has declared, and repeatedly reaffirmed his intention to meet the president of Iran without any preconditions." By Robert Farley• May 21, 2008 John McCain stated on June 24, 2008 in a telephone appearance with Florida voters: "The Iranians continue – in the view of every objective observer – continue to pursue the acquisition of nuclear weapons." By Alexander Lane• July 7, 2008 Bob Schieffer stated on December 09, 2013 in comments at a forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies: Iran President Hassan "Rouhani has more Cabinet members with Ph.D.s from American universities" than members of Barack Obama’s Cabinet. By Katie Sanders• December 16, 2013 Marco Rubio stated on April 13, 2015 in an interview on National Public Radio: "The Iranians are now saying that what we're saying the deal is and what they understand it to be are two different things." By Lauren Carroll• May 1, 2015 Diamond and Silk stated on July 02, 2018 in a headline: "Obama secretly gave citizenship to 2,500 Iranians as part of nuke deal." By Amy Sherman• July 5, 2018 Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2026 in a video: On the US seeking regime change By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2026 Donald Trump stated on September 23, 2025 in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly: “I have ended seven unendable wars.” By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2025 Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Twitter is banned in Iran." By Tom Kertscher• January 24, 2020 Viral image stated on November 05, 2022 in Instagram post: A German survey ranked Kyrie Irving as the “greatest threat to world peace” among world leaders. By Michael Majchrowicz• November 8, 2022 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 Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in a foreign policy debate: Says Barack Obama was silent on Iran "when the students took to the streets in Tehran and the people there protested, (and) the Green Revolution occurred." By Amy Sherman• October 23, 2012 Hillary Clinton stated on November 06, 2015 in a Democratic primary forum: "I spent 18 months putting together the sanctions against Iran so that we could force them to the negotiating table." By Lauren Carroll• November 23, 2015 Jon Stewart stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview on "The Daily Show": The United States is "fighting with Iraqis to defeat ISIS along with Iran. But in Yemen we're fighting Iran with Iraqis and Saudis." By Anna Bruzgulis• July 23, 2015 Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "As secretary of state, (Hillary Clinton) worked hard to get strong sanctions against Iran's nuclear program" and "got Russia and China to support them." By Lauren Carroll• July 27, 2016 Articles (7502) US attacks in Iran prompt renewed push in Congress over war powers By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2026 Fact-checking claims about Iran By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg• March 3, 2015 Fact-checking Donald Trump's speech after Iran missile strikes on US troops By Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• January 8, 2020 Rattling sabers at Iran By Alexander Lane• July 7, 2008 Trump disagrees with his own intelligence team. We catalog the differences By Louis Jacobson• January 31, 2019 Supporting Iranians, then threatening to end civilization: How Trump contradicts himself on war By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2026 Our top 5 most-read fact-checks from October By Lauren Carroll• November 4, 2015 Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026 Ask PolitiFact: Was Iran ‘weeks away’ from having a nuclear weapon, as Trump said? By Amy Sherman• June 23, 2025 Strait of Hormuz: What to know about the crucial oil passage Iran might block following US strikes By Madison Czopek, Ella Moore• June 23, 2025 Obama would keep his enemies closer By Robert Farley• May 22, 2008 Fact-checking claims on the nuclear deal with Iran By Steve Contorno• December 6, 2013 Visiting Iraq By Alexander Lane• May 30, 2008 Mailbag: Christmas-New Year's Edition By Louis Jacobson• December 24, 2013 Fact-checking recent claims about an Iran nuclear deal By Louis Jacobson• March 11, 2015 The war powers resolution on the Iran war: What’s next? By Louis Jacobson• June 4, 2026 Trump withdraws U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal. Here’s what you need to know By Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• May 8, 2018 McCain sings off tune By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• February 21, 2008 Iran’s man in Iraq: Soleimani’s deadly fight against the US By Jon Greenberg• January 15, 2020 2015 Readers’ Poll results By Lauren Carroll• December 21, 2015
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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 Marco Rubio stated on November 23, 2013 in a press release: "Just days ago, Iran's Supreme Leader (Ali) Khamenei, who will oversee implementation of this agreement, was calling Israel a 'rabid dog' and accusing the United States of war crimes." By Julie Kliegman• November 27, 2013 Instagram posts stated on June 22, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows a banner with Iran’s supreme leader displayed at the Brooklyn Museum. By Madison Czopek• June 24, 2024 Ben Carson stated on October 08, 2015 in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "In the class of 1968 at Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow, Mahmoud Abbas was one of the members of that class, and so was Ali Khamenei. And that's where they first established relationships with the young Vladimir Putin." By Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2015 Viral image stated on May 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows Barack Obama bowing to Ayatollah Khamenei. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 23, 2019 Sebastian Gorka stated on November 13, 2017 in a speech at UNC-Chapel Hill: Iran’s regime "every Friday declares war on us." By Paul Specht• November 16, 2017 John McCain stated on May 19, 2008 in Chicago: "Sen. Obama has declared, and repeatedly reaffirmed his intention to meet the president of Iran without any preconditions." By Robert Farley• May 21, 2008 John McCain stated on June 24, 2008 in a telephone appearance with Florida voters: "The Iranians continue – in the view of every objective observer – continue to pursue the acquisition of nuclear weapons." By Alexander Lane• July 7, 2008 Bob Schieffer stated on December 09, 2013 in comments at a forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies: Iran President Hassan "Rouhani has more Cabinet members with Ph.D.s from American universities" than members of Barack Obama’s Cabinet. By Katie Sanders• December 16, 2013 Marco Rubio stated on April 13, 2015 in an interview on National Public Radio: "The Iranians are now saying that what we're saying the deal is and what they understand it to be are two different things." By Lauren Carroll• May 1, 2015 Diamond and Silk stated on July 02, 2018 in a headline: "Obama secretly gave citizenship to 2,500 Iranians as part of nuke deal." By Amy Sherman• July 5, 2018 Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2026 in a video: On the US seeking regime change By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2026 Donald Trump stated on September 23, 2025 in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly: “I have ended seven unendable wars.” By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2025 Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Twitter is banned in Iran." By Tom Kertscher• January 24, 2020 Viral image stated on November 05, 2022 in Instagram post: A German survey ranked Kyrie Irving as the “greatest threat to world peace” among world leaders. By Michael Majchrowicz• November 8, 2022 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 Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in a foreign policy debate: Says Barack Obama was silent on Iran "when the students took to the streets in Tehran and the people there protested, (and) the Green Revolution occurred." By Amy Sherman• October 23, 2012 Hillary Clinton stated on November 06, 2015 in a Democratic primary forum: "I spent 18 months putting together the sanctions against Iran so that we could force them to the negotiating table." By Lauren Carroll• November 23, 2015 Jon Stewart stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview on "The Daily Show": The United States is "fighting with Iraqis to defeat ISIS along with Iran. But in Yemen we're fighting Iran with Iraqis and Saudis." By Anna Bruzgulis• July 23, 2015 Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "As secretary of state, (Hillary Clinton) worked hard to get strong sanctions against Iran's nuclear program" and "got Russia and China to support them." By Lauren Carroll• July 27, 2016
US attacks in Iran prompt renewed push in Congress over war powers By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2026 Fact-checking claims about Iran By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg• March 3, 2015 Fact-checking Donald Trump's speech after Iran missile strikes on US troops By Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• January 8, 2020 Rattling sabers at Iran By Alexander Lane• July 7, 2008 Trump disagrees with his own intelligence team. We catalog the differences By Louis Jacobson• January 31, 2019 Supporting Iranians, then threatening to end civilization: How Trump contradicts himself on war By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2026 Our top 5 most-read fact-checks from October By Lauren Carroll• November 4, 2015 Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026 Ask PolitiFact: Was Iran ‘weeks away’ from having a nuclear weapon, as Trump said? By Amy Sherman• June 23, 2025 Strait of Hormuz: What to know about the crucial oil passage Iran might block following US strikes By Madison Czopek, Ella Moore• June 23, 2025 Obama would keep his enemies closer By Robert Farley• May 22, 2008 Fact-checking claims on the nuclear deal with Iran By Steve Contorno• December 6, 2013 Visiting Iraq By Alexander Lane• May 30, 2008 Mailbag: Christmas-New Year's Edition By Louis Jacobson• December 24, 2013 Fact-checking recent claims about an Iran nuclear deal By Louis Jacobson• March 11, 2015 The war powers resolution on the Iran war: What’s next? By Louis Jacobson• June 4, 2026 Trump withdraws U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal. Here’s what you need to know By Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• May 8, 2018 McCain sings off tune By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• February 21, 2008 Iran’s man in Iraq: Soleimani’s deadly fight against the US By Jon Greenberg• January 15, 2020 2015 Readers’ Poll results By Lauren Carroll• December 21, 2015
