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Search results for "Iran has now been isolated from the global internet for seven weeks"

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Fact-checks (25830)

Glenn Beck stated on March 19, 2015 in a Facebook post:
"A few weeks ago Obama took Hamas and Iran OFF the terror list."
By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2015
Jesse Watters stated on March 31, 2020 in comments made during an episode of "The Five" on the Fox News Channel:
“We were slow with the testing, but very quick with the travel ban. And that's been much more critical in saving lives.”
By Shefali Luthra• April 3, 2020
Ted Cruz stated on September 08, 2016 in Senate floor remarks:
"If Congress fails to act, the Obama administration intends to give away control of the internet to an international body akin to the United Nations."
By W. Gardner Selby• September 14, 2016
Jerrold Nadler stated on January 28, 2017 in a CNN interview:
"The various people who have, in fact, committed terrorist acts in this country, from 9/11 on, none of them came from any of the seven countries that are the subject of the president's executive order."
By Miriam Valverde• January 29, 2017
Marco Rubio stated on December 17, 2014 in :
"The reason why Cubans don't have access to 21st century telecommunications — like smart phones, like access to the Internet — is because it is illegal in Cuba."
By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno• December 19, 2014
X posts stated on July 19, 2024 in a post:
Bill Gates is responsible for July 19 global tech outage.
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• July 19, 2024
Hillary Clinton stated on April 16, 2008 in a television debate in Philadelphia.:
"Again today (Ahmadinejad) made light of 9/11, and said that he's not even sure it happened and that people actually died."
By Adriel Bettelheim• April 16, 2008
John McCain stated on October 28, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Florida:
"Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'"
By Bill Adair, Robert Farley, Bart Jansen• October 28, 2008
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
Rick Perry stated on November 22, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate:
"When you sanction the Iranian central bank, that will shut down (Iran's) economy."
By W. Gardner Selby• November 23, 2011
Danielle Pletka stated on July 08, 2018 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Says Bernie Sanders was indifferent to Russia's annexation of Crimea because he felt "they have a lot of Russians anyway."
By Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2018
Mitt Romney stated on February 22, 2012 in in a Republican presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz.:
"This president ... could have gotten crippling sanctions against Iran. He did not."
By Becky Bowers• February 24, 2012
Facebook posts stated on March 04, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“The State of Florida has announced measures that all workplaces with 10 employees or more are to have paid mandatory leave to avoid the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus starting on March 6, 2020. All schools are to close for 2 weeks also from March 6th.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 5, 2020
Donald Trump stated on March 21, 2016 in a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee:
"During the last five years, Iran has perpetrated terror attacks in 25 different countries on five continents."
By Louis Jacobson• March 22, 2016
Gina Hinojosa stated on February 26, 2016 in a campaign mailer:
"Texas has a higher incarceration rate than Russia or Iran."
By Emma Hinchliffe• March 23, 2016
Mike Huckabee stated on September 16, 2015 in comments on the CNN debate:
"We've just now given over $100 billion" to Iran, "the equivalent in U.S. terms is $5 trillion."  
By Lauren Carroll• September 17, 2015
Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2018 in a press conference:
"In seven years that (nuclear) deal will have expired, and Iran is free to go ahead and create nuclear weapons."  
By Jon Greenberg• May 2, 2018
Sean Hannity stated on March 10, 2015 in remarks on Fox's Hannity:
 In 2007, when Nancy Pelosi met with President Assad of Syria, "nobody got upset."
By Lauren Carroll• March 18, 2015
Nikki Haley stated on October 15, 2017 in comments on ABC:
"And I think that his engagement with Congress is something that never happened under President Obama. They were never allowed to debate it. They were never allowed to discuss it. So, now Congress is going to be fully engaged on the threats of Iran."
By Allison Colburn• October 19, 2017
Donald Trump stated on February 12, 2017 in a tweet:
Says "72% of refugees admitted into U.S. (2/3 -2/11) during COURT BREAKDOWN are from 7 countries: SYRIA, IRAQ, SOMALIA, IRAN, SUDAN, LIBYA & YEMEN."
By Allison Graves• February 12, 2017

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By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2014

President Trump's memorable lines at Milwaukee rally fact-checked

By Mica Soellner• January 15, 2020

Rouhani Meter tracks Iran president's campaign promises

By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 12, 2015

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By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• March 11, 2026

Revisiting Reza Aslan's response to Bill Maher about female genital mutilation

By Katie Sanders• October 21, 2014

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By Julie Appleby• March 16, 2020

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By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 22, 2012

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By Amy Sherman• June 18, 2025

Is Donald Trump's executive order a 'Muslim ban'?

By Tom Kertscher• February 3, 2017

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By Will Cabaniss, Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 16, 2015

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By Will Cabaniss, Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 16, 2015

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

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By Tom Kertscher• June 5, 2017

Trump disagrees with his own intelligence team. We catalog the differences

By Louis Jacobson• January 31, 2019

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