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Council for the National Interest stated on February 12, 2013 in a billboard:
The United States gives $8 million a day to Israel and gives that country a blank check.
By Eric Stirgus• March 6, 2013
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on September 04, 2012 in comments to Fox News:
Says she was misquoted and "didn’t say" that the Israeli ambassador said "what the Republicans are doing is dangerous for Israel."
By Amy Sherman• September 5, 2012
Facebook posts stated on October 15, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Cries of Victory in Israel — Gaza Now Belongs to Israel! HAMAS Surrenders Desperately!”
By Jeff Cercone• October 16, 2023
Mitt Romney stated on August 05, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"As president, Barack Obama has never visited Israel."
By Molly Moorhead• August 7, 2012
John Boehner stated on May 12, 2008 in a news release.:
Says Obama called Israel "a constant sore" that infects U.S. foreign policy.
By Bill Adair• May 13, 2008
Mitt Romney stated on January 26, 2012 in a debate in Jacksonville, Fla.:
"This president went before the United Nations and castigated Israel for building settlements. He said nothing about thousands of rockets being rained in on Israel from the Gaza Strip."
By Amy Sherman• January 27, 2012
Ted Cruz stated on March 10, 2016 in in a GOP debate in Miami:
Says Donald Trump "has said he wants to be neutral on Israel and the Palestinians"  
By Amy Sherman• March 11, 2016
Social Media stated on October 07, 2023 in social media posts:
“The U.S. is sending $8 billion worth of military aid to Israel.”
By Loreben Tuquero• October 11, 2023
Ron Johnson stated on February 03, 2017 in a CNN interview:
Israel cut its illegal immigration rate by "99 percent" by constructing a 143-mile fence along its southern border.
By Miriam Valverde• February 13, 2017
Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate:
"The president said he was going to create daylight between ourselves and Israel."
By Molly Moorhead• October 23, 2012
TikTok posts stated on October 18, 2023 in a TikTok post:
Video shows Russia attacking Israel in October 2023.
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 23, 2023
Kinky Friedman stated on August 24, 2011 in an opinion column.:
Says Barack Obama’s "favorability rating in Israel once clocked in at 4 percent."
By W. Gardner Selby• September 4, 2011
Conservative Solutions PAC stated on February 26, 2016 in a TV ad:
Says Donald Trump has said "he would be neutral between Israel and its enemies."  
By Amy Sherman• March 1, 2016
Tim Murphy stated on October 19, 2014 in an interview on Fox News Sunday:
Blocking travel from countries with Ebola should be possible because President Barack Obama "has sealed off Israel in the past."
By Louis Jacobson• October 21, 2014
Tim Scott stated on October 07, 2023 in a post on X:
The Biden administration “wanted Israel to stand down after the attack" by Hamas.
By Louis Jacobson• October 10, 2023
Viral image stated on October 09, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Former President Donald Trump said, “Israel has hypnotized the world.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 10, 2023
Ron DeSantis stated on January 11, 2018 in a event at the Heritage Foundation:
In one year, the United Nations "did 24 resolutions and 20 of them were against Israel."
By Allison Graves• January 25, 2018
Barack Obama stated on January 11, 2012 in a page on the Obama campaign website:
"Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, and Newt Gingrich all say they would cut foreign aid to Israel — and every other country — to zero."
By Louis Jacobson• January 12, 2012
American Israel Public Affairs Committee stated on August 03, 2017 in an email blast to supporters:
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand "no longer supports the fight to combat the international delegitimization of Israel."
By Dan Clark• September 8, 2017
TikTok posts stated on November 11, 2023 in a TikTok post:
“Israel has changed their barcode from 729 to 871 … as the public was boycotting Israeli products.”
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• November 21, 2023

Articles (244)

Examining the Israel angle to the Georgia governor's race

By April Hunt• September 8, 2014

Obama and Israel

By Robert Farley• March 14, 2008

Israel-Hamas war: What we know about ‘beheaded babies’

By Sara Swann• November 21, 2023

Virginia Republicans twist Obama's statement on Israel's borders

By Warren Fiske• May 31, 2011

Do Romney, Perry, Gingrich want to zero out aid to Israel?

By Louis Jacobson• January 12, 2012

U.S. aid to Israel: What to know

By Louis Jacobson• October 18, 2023

Fact-checking claims on Egypt and Israel

By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• February 4, 2011

Ask PolitiFact: Is Black Lives Matter anti-Semitic?

By Tom Kertscher• August 24, 2020

Explaining a deleted X post that said Israel is responsible for Gaza hospital strike

By Jeff Cercone• October 19, 2023

What we know about the alleged transcript of Obama and Netanyahu call

By Aaron Sharockman• July 29, 2014

Did Israel use its laser weapon ‘Iron Beam’ for the first time? Here’s what we know

By Loreben Tuquero• October 19, 2023

Amid images and news of actual war, false and misleading claims about Israel-Hamas thrive

By Sara Swann• October 11, 2023

Fact-checking attacks on defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman• January 30, 2013

Fact-checking Rand Paul's Iowa trip

By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• August 7, 2014

Guerra de Israel-Hamas: Cómo se esparcieron reportes no corroborados de bebés decapitados

By Sara Swann• October 25, 2023

PolitiFact reviewing story about beheaded babies (See editor's note)

By Katie Sanders• October 20, 2023

Can the U.S. keep aid to Gaza out of Hamas’ hands?

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 23, 2023

A terrorist endorsement for Obama?

By Bill Adair• May 9, 2008

Celia Israel claim about Trump's hats was 10th most-clicked fact check from 2016

By W. Gardner Selby• December 26, 2016

Donald Trump says Jews are leaving the Democratic Party, but there’s no proof

By Amy Sherman• March 14, 2019