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Lindsey Graham stated on October 05, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":

Under sequestration, the military was cut "down to the smallest Army since 1940, the smallest Navy since 1915."

By Lauren Carroll• October 5, 2014

Kamala Harris stated on September 10, 2024 in a debate:

“As of today, there is not one member of the United States military who is in active duty in a combat zone, in any war zone around the world, for the first time this century.”

By Sara Swann• September 11, 2024

Viral image stated on June 12, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Video shows “U.S. Navy deploys in Miami due to Russian warships 6/12.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 14, 2024

Social Media stated on April 19, 2026 in social media posts:

Video shows the United States’ April 19, 2026, strike on an Iranian cargo ship.

By Loreben Tuquero• April 20, 2026

Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:

In 1988, in response to Iran’s attack on the U.S.S. Samuel Roberts, President Ronald Reagan "destroyed half of Iran’s Navy."

By Tom Kertscher• January 15, 2020

Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2017 in a statement on the White House website:

"Our Navy has shrunk from more than 500 ships in 1991 to 275 in 2016."

By Amy Sherman• January 20, 2017

Brett McGurk stated on October 20, 2019 in an MSNBC appearance:

"President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region."

By Bill McCarthy• October 22, 2019

Nikki Haley stated on November 28, 2023 in an event in Derry, N.H.:

China “had the largest naval fleet in the world. They had 370 ships. They'll have 400 ships in two years. We won't even have 350 ships in two decades."

By Louis Jacobson• December 4, 2023

Facebook posts stated on August 12, 2021 in a Facebook post:

"100 Sailors at sea. All vaxxed. All with COVID (seven) weeks following deployment."

By Andy Nguyen• August 19, 2021

David Perdue stated on April 27, 2015 in his debut Senate floor speech:

The United States is "about to have the smallest Army since before WWII, the smallest Navy since WWI and the smallest Air Force ever."

By April Hunt• May 4, 2015

TikTok posts stated on October 10, 2023 in a TikTok post:

“Thousands of U.S. troops make their way to Israel” in video.

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 18, 2023

Randy Forbes stated on April 21, 2016 in a radio interview.:

China is "going to have twice the number of submarines we have in just over a decade."

By Sean Gorman• May 2, 2016

Tom Bossert stated on September 11, 2017 in a White House press briefing:

The mobilization of the military in response to the storms in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands "is the largest ever mobilization of our military in a naval and marine operation" and an Air Force carrier there "was the first-ever as well."

By Allison Graves• September 14, 2017

Facebook posts stated on July 04, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Official Navy photographs show an unidentified flying object in the Arctic Ocean in 1971.

By Mia Penner• July 11, 2024

Viral image stated on April 15, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"Border guards found 52 tons of guns and ammunition in 14 Conex containers disguised as furniture. This ‘furniture’ is from Muslim immigrants who have come to America"

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 25, 2019

Martha McSally stated on August 23, 2018 in a campaign ad:

"While we were in harm’s way in uniform, Kyrsten Sinema was protesting us in a pink tutu and denigrating our service."

By Miriam Valverde• September 10, 2018

Donald Trump stated on April 04, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times:

China is "in the South China Sea and (building) a military fortress the likes of which perhaps the world has not seen."

By Linda Qiu• April 4, 2016

Facebook posts stated on November 03, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows “American soldiers praying for their country, for Israel before being deployed to defend Israel” in 2023.

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 6, 2023

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

Viral image stated on February 08, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows the “USS Al Gore Global Warming Research Vessel” covered in ice.

By Ciara O'Rourke• February 16, 2021

Top 5 fact-checks: Republican candidates take aim at Biden’s foreign policy in Miami debate

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• November 9, 2023

Ask PolitiFact: What is the Strait of Hormuz and how does it affect oil prices?

By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• March 11, 2026

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s claims about Syria and US troop withdrawal

By Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• October 8, 2019

Fact-checking Donald Trump at CPAC

By Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Miriam Valverde• February 24, 2017

Ukrainian soldiers believed to be alive, details of their captivity unclear

By Monique Curet• March 3, 2022

PolitiFact Sheet: Defense spending under Obama and Congress

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 14, 2015

PolitiFact Sheet: Military spending under Obama and Congress

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 14, 2015

Ask PolitiFact: What does the Iran war mean for US gasoline prices?

By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2026

Who is Tulsi Gabbard? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

By Miriam Valverde• June 12, 2019

Fact-checking Donald Trump's inaugural address

By Linda Qiu• January 20, 2017

Fact-checking Arizona’s 2020 Senate race between McSally and Kelly

By Miriam Valverde• October 30, 2020

Gaza children face dire starvation risk, but one UN leader’s mistaken timeline caused confusion

By Grace Abels• May 23, 2025

Anatomy of a talking point: the smallest Navy since 1917

By Louis Jacobson• August 3, 2015

Fact-checking Donald Trump's Naval Academy commencement address

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 25, 2018

Ask PolitiFact: Why do Saudi pilots train at US military sites such as Pensacola?

By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• December 10, 2019

Not just oil: How the Strait of Hormuz blockage affects US consumers, from fertilizer to helium

By Louis Jacobson• April 6, 2026

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

Mailbag: 'You are better than this, PolitiFact'

By Louis Jacobson• August 18, 2015

Who is Joe Sestak? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

By Louis Jacobson• June 28, 2019

Fact-checking the third presidential debate

By Becky Bowers, Angie Drobnic Holan• October 23, 2012

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