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Search results for "Pete Hegseth testified yesterday"

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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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
X posts stated on June 08, 2025 in an X post:
Video shows “Marines have arrived in Los Angeles” June 8 to respond to immigration protests.
By Loreben Tuquero• June 9, 2025
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2026 in a video:
On the US seeking regime change
By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2026
Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“Breaking: Trump names Boebert secretary of education”
By Sofia Ahmed• November 15, 2024
Facebook posts stated on November 17, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Video shows that “Troy Nehls FORCES Pete Buttigieg to admit that Biden is unfit to serve.”
By Loreben Tuquero• November 21, 2023
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
Heidi Heitkamp stated on October 28, 2018 in an op-ed in the Bismarck Tribune:
"President Donald Trump even referred to one of (Kevin) Cramer’s health care repeal bills as 'mean' because the bill gutted protections for North Dakotans with preexisting conditions."
By Dror Sharon• November 1, 2018
Viral image stated on November 07, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Video shows someone wearing a Donald Trump mask appeared in court instead of the former president.
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 9, 2023
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 04, 2016 in a TV ad:
Says Pete Gallego "went and lobbied after you fired him from Congress."
By W. Gardner Selby• October 12, 2016
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 April 11, 2016 in a TV interview:
The Colorado caucus system for selecting Republican delegates is "rigged."
By Alan Gathright• April 19, 2016
Donald Trump stated on March 09, 2026 in a press conference:
Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2026
Kristi Noem stated on February 02, 2025 in an interview:
At Guantánamo Bay, “we'll have the capacity to continue to do there what we've always done. We've always had a presence of illegal immigrants there that have been detained.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 9, 2025

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

By Sara Swann• November 19, 2024

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

By Louis Jacobson, Sara Swann• January 14, 2025

Social media users questioned Pete Hegseth, Pope Leo's Bible quotes. Here's the full context

By Maria Briceño, Loreben Tuquero• April 17, 2026

A few fumbled claims about the Redskins' name

By Nancy Madsen• July 9, 2014

Live: Fact-checking Trump's Cabinet nominees' Senate confirmation hearings

By PolitiFact Staff • January 14, 2025

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

By Ellen Hine• November 21, 2025

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

By Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2025

Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026

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

By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand• March 30, 2026

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

By Ellen Hine• December 15, 2025

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

By Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2025

What did Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Trump's DHS secretary pick, say about the ‘smell’ of war?

By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026

Fact-check: Senate confirmation hearing for Pam Bondi, attorney general nominee

By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 15, 2025

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

Republicans take on Corzine after bankruptcy of MF Global

By Erin O'Neill• December 23, 2011

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

By Amy Sherman• April 3, 2025

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

By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2026

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

By Miriam Valverde• October 22, 2018

Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops

By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026

Flag pin flap tarnishes Obama, journos

By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 18, 2008