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Search results for "Somalia bans Israeli-linked ships through Bab al-Mandeb Strait"

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Yard sign stated on June 15, 2011 in a yard on Route 12 near Keene, N.H.:
Says President Obama "has fired more cruise missiles than all other Peace Prize winners combined."
By John Gregg• June 30, 2011
Viral image stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar "at a Al’ Qaida training camp in Somalia."
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 4, 2019
Byron Donalds stated on April 12, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The U.S. Navy was created "to free international waters from the Barbary pirates."
By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 14, 2026
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
Donald Trump stated on February 02, 2017 in a Facebook post:
"Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' "
By Louis Jacobson• February 7, 2017
Donald Trump stated on January 29, 2017 in a statement:
"My policy is similar to what President Obama did in 2011 when he banned visas for refugees from Iraq for six months."
By Linda Qiu• January 30, 2017
Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2023 in a Facebook post:
U.S. destroyer recently fired at an armed Iranian ship.
By Jeff Cercone• May 26, 2023
Cliff Stearns stated on March 30, 2010 in a statement on his campaign Web site.:
"Cuba wants to let the Chinese drill in some of the very parts of the gulf that American producers are currently forbidden to touch, as close as 45 miles off the Florida coast."
By Aaron Sharockman• March 31, 2010
Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says President Barack Obama made it "legal" for the media to "purposely lie" to the public when he "quietly signed into law HR 4310 in 2012."
By Samantha Putterman• August 23, 2019
Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Iranian drone sent to Israel stuck in a power line in Iraq.
By Jeff Cercone• April 22, 2024
Keith Ellison stated on March 07, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
Says President Donald Trump's travel ban could ban Somalis "from getting relief (from famine) through coming to the United States."  
By Jon Greenberg• March 13, 2017
Seth Moulton stated on January 31, 2017 in a CNN interview:
"ISIS is already using the rhetoric from the Trump administration, the text of this executive order, to incite attacks against us and to recruit more terrorists to their side."
By Miriam Valverde• February 7, 2017
Ryan Lizza stated on September 22, 2014 in a tweet:
"Countries bombed: Obama 7, Bush 4"
By Jon Greenberg• September 25, 2014
Facebook posts stated on December 04, 2023 in a video on Facebook:
Video shows woman embracing and kissing “a doll,” evidence of “Hamas street theater propaganda exposed.”
By Sofia Ahmed, Rebecca Catalanello• December 11, 2023
TikTok posts stated on December 05, 2023 in social media posts:
Image shows a Palestinian man in Gaza holding a plastic doll that he says is his dead grandson.
By Sofia Ahmed• December 8, 2023
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
X posts stated on March 26, 2024 in a post on X.:
Edited Wikipedia entry provides proof that “Israelis deployed Talmudic network to take out” Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.
By Madison Czopek• March 26, 2024
Allen West stated on November 21, 2010 in TV interview:
The U.S. "had the opportunity with Israel coming and talking to us about improving our security screening procedures, and we turned them down."  
By Amy Sherman• December 8, 2010
Bloggers stated on August 19, 2014 in stories:
Documents released by Edward Snowden reveal that American, British and Israeli intelligence agencies worked together to create the Islamic State.  
By Derek Tsang• August 19, 2014
Kellyanne Conway stated on February 02, 2017 in There was no massacre:
"Two Iraqis came here to this country, were radicalized and they were the masterminds behind the Bowling Green massacre. … It didn't get covered"
By Steve Contorno, Louis Jacobson• February 3, 2017

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Strait of Hormuz: What to know about the crucial oil passage Iran might block following US strikes

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By Louis Jacobson• April 6, 2026

Supporting Iranians, then threatening to end civilization: How Trump contradicts himself on war

By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2026

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

By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2026

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

By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand• March 30, 2026

Fact-checking the war comparisons between Obama and Bush

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg• October 1, 2014

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How to avoid misinformation about the war in Gaza and Israel

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Fact-checking Trump’s misleading attacks on Omar, Ocasio-Cortez in North Carolina

By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 18, 2019

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

By Tom Kertscher• February 3, 2017

In Context: Ilhan Omar’s “our country should be more fearful of white men” comment

By Amy Sherman• July 26, 2019

Who killed more terrorists, Obama or Bush? It depends

By Lauren Carroll• April 18, 2016

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech in Israel on same day as hostage, prisoner releases

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025