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Search results for "Tanker reports being 'fired upon' by Iran gunboats"

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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
Mitt Romney stated on July 29, 2012 in an interview on 'Face the Nation.':
President Ronald Reagan sent troops into conflict "only in one circumstance, which was in Grenada … We were in a peacekeeping setting in Lebanon."
By Jon Greenberg• July 31, 2012
X posts stated on May 06, 2026 in a social media post:
“California only has ‘enough’ oil and gas supply to meet demand for the next six weeks.”
By Louis Jacobson• May 7, 2026
The Gateway Pundit stated on June 01, 2021 in a blog post:
Says Joe Biden “imports oil from Iran.”
By Tom Kertscher• June 17, 2021
Social Media stated on March 13, 2026 in social media posts:
An AI video is proof that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is dead.
By Loreben Tuquero• March 13, 2026
Ralph Reed stated on February 03, 2014 in a CNN "Crossfire" segment:
A government report shows that alternatives to the Keystone XL pipeline "are worse" for the environment.
By Katie Sanders• February 13, 2014
Ted Cruz stated on December 08, 2015 in an interview with NPR:
"Mike Morell testified and told Congress that the reason Obama has not bombed ISIS' oil fields is they're concerned about global warming."
By Linda Qiu• December 14, 2015
Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2022 in Facebook post:
This is the 911 call placed by the migrants trapped in the truck found in San Antonio.
By Nuria Diaz Muñoz• June 30, 2022
Sherrod Brown stated on March 23, 2012 in a news release:
Says excessive speculation is pushing up oil prices and a recent report estimates it "adds 56 cents to every gallon of gasoline siphoned from the pump."
By Peter Krouse• May 2, 2012
John McCain stated on November 28, 2007 in St. Petersburg, Fla.:
"I saved the taxpayers $2-billion on a bogus Air Force Boeing tanker deal where people went to jail."
By Tom Tobin• November 29, 2007
Eric Johnson stated on June 07, 2010 in :
"In fact, oil spills from tankers are far more common than the very rare leaks from rigs or pipelines."
By Willoughby Mariano• June 24, 2010
Campaign Money Watch stated on June 09, 2008 in a TV ad:
"John McCain intervened, which helped Airbus get that Pentagon contract."
By Robert Farley• July 31, 2008
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated on September 19, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani "was never sentenced to stoning."
By Robert Farley• September 22, 2010
X posts stated on February 28, 2026 in on social media:
Video shows a US air base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, being destroyed by Iran.
By Zoe Weyand• March 4, 2026
Campaign Money Watch stated on June 09, 2008 in a TV ad:
"McCain got more money from Airbus' U.S. executives than any other politician."
By Robert Farley• July 31, 2008
Donald Trump stated on May 07, 2026 in remarks to reporters:
Gasoline prices have “come down very substantially today.”
By Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2026
Islamic Republic News Agency stated on January 07, 2020 in a tweet:
Says photo shows U.S. planes on fire after Iranian missile strikes in Iraq.
By Miriam Valverde• January 9, 2020
Eric Johnson stated on June 07, 2010 in a blog post:
"The last major oil spill from a drilling accident in America happened over 40 years ago in 1969."
By Willoughby Mariano• June 17, 2010
Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A map shows “all the cargo ships backed up by the Suez Canal. Get ready for shortages and prices to skyrocket.”
By Gabrielle Settles• March 31, 2021
Donald Trump stated on March 15, 2016 in a speech at Mar-a-Lago:
Under the Iran nuclear deal, "we give them $150 billion, we get nothing."
By Linda Qiu• March 17, 2016

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

By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• March 11, 2026

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By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2026

Will you pay $500 more for gas this year because of the Iran war? Fact-checking Democrat Ed Markey

By Amy Sherman• March 26, 2026

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

By Amy Sherman• March 30, 2026

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

By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2026

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

By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2026

Romney misses easy grounder

By Bill Adair• November 29, 2007

These videos don’t show US strikes in Iran and counterattacks, they’re AI and outdated

By Zoe Weyand• March 2, 2026

Donald Trump tweeted about an Iranian missile test. Did it happen?

By Louis Jacobson• September 26, 2017

It's election time. Have you read your Truth-O-Meter?

By Willoughby Mariano• July 19, 2010

After Iran’s strike on two air bases housing US troops, false photos and videos spread online

By Daniel Funke• January 8, 2020

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

By Maria Briceño, Loreben Tuquero• April 17, 2026

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

By Sara Swann• October 11, 2023

Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and the 2016 election -- Reince Priebus on the Truth-O-Meter

By Tom Kertscher• October 25, 2017

6 questions about the timing of the Mueller investigation

By Louis Jacobson• July 27, 2018

Donald Trump's speech about fighting 'radical Islamic terrorism,' fact-checked

By Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 15, 2016

Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026

Fact-checking misinformation about Iran and a US military draft

By Daniel Funke• January 6, 2020