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Viral image stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Since Israel started training teachers with guns, "there have only been two school shootings in 44 years and both shooters were killed by teachers."

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 2, 2019

Bernie Sanders stated on April 17, 2016 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week':

Says that in her speech to the pro-Israel group AIPAC, Hillary Clinton "had one line on the Palestinian people."

By Louis Jacobson• April 20, 2016

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

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

Donald Trump stated on October 07, 2024 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt:

Of Gaza, “I’ve been there.”

By Amy Sherman• October 8, 2024

Jake Tapper stated on July 29, 2014 in comments on CNN:

Israel in the last three weeks has "killed more Palestinian children, more than 200, than the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in military operations since 2006."

By Derek Tsang• July 31, 2014

Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2015 in a radio interview:

Israel has seen a "90 percent reduction in terrorist attacks" that it attributes to building a 500-mile fence.

By Sarah Hauer• October 2, 2015

Ted Cruz stated on March 28, 2016 in a campaign email:

"The Obama administration has even joined Islamist governments in sponsoring a U.N. resolution that would shred our First Amendment by threatening to make discussion of radical Islamism potentially illegal."

By Emma Hinchliffe• May 9, 2016

Karen Harrington stated on November 12, 2011 in an interview:

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has blamed the Republicans for the creation of Hamas."

By Amy Sherman• December 5, 2011

Tennessee Republican Party stated on February 25, 2008 in in a press release:

"You don't even have to go outside Obama's campaign to find advisers who are anti-Israel."

By Robert Farley• March 14, 2008

Greg Abbott stated on December 08, 2015 in a press conference with Sen. Ted Cruz:

Says President Barack Obama "himself has granted waivers allowing into the United States refugees who provided material support to terrorists."

By W. Gardner Selby• December 18, 2015

Ron Dermer stated on March 22, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":

Says Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "didn't change his position" on a two-state solution.

By Katie Sanders• March 22, 2015

Molly White stated on February 03, 2015 in an online statement:

The group that organized Texas Muslim Capitol Day in Austin "was recently listed as one of 82 organizations designated as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates."

By W. Gardner Selby• February 6, 2015

Ron Johnson stated on August 31, 2020 in a statement:

Says Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes “have participated in rallies that have done more to incite than calm the situation” in Kenosha

By Madeline Heim• September 1, 2020

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

Marianne Williamson stated on April 14, 2019 in a CNN town hall:

Says Jimmy Carter was the last "U.S. president to say flat out those (Israeli) settlements are illegal."

By Louis Jacobson• April 22, 2019

Chain email stated on May 02, 2009 in a chain e-mail:

Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory."

By Robert Farley• May 8, 2009

Secure America Now stated on July 04, 2012 in a TV ad:

"For his first interview as president, Barack Obama chose Arab TV for an apology."

By Molly Moorhead• July 12, 2012

Donald Trump stated on December 02, 2023 in a speech in Iowa:

“With the historic Abraham Accords, I even made peace in the Middle East.”

By Amy Sherman• December 5, 2023

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

Obama and Israel

By Robert Farley• March 14, 2008

Donald Trump and Joe Biden on Israel and Gaza: Comparing their positions

By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 25, 2024

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

By Warren Fiske• May 31, 2011

Fact-checking claims that George Soros is ‘paying student radicals’ involved in campus protests

By Madison Czopek• May 2, 2024

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

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025

Did a pro-Palestinian group breach FL terrorism law? Why some experts are skeptical of DeSantis’ ban

By Samantha Putterman• November 3, 2023

Fact-checking the March 22 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• March 22, 2015

PunditFact fact-checks the March 22 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• March 22, 2015

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

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 23, 2023

How Kamala Harris and Donald Trump compare on Israel-Hamas war, two-state solution

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 11, 2024

How solid is Donald Trump’s First Amendment impeachment defense?

By Louis Jacobson• February 12, 2021

Jeb Bush's questionable attack on Barack Obama and the use of U.S. power

By Katharina Fiedler, Louis Jacobson• April 27, 2015

Can Trump designate antifa as a ‘major terrorist organization?’ Here’s what we know

By Maria Briceño• September 18, 2025

Have U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters and President Donald Trump made statements that encourage violence?

By Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• June 26, 2018

Ted Cruz's 'Pants on Fire' claim about U.N. shredding First Amendment

By W. Gardner Selby• May 10, 2016

Trump wants to designate antifa as a terrorist organization, but lacks legal authority for it

By Miriam Valverde• June 1, 2020

Is there a difference today between war and peace?

By Louis Jacobson• May 3, 2011

What we know about the ‘outside agitators’ being blamed for campus protests

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Loreben Tuquero• May 6, 2024

Biden’s misleading announcement that the United States is no longer at war

By Noah Y. Kim• September 23, 2021

A terrorist endorsement for Obama?

By Bill Adair• May 9, 2008

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