9 People 24110 Fact-checks 7847 Articles People (9) U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Energy Department U.S. Census Bureau U.S. House Democrats U.S. Senate Democrats U.S. Trade Representative U.S. Dairy Export Council Sheriff David Clarke for U.S. Senate U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fact-checks (24110) Joe Biden stated on October 21, 2011 in a talk at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, N.H.: In Libya, "America spent $2 billion total and didn’t lose a single life." By Jake Berry• November 3, 2011 Donald Trump stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: "Iraq has the second-largest oilfields in the world (behind) Saudi Arabia." By Louis Jacobson• April 25, 2011 Instagram posts stated on January 26, 2023 in a video: The amount the U.S. has spent in Ukraine is “double the U.S. expenditure for its own war in Afghanistan.” By Jeff Cercone• January 27, 2023 Mandela Barnes stated on August 16, 2021 in Twitter: In Afghanistan, “over 100 billion dollars spent on military contracts.” By D.L. Davis• August 31, 2021 Richard Ojeda stated on August 15, 2021 in a tweet: The United States spent “2 trillion dollars to train and equip the Afghan military over the past 20 years. They fell in a week.” By Zach DeLuca, Trenton Straight• September 21, 2021 Rand Paul stated on August 25, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says Joe Biden “voted for the Iraq War … He supported war in Serbia, Syria, Libya.” By Miriam Valverde• August 26, 2020 Donald Trump stated on October 26, 2016 in a rally in Charlotte, N.C.: "We’ve spent $6 trillion" on the wars in the Middle East. By Linda Qiu• October 27, 2016 Matt Wuerker stated on August 04, 2015 in a political cartoon on Politico: "The U.S. has now spent more on reconstructing Afghanistan than was spent on the Marshall Plan and the reconstruction of Europe." By Jon Greenberg• August 20, 2015 Donna Brazile stated on August 02, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. "spent $1.3 trillion on tax cuts for the wealthy" and "trillions" each on a war and on Medicare drug benefits. By Louis Jacobson• August 5, 2009 Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2019 in a rally: "We have been losing to China for many years, $500 billion a year. By D.L. Davis• April 30, 2019 Derrick Van Orden stated on May 11, 2021 in Twitter: Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind has “spent more $ in 100+ days than was spent fighting WWII By D.L. Davis• June 4, 2021 Mitch McConnell stated on February 27, 2009 in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference: "In just one month, the Democrats have spent more than President Bush spent in seven years on the war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan and Hurricane Katrina combined." By Alexander Lane• March 3, 2009 Facebook posts stated on February 02, 2025 in a Facebook post: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “just threw the whole Ukraine money laundering operation under the bus … by stating he’s received less than half of the over $177 billion in aid sent by the United States.” By Caleb McCullough• February 5, 2025 Citizens for Sanity stated on November 02, 2022 in an ad: President Joe Biden and Democrats "send a fortune to Ukraine but nothing for our children." By Louis Jacobson• November 3, 2022 Marianne Williamson stated on April 04, 2019 in an interview: "For every dollar we spend on actual peace creation, we spend over $1,000 on ways to prepare for war." By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2019 Joe Biden stated on June 24, 2020 in an ad: “Trump lost a trade war that he started.” By Louis Jacobson• June 30, 2020 Nicholas Burns stated on July 11, 2018 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": European allies "pay us $2.5 billion a year to keep our forces there. It would cost us more money to bring the troops home than to keep them in Europe." By Louis Jacobson• July 12, 2018 Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2008 in a speech in Charleston, W.Va.: "Iraq is costing each household about $100 a month." By Bill Adair• April 1, 2008 Dennis Kucinich stated on January 06, 2011 in a FoxNews interview: Says the Defense Department shrink-wrapped $10.8 billion in American money, loaded it on 175 pallets and put it on a transport plane to Iraq where they passed out $100 bills and no one has any receipts. By Sabrina Eaton• January 24, 2011 Mitt Romney stated on February 04, 2012 in a speech in Las Vegas, Nev.: "President Obama is shrinking our military." By Louis Jacobson• February 8, 2012 Articles (7847) Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s attacks on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy By Jeff Cercone• February 20, 2025 One year into Russia’s war in Ukraine: A look at U.S. aid, and why the U.S. is involved By Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2023 No easy pricetag for Iraq war By John Frank• September 20, 2007 Fact-checking Donald Trump's address to Congress By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 1, 2017 Fact-checking Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker in Georgia's Senate race By Louis Jacobson• November 4, 2022 The Iraq war, for $100 month By Bill Adair• April 1, 2008 McCain's tough Iraq straddle By Wes Allison• October 3, 2007 Trump, Vance and Zelenskyy's tense Oval Office meeting about Ukraine and Russia, fact-checked By Jeff Cercone, Amy Sherman, Sara Swann• February 28, 2025 In air wars with Koch brothers, are Dems fighting Falses with Falses? By Steve Contorno• April 23, 2014 Fact-checking 'This Week with Christiane Amanpour' By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• August 10, 2010 Bachmann blames Obama for cost, deaths of Iraq war By Louis Jacobson• November 1, 2011 What's old is new again: Fact-checking claims about Iraq By Katie Sanders• June 25, 2014 Back to the future: Fact-checking claims about Iraq By Katie Sanders• June 27, 2014 A stimulus report card By Robert Farley, Louis Jacobson• February 18, 2010 DOGE touts billions in canceled government contracts. Where are the numbers coming from? By Caleb McCullough• February 21, 2025 Fact-checking El-Sayed, McMorrow and Stevens in Michigan Senate debate By Caleb McCullough• May 29, 2026 Remembering John McCain By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 26, 2018 Fact-checking the June 1 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• June 1, 2014 The effects of Donald Trump's trade war By Manuela Tobias• July 30, 2018 Fact-checking President Trump’s NATO summit news conference in Brussels By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy• July 12, 2018
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Joe Biden stated on October 21, 2011 in a talk at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, N.H.: In Libya, "America spent $2 billion total and didn’t lose a single life." By Jake Berry• November 3, 2011 Donald Trump stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: "Iraq has the second-largest oilfields in the world (behind) Saudi Arabia." By Louis Jacobson• April 25, 2011 Instagram posts stated on January 26, 2023 in a video: The amount the U.S. has spent in Ukraine is “double the U.S. expenditure for its own war in Afghanistan.” By Jeff Cercone• January 27, 2023 Mandela Barnes stated on August 16, 2021 in Twitter: In Afghanistan, “over 100 billion dollars spent on military contracts.” By D.L. Davis• August 31, 2021 Richard Ojeda stated on August 15, 2021 in a tweet: The United States spent “2 trillion dollars to train and equip the Afghan military over the past 20 years. They fell in a week.” By Zach DeLuca, Trenton Straight• September 21, 2021 Rand Paul stated on August 25, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says Joe Biden “voted for the Iraq War … He supported war in Serbia, Syria, Libya.” By Miriam Valverde• August 26, 2020 Donald Trump stated on October 26, 2016 in a rally in Charlotte, N.C.: "We’ve spent $6 trillion" on the wars in the Middle East. By Linda Qiu• October 27, 2016 Matt Wuerker stated on August 04, 2015 in a political cartoon on Politico: "The U.S. has now spent more on reconstructing Afghanistan than was spent on the Marshall Plan and the reconstruction of Europe." By Jon Greenberg• August 20, 2015 Donna Brazile stated on August 02, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. "spent $1.3 trillion on tax cuts for the wealthy" and "trillions" each on a war and on Medicare drug benefits. By Louis Jacobson• August 5, 2009 Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2019 in a rally: "We have been losing to China for many years, $500 billion a year. By D.L. Davis• April 30, 2019 Derrick Van Orden stated on May 11, 2021 in Twitter: Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind has “spent more $ in 100+ days than was spent fighting WWII By D.L. Davis• June 4, 2021 Mitch McConnell stated on February 27, 2009 in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference: "In just one month, the Democrats have spent more than President Bush spent in seven years on the war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan and Hurricane Katrina combined." By Alexander Lane• March 3, 2009 Facebook posts stated on February 02, 2025 in a Facebook post: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “just threw the whole Ukraine money laundering operation under the bus … by stating he’s received less than half of the over $177 billion in aid sent by the United States.” By Caleb McCullough• February 5, 2025 Citizens for Sanity stated on November 02, 2022 in an ad: President Joe Biden and Democrats "send a fortune to Ukraine but nothing for our children." By Louis Jacobson• November 3, 2022 Marianne Williamson stated on April 04, 2019 in an interview: "For every dollar we spend on actual peace creation, we spend over $1,000 on ways to prepare for war." By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2019 Joe Biden stated on June 24, 2020 in an ad: “Trump lost a trade war that he started.” By Louis Jacobson• June 30, 2020 Nicholas Burns stated on July 11, 2018 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": European allies "pay us $2.5 billion a year to keep our forces there. It would cost us more money to bring the troops home than to keep them in Europe." By Louis Jacobson• July 12, 2018 Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2008 in a speech in Charleston, W.Va.: "Iraq is costing each household about $100 a month." By Bill Adair• April 1, 2008 Dennis Kucinich stated on January 06, 2011 in a FoxNews interview: Says the Defense Department shrink-wrapped $10.8 billion in American money, loaded it on 175 pallets and put it on a transport plane to Iraq where they passed out $100 bills and no one has any receipts. By Sabrina Eaton• January 24, 2011 Mitt Romney stated on February 04, 2012 in a speech in Las Vegas, Nev.: "President Obama is shrinking our military." By Louis Jacobson• February 8, 2012
Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s attacks on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy By Jeff Cercone• February 20, 2025 One year into Russia’s war in Ukraine: A look at U.S. aid, and why the U.S. is involved By Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2023 No easy pricetag for Iraq war By John Frank• September 20, 2007 Fact-checking Donald Trump's address to Congress By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 1, 2017 Fact-checking Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker in Georgia's Senate race By Louis Jacobson• November 4, 2022 The Iraq war, for $100 month By Bill Adair• April 1, 2008 McCain's tough Iraq straddle By Wes Allison• October 3, 2007 Trump, Vance and Zelenskyy's tense Oval Office meeting about Ukraine and Russia, fact-checked By Jeff Cercone, Amy Sherman, Sara Swann• February 28, 2025 In air wars with Koch brothers, are Dems fighting Falses with Falses? By Steve Contorno• April 23, 2014 Fact-checking 'This Week with Christiane Amanpour' By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• August 10, 2010 Bachmann blames Obama for cost, deaths of Iraq war By Louis Jacobson• November 1, 2011 What's old is new again: Fact-checking claims about Iraq By Katie Sanders• June 25, 2014 Back to the future: Fact-checking claims about Iraq By Katie Sanders• June 27, 2014 A stimulus report card By Robert Farley, Louis Jacobson• February 18, 2010 DOGE touts billions in canceled government contracts. Where are the numbers coming from? By Caleb McCullough• February 21, 2025 Fact-checking El-Sayed, McMorrow and Stevens in Michigan Senate debate By Caleb McCullough• May 29, 2026 Remembering John McCain By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 26, 2018 Fact-checking the June 1 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• June 1, 2014 The effects of Donald Trump's trade war By Manuela Tobias• July 30, 2018 Fact-checking President Trump’s NATO summit news conference in Brussels By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy• July 12, 2018
