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By John Kruzel• January 9, 2019 Donald Trump stated on May 31, 2024 in remarks to reporters: “Congo, Africa, just released a lot of people, a lot of people from their prisons and jails and brought them into the United States of America.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• June 12, 2024 David Cicilline stated on August 28, 2012 in a TV debate: "We will spend $100 billion in Afghanistan this year, fixing roads, building bridges, training police officers, and more, [and] cutting the same things in our own country." By Tom Mooney• September 5, 2012 Mitt Romney stated on August 29, 2021 in a CNN interview: The Trump administration worked to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners. By Miriam Valverde• August 31, 2021 Donald Trump stated on September 23, 2025 in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly: “I have ended seven unendable wars.” By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2025 Zach Nunn stated on May 09, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Zack Nunn saved over 2,000 Americans abandoned in Afghanistan by leading private rescue missions.” By Lyle Muller• May 27, 2022 Instagram posts stated on March 29, 2024 in an Instagram post: The FBI admitted that Venezuela emptied its prisons and sent the inmates to the U.S. By Sofia Ahmed• April 4, 2024 Facebook posts stated on September 09, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows President Ronald Reagan meeting with Taliban leaders in the White House. By Samantha Putterman• September 11, 2019 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 The Gateway Pundit stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: U.S. veteran group rescued Afghan allies “behind Biden’s back.” By Tom Kertscher• September 1, 2021 Marco Rubio stated on January 17, 2011 in comments to reporters.: "Some of the men serving in the (Afghan) armed forces have never driven a vehicle before." By Aaron Sharockman• January 17, 2011 Charlie Kirk stated on August 16, 2021 in a radio show segment: Joe Biden intentionally “let it fall apart” in Afghanistan because he “wants a couple hundred thousand more Ilhan Omars to come into America to change the body politic permanently.” By Bill McCarthy• August 19, 2021 Patrick Testin stated on August 29, 2021 in TV interview: "The vast majority of the (refugees) coming into Fort McCoy are not the SIVs" and some have "no documentation at all." By Alan Hovorka• October 13, 2021 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 John Murtha stated on December 02, 2009 in the show 'Hardball With Chris Matthews': "We're going to have more troops (in Afghanistan) . . . than the Russians had." By Catharine Richert• December 4, 2009 Sam Brown stated on August 15, 2024 in an X post: Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen said the Biden administration did a "tremendous job" on the U.S. military’s Afghanistan withdrawal. By Seth A. Richardson• September 26, 2024 Joe Biden stated on August 18, 2021 in an interview with ABC News: “We had already issued several thousand Special Immigrant Visas .. to the (Afghan) translators, when I came into office.” By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• August 19, 2021 Joe Biden stated on August 20, 2021 in a press conference: There has been “no question of our credibility from our allies around the world” regarding how the U.S. is withdrawing from Afghanistan. By Miriam Valverde• August 26, 2021 Donald Trump stated on July 28, 2025 in an interview: “I’ve stopped six wars” since taking office in January 2025. By Samantha Putterman• August 5, 2025 Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says a U.S. Air Force-insignia plane evacuating people from Afghanistan is fake. By Tom Kertscher• August 27, 2021 Articles (7901) Mission: Afghanistan By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 1, 2009 What we know about today’s Taliban By Jon Greenberg• September 1, 2021 ‘Mother of all bombs’ dropped on ISIS target: What we know so far By Lauren Carroll, Gabrielle Healy• April 13, 2017 The Afghanistan war: A simple explanation By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 12, 2009 RNC 2024 Day 2: Fact-checking Kari Lake, Nikki Haley's claims on Biden's immigration record By Louis Jacobson, Ranjan Jindal, Mia Penner, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 17, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: What are some basic facts on the U.S. war in Afghanistan? By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• August 19, 2021 Vietnam and Afghanistan: Different wars, similar endings? By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• August 17, 2021 Trump disagrees with his own intelligence team. We catalog the differences By Louis Jacobson• January 31, 2019 How are Afghan refugees being vetted? Here’s what we know By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 25, 2021 Donald Trump has repeated immigration falsehoods throughout the 2024 campaign. Here are the facts. By Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 4, 2024 Obama ballyhoos Afghan stance By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 22, 2008 Fact-checking Trump’s video, images about South Africa during Oval Office meeting with Ramaphosa By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 22, 2025 Families of fallen US service members’ emotional moment at RNC, accusations against Joe Biden By Samantha Putterman• July 18, 2024 How spin and falsehoods propelled Trump's immigration crackdown in his first 100 days By Maria Briceño, Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 28, 2025 In Nov. 1 Milwaukee rally, Trump offers falsehoods on economy, climate change By Louis Jacobson• November 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 PolitiFact Sheet: What we know about the caravan heading to the United States By Miriam Valverde• October 22, 2018 Fact-checks: Trump meets Zelenskyy to talk potential end to Russia-Ukraine war By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 18, 2025 What was Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Wesley Routh’s connection to Ukraine? By Jeff Cercone• September 16, 2024 Joe Biden said not everyone who wants to can leave after a war. Military experts checked his history By Louis Jacobson• September 2, 2021
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Donald Trump stated on January 02, 2019 in in a discussion with reporters: "The reason Russia was in Afghanistan was because terrorists were going into Russia." By John Kruzel• January 9, 2019 Donald Trump stated on May 31, 2024 in remarks to reporters: “Congo, Africa, just released a lot of people, a lot of people from their prisons and jails and brought them into the United States of America.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• June 12, 2024 David Cicilline stated on August 28, 2012 in a TV debate: "We will spend $100 billion in Afghanistan this year, fixing roads, building bridges, training police officers, and more, [and] cutting the same things in our own country." By Tom Mooney• September 5, 2012 Mitt Romney stated on August 29, 2021 in a CNN interview: The Trump administration worked to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners. By Miriam Valverde• August 31, 2021 Donald Trump stated on September 23, 2025 in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly: “I have ended seven unendable wars.” By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2025 Zach Nunn stated on May 09, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Zack Nunn saved over 2,000 Americans abandoned in Afghanistan by leading private rescue missions.” By Lyle Muller• May 27, 2022 Instagram posts stated on March 29, 2024 in an Instagram post: The FBI admitted that Venezuela emptied its prisons and sent the inmates to the U.S. By Sofia Ahmed• April 4, 2024 Facebook posts stated on September 09, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows President Ronald Reagan meeting with Taliban leaders in the White House. By Samantha Putterman• September 11, 2019 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 The Gateway Pundit stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: U.S. veteran group rescued Afghan allies “behind Biden’s back.” By Tom Kertscher• September 1, 2021 Marco Rubio stated on January 17, 2011 in comments to reporters.: "Some of the men serving in the (Afghan) armed forces have never driven a vehicle before." By Aaron Sharockman• January 17, 2011 Charlie Kirk stated on August 16, 2021 in a radio show segment: Joe Biden intentionally “let it fall apart” in Afghanistan because he “wants a couple hundred thousand more Ilhan Omars to come into America to change the body politic permanently.” By Bill McCarthy• August 19, 2021 Patrick Testin stated on August 29, 2021 in TV interview: "The vast majority of the (refugees) coming into Fort McCoy are not the SIVs" and some have "no documentation at all." By Alan Hovorka• October 13, 2021 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 John Murtha stated on December 02, 2009 in the show 'Hardball With Chris Matthews': "We're going to have more troops (in Afghanistan) . . . than the Russians had." By Catharine Richert• December 4, 2009 Sam Brown stated on August 15, 2024 in an X post: Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen said the Biden administration did a "tremendous job" on the U.S. military’s Afghanistan withdrawal. By Seth A. Richardson• September 26, 2024 Joe Biden stated on August 18, 2021 in an interview with ABC News: “We had already issued several thousand Special Immigrant Visas .. to the (Afghan) translators, when I came into office.” By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• August 19, 2021 Joe Biden stated on August 20, 2021 in a press conference: There has been “no question of our credibility from our allies around the world” regarding how the U.S. is withdrawing from Afghanistan. By Miriam Valverde• August 26, 2021 Donald Trump stated on July 28, 2025 in an interview: “I’ve stopped six wars” since taking office in January 2025. By Samantha Putterman• August 5, 2025 Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says a U.S. Air Force-insignia plane evacuating people from Afghanistan is fake. By Tom Kertscher• August 27, 2021
Mission: Afghanistan By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 1, 2009 What we know about today’s Taliban By Jon Greenberg• September 1, 2021 ‘Mother of all bombs’ dropped on ISIS target: What we know so far By Lauren Carroll, Gabrielle Healy• April 13, 2017 The Afghanistan war: A simple explanation By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 12, 2009 RNC 2024 Day 2: Fact-checking Kari Lake, Nikki Haley's claims on Biden's immigration record By Louis Jacobson, Ranjan Jindal, Mia Penner, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 17, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: What are some basic facts on the U.S. war in Afghanistan? By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• August 19, 2021 Vietnam and Afghanistan: Different wars, similar endings? By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• August 17, 2021 Trump disagrees with his own intelligence team. We catalog the differences By Louis Jacobson• January 31, 2019 How are Afghan refugees being vetted? Here’s what we know By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 25, 2021 Donald Trump has repeated immigration falsehoods throughout the 2024 campaign. Here are the facts. By Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 4, 2024 Obama ballyhoos Afghan stance By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 22, 2008 Fact-checking Trump’s video, images about South Africa during Oval Office meeting with Ramaphosa By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 22, 2025 Families of fallen US service members’ emotional moment at RNC, accusations against Joe Biden By Samantha Putterman• July 18, 2024 How spin and falsehoods propelled Trump's immigration crackdown in his first 100 days By Maria Briceño, Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 28, 2025 In Nov. 1 Milwaukee rally, Trump offers falsehoods on economy, climate change By Louis Jacobson• November 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 PolitiFact Sheet: What we know about the caravan heading to the United States By Miriam Valverde• October 22, 2018 Fact-checks: Trump meets Zelenskyy to talk potential end to Russia-Ukraine war By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 18, 2025 What was Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Wesley Routh’s connection to Ukraine? By Jeff Cercone• September 16, 2024 Joe Biden said not everyone who wants to can leave after a war. Military experts checked his history By Louis Jacobson• September 2, 2021
