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Search results for "Trump envoy seeks to replace Iran with Italy in upcoming World Cup"

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Instagram posts stated on November 21, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Qatar refused “to receive the German national team’s plane, which bears the gay logo, which forced them to return the plane to the airport of the Sultanate of Oman.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 29, 2022
Viral image stated on April 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a video shows a “gay party in Italy few weeks before COVID-19.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 14, 2020
John Oliver stated on June 08, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight":
Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that "is only going to be used for four World Cup games," and there’s no team "that can fill it afterwards."
By Katie Sanders• June 11, 2014
Donald Trump stated on December 20, 2018 in a tweet:
"Russia, Iran, Syria & many others are not happy" about U.S. troops leaving Syria.
By Miriam Valverde• December 21, 2018
Kimberley Strassel stated on May 28, 2017 in "Meet the Press" on NBC:
In 2008, "candidate Obama, he's not even president-elect, sends William Miller over to Iran to establish a back channel and let the Iranians know that should he win the election, they will have friendlier terms."
By Lauren Carroll• June 2, 2017
Donald Trump stated on August 01, 2024 in a Truth Social post:
In negotiating releases of Americans held abroad, “(I) gave the opposing country NOTHING — and never any cash.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Sara Swann• August 7, 2024
Chain message stated on March 23, 2020 in a video:
"Slices of lemon in a cup of hot water can save your life. The hot lemon can kill the proliferation of" the novel coronavirus.
By Daniel Funke• March 24, 2020
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2026 in a video:
On the US seeking regime change
By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2026
Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2024 in a post:
Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020.
By Grace Abels• June 21, 2024
Jeb Bush stated on November 27, 2013 in a tweet:
"Why would our president close the embassy to the Vatican? Hopefully, it is not retribution for Catholic organizations opposing Obamacare."
By Amy Sherman• December 4, 2013
Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2019 in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly:
"80% of the world’s population lives in countries where religious liberty is in significant danger or even completely outlawed."  
By Jon Greenberg• September 25, 2019
Donald Trump stated on April 04, 2011 in an interview on Fox News:
"Libya supplies the oil for China. We get no oil from Libya."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 11, 2011
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
The Other 98% stated on March 31, 2016 in a Facebook image:
"Last year (the U.S. women’s soccer team) generated $20 million more than the men’s team and were paid almost four times less."
By Lauren Carroll• April 6, 2016
Social Media stated on March 09, 2025 in in social media posts:
Video shows President Donald Trump admitting he became president because of a “rigged” 2024 election.
By Jeff Cercone• March 10, 2025
Ilhan Omar stated on February 27, 2019 in a tweet:
"#MichaelCohen: Convicted of lying to Congress re: Russia investigation … #ElliottAbrams: Convicted of lying to Congress re: arming Contra death squads"
By Jon Greenberg• March 1, 2019
Donald Trump stated on October 12, 2020 in a tweet.:
“The World Health Organization just admitted that I was right. Lockdowns are killing countries all over the world. The cure cannot be worse than the problem itself.”
By Victoria Knight• October 15, 2020
Marco Rubio stated on January 27, 2021 in remarks:
"Only in the Third World do you see this habitual use of prosecutions of former leaders.”
By Miriam Valverde• January 29, 2021
Kevin Russell stated on October 28, 2015 in an opinion column:
"In almost every other country in the world, artists and musicians are paid when their music is played on the radio. In fact, the only countries besides the U.S. who do not have a radio-performance right are China, Iran and North Korea."
By W. Gardner Selby• December 7, 2015
Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Tom Hanks was photographed wearing a T-shirt with progressive slogans on it. 
By Josie Hollingsworth• January 3, 2020

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By Louis Jacobson• January 31, 2019

Could Iran ‘soon’ hit US with long-range missile? Experts doubt Trump as US bombs Iran.

By Amy Sherman• February 28, 2026

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By Amy Sherman• February 26, 2026

Fact-checking Donald Trump's United Nations speech

By John Kruzel, Manuela Tobias• September 19, 2017

Russia’s economy and Western sanctions: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson• February 25, 2022

Ahead of face-to-face meeting, Biden and Putin remain far apart on the facts

By Jon Greenberg• June 14, 2021

Indictment of a president was unprecedented before Trump in the U.S., but not other countries

By Yacob Reyes• April 4, 2023

Fact-checking the Jan. 17 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• January 18, 2016

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By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand• March 18, 2026

The facts about FIFA

By Katie Sanders• May 27, 2015

Fact-checking claims about Brazil's World Cup

By Katie Sanders• June 12, 2014

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By Katie Sanders• June 20, 2014

Fact-checking the March 22 news shows

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

Fact-checking claims on the nuclear deal with Iran

By Steve Contorno• December 6, 2013

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PunditFact fact-checks the March 22 news shows

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

PolitiFact Sheet: 6 things to know about the Iran nuclear deal

By Linda Qiu• September 8, 2015

Does the U.S. women’s soccer team bring in more revenue but get paid less than the men?

By Sophie Austin, Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2019

Looking at news coverage of the Hunter Biden story in other countries

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 30, 2020

High Five: Trumpcare vs Obamacare

By Tom Kertscher• April 7, 2017