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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
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
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
Viral image stated on April 13, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“BREAKING: Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Russia will support Iran if the United States attacks Iran’s soil in support of Israel.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 19, 2024
Tom Cotton stated on July 03, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":
Says Hillary Clinton "was literally present when we pressed the reset button with Russia just a few months after Russia had invaded Georgia."
By Jon Greenberg• July 3, 2016
Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2018 in a press conference:
"In seven years that (nuclear) deal will have expired, and Iran is free to go ahead and create nuclear weapons."  
By Jon Greenberg• May 2, 2018
Donald Trump stated on January 29, 2017 in a statement:
"My policy is similar to what President Obama did in 2011 when he banned visas for refugees from Iraq for six months."
By Linda Qiu• January 30, 2017
Donald Trump stated on March 03, 2026 in remarks at the White House:
The 2015 Iran nuclear agreement “gave (Iran) the right to have top-of-the-line nuclear weapons.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 5, 2026
X posts stated on March 09, 2026 in an X post:
"BREAKING: So the Israeli media reports Itamar Ben‑Gvir died in a 'car crash,' while in fact he’s been obliterated by an Iranian missile strike on his home."
By Maria Briceño• March 11, 2026
Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2025 in a news conference:
“We’ve never had a president that solved one war, not one war.”
By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 17, 2025
Nancy Pelosi stated on January 13, 2016 in an interview on CNN:
Until the new Iran deal, China and Russia "have never voted with us at the U.N. on any sanctions on Iran in the past."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 13, 2016
Reince Priebus stated on January 29, 2017 in an interview:
The seven nations identified in Donald Trump's travel ban were "identified by the Obama administration as the seven most dangerous countries in the world in regard to harboring terrorists."
By Tom Kertscher• February 7, 2017
Donald Trump stated on March 21, 2016 in a speech at the 2016 American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference in Washington.:
"When those restrictions expire (in the Iran nuclear deal), Iran will have an industrial-size military nuclear capability ready to go."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 24, 2016
Viral image stated on November 05, 2022 in Instagram post:
A German survey ranked Kyrie Irving as the “greatest threat to world peace” among world leaders.
By Michael Majchrowicz• November 8, 2022
Social Media stated on April 05, 2026 in social media posts:
Photos show rescues of U.S. F-15 airmen from Iran in April 2026.
By Maria Briceño• April 6, 2026
TikTok posts stated on June 28, 2025 in a TikTok post:
President Donald Trump signed an executive order for “a total border shutdown with no set reopening date” on July 1.
By Maria Briceño• July 2, 2025
Bill O'Reilly stated on July 27, 2015 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor":
Russia and China "absolutely said pretty clearly" they would not keep economic sanctions on Iran if the United States "walked away from the deal."
By Anna Bruzgulis• July 30, 2015
Jerrold Nadler stated on January 28, 2017 in a CNN interview:
"The various people who have, in fact, committed terrorist acts in this country, from 9/11 on, none of them came from any of the seven countries that are the subject of the president's executive order."
By Miriam Valverde• January 29, 2017
Joe Sanfelippo stated on November 09, 2020 in a news release:
“Clerks in Milwaukee and Dane Counties colluded to (add) nearly 250,000 individuals to the ‘Indefinitely Confined’ voter list.”
By Eric Litke• November 21, 2020
Facebook posts stated on December 25, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Judge Rules Over 200,000 Biden Votes Are Illegitimate In Wisconsin.”
By Eric Litke• January 6, 2021

Articles (3799)

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

By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand• March 30, 2026

Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026

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

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025

Fact-checking Trump: Did CNN publish a fake statement from Iran and commit a crime?

By Loreben Tuquero• April 10, 2026

What you need to know ahead of Donald Trump’s Iran deal deadline

By John Kruzel• May 3, 2018

Fact-checks: Trump meets Zelenskyy to talk potential end to Russia-Ukraine war

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 18, 2025

For Trump, no signal yet refugee policy will change after U.S. airstrike in Syria

By Miriam Valverde• April 7, 2017

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

By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2026

Fact-checking Trump's text message to Norway’s prime minister about Nobel Peace Prize, NATO

By Amy Sherman• January 20, 2026

Fact-checking Marco Rubio’s statements about the Iran nuclear deal

By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2017

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

By Jon Greenberg• June 14, 2021

¿Qué dijo Trump en su discurso ante la ONU? Aquí lo verificamos

By PolitiFact Staff • September 23, 2025

Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Fact-checking his statements on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE

By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• November 3, 2025

Fact-checking the Dick Cheney-John Kerry faceoff on 'Morning Joe'

By Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2015

Fact-checking the Dick Cheney-John Kerry faceoff on 'Morning Joe'

By Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2015

Trump’s immigration ban: 4 key questions answered

By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2017

How close is Iran to building a nuclear weapon?

By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2020

Fact-checking Trump Cabinet meeting during shutdown, National Guard deployments

By PolitiFact Staff • October 9, 2025

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

By Linda Qiu• September 8, 2015

Debate preview: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Wisconsin

By Tom Kertscher• September 26, 2016