11 People 20600 Fact-checks 6675 Articles People (11) U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Energy Department The Charlie Kirk Show Hal Turner Radio Show 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 (20600) 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 David Rouzer stated on May 08, 2018 in a tweet: "The #irandeal ultimately would have guaranteed Iran a nuclear bomb capable of reaching the US." By Paul Specht• May 22, 2018 Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2018 in a tweet: "Senator Cryin’ Chuck Schumer fought hard against the Bad Iran Deal, even going at it with President Obama, & then Voted AGAINST it! Now he says I should not have terminated the deal" By Dan Clark• May 24, 2018 Mitt Romney stated on March 23, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": The United States stopped plans to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe "as a gift to Russia." By Katie Sanders• March 23, 2014 Jack Reed stated on April 07, 2013 in a television interview: North Korea has a "substantial standing army, one of the largest, certainly the largest per capita, in the world." By Michael McKinney• May 10, 2013 John McCain stated on June 24, 2008 in a telephone appearance with Florida voters: "The Iranians continue – in the view of every objective observer – continue to pursue the acquisition of nuclear weapons." By Alexander Lane• July 7, 2008 Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2009 in a White House announcement: On whether he would put a missile shield in Poland. By Robert Farley• September 22, 2009 Donald Trump stated on March 09, 2026 in a press conference: Iran “also has some Tomahawks.” By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2026 John McCain stated on February 08, 2016 in remarks made on the Fox News segment, Outnumbered: North Korea’s missiles are "not going to have a capability to reach the United States anytime real soon." By Anthony Cave• February 16, 2016 Dick Cheney stated on May 18, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "At the mere request from Putin, President Obama withdrew the plans for a missile defense program based in Poland and the Czech Republic." By Jon Greenberg• May 19, 2014 Social Media stated on March 03, 2026 in in a post: Iran released a list of U.S. cities it will target. By Zoe Weyand• March 6, 2026 Randy Forbes stated on April 21, 2016 in a radio interview.: China is "going to have twice the number of submarines we have in just over a decade." By Sean Gorman• May 2, 2016 Sean Hannity stated on September 22, 2009 in his Fox News program: "Our own National Security Agency says that (Iran's) nuclear ambitions are advancing, and at the same time ... we are slashing our own nuclear arsenal." By Robert Farley• September 23, 2009 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 Dick Cheney stated on July 14, 2015 in an appearance on "Hannity": "Obama keeps talking about getting rid of all nuclear weapons. He’s already significantly reduced our capabilities there." By Katie Sanders• July 17, 2015 Benjamin Netanyahu stated on February 15, 2017 in a joint press conference with President Donald Trump: In the "past few weeks," President Donald Trump pointed out "Iranian violations on ballistic missile tests. By the way, these ballistic missiles are inscribed in Hebrew, ‘Israel must be destroyed.’ " By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2017 Carlos Beruff stated on May 05, 2016 in a press release: Says President Obama’s deal "allows Iran to produce a nuclear weapon." By Joshua Gillin, Louis Jacobson• May 11, 2016 Marco Rubio stated on April 09, 2017 in an interview on ABC "This Week": The Obama administration’s 2013 Syria proposal "had no clear objective," while Trump’s Syria strike "had a clear strategic objective." By Lauren Carroll• April 12, 2017 Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2026 in a video: On the US seeking regime change By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2026 Lynn Westmoreland stated on September 11, 2015 in press release: President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry agreed "to lift Iran’s economic and arms sanctions without any proof of change in conduct." By Nancy Badertscher• October 13, 2015 Articles (6675) Trump disagrees with his own intelligence team. We catalog the differences 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 Iranian missiles and the eastern U.S.: How big a threat? By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2015 Fact-checking Marco Rubio’s statements about the Iran nuclear deal By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2017 Iranian missiles and the eastern U.S.: How big a threat? By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2015 Donald Trump tweeted about an Iranian missile test. Did it happen? By Louis Jacobson• September 26, 2017 Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026 Ask PolitiFact: Was Iran ‘weeks away’ from having a nuclear weapon, as Trump said? By Amy Sherman• June 23, 2025 Why a possible U.S. attack on Iran could break a longstanding U.S.-Israel pattern By Louis Jacobson• June 17, 2025 Has the US ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability’? Fact-checking President Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026 In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2026 Trump said US has a ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of munitions to fight Iran ‘forever.’ Is that true? By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026 Trump blamed Iran for a strike that hit a girls’ school. Open-source intelligence contradicted that By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• March 11, 2026 These videos don’t show US strikes in Iran and counterattacks, they’re AI and outdated By Zoe Weyand• March 2, 2026 Social media feeds are awash with Iran war misinformation. Here’s how to identify false imagery By Loreben Tuquero• March 12, 2026 Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026 The US may not have an Iron Dome, but the military is spending on this technology. Here’s how. By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 13, 2023 Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026 Ahead of face-to-face meeting, Biden and Putin remain far apart on the facts By Jon Greenberg• June 14, 2021 Mailbag: 'Jebio' edition By Louis Jacobson• May 24, 2015
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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 David Rouzer stated on May 08, 2018 in a tweet: "The #irandeal ultimately would have guaranteed Iran a nuclear bomb capable of reaching the US." By Paul Specht• May 22, 2018 Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2018 in a tweet: "Senator Cryin’ Chuck Schumer fought hard against the Bad Iran Deal, even going at it with President Obama, & then Voted AGAINST it! Now he says I should not have terminated the deal" By Dan Clark• May 24, 2018 Mitt Romney stated on March 23, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": The United States stopped plans to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe "as a gift to Russia." By Katie Sanders• March 23, 2014 Jack Reed stated on April 07, 2013 in a television interview: North Korea has a "substantial standing army, one of the largest, certainly the largest per capita, in the world." By Michael McKinney• May 10, 2013 John McCain stated on June 24, 2008 in a telephone appearance with Florida voters: "The Iranians continue – in the view of every objective observer – continue to pursue the acquisition of nuclear weapons." By Alexander Lane• July 7, 2008 Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2009 in a White House announcement: On whether he would put a missile shield in Poland. By Robert Farley• September 22, 2009 Donald Trump stated on March 09, 2026 in a press conference: Iran “also has some Tomahawks.” By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2026 John McCain stated on February 08, 2016 in remarks made on the Fox News segment, Outnumbered: North Korea’s missiles are "not going to have a capability to reach the United States anytime real soon." By Anthony Cave• February 16, 2016 Dick Cheney stated on May 18, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "At the mere request from Putin, President Obama withdrew the plans for a missile defense program based in Poland and the Czech Republic." By Jon Greenberg• May 19, 2014 Social Media stated on March 03, 2026 in in a post: Iran released a list of U.S. cities it will target. By Zoe Weyand• March 6, 2026 Randy Forbes stated on April 21, 2016 in a radio interview.: China is "going to have twice the number of submarines we have in just over a decade." By Sean Gorman• May 2, 2016 Sean Hannity stated on September 22, 2009 in his Fox News program: "Our own National Security Agency says that (Iran's) nuclear ambitions are advancing, and at the same time ... we are slashing our own nuclear arsenal." By Robert Farley• September 23, 2009 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 Dick Cheney stated on July 14, 2015 in an appearance on "Hannity": "Obama keeps talking about getting rid of all nuclear weapons. He’s already significantly reduced our capabilities there." By Katie Sanders• July 17, 2015 Benjamin Netanyahu stated on February 15, 2017 in a joint press conference with President Donald Trump: In the "past few weeks," President Donald Trump pointed out "Iranian violations on ballistic missile tests. By the way, these ballistic missiles are inscribed in Hebrew, ‘Israel must be destroyed.’ " By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2017 Carlos Beruff stated on May 05, 2016 in a press release: Says President Obama’s deal "allows Iran to produce a nuclear weapon." By Joshua Gillin, Louis Jacobson• May 11, 2016 Marco Rubio stated on April 09, 2017 in an interview on ABC "This Week": The Obama administration’s 2013 Syria proposal "had no clear objective," while Trump’s Syria strike "had a clear strategic objective." By Lauren Carroll• April 12, 2017 Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2026 in a video: On the US seeking regime change By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2026 Lynn Westmoreland stated on September 11, 2015 in press release: President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry agreed "to lift Iran’s economic and arms sanctions without any proof of change in conduct." By Nancy Badertscher• October 13, 2015
Trump disagrees with his own intelligence team. We catalog the differences 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 Iranian missiles and the eastern U.S.: How big a threat? By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2015 Fact-checking Marco Rubio’s statements about the Iran nuclear deal By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2017 Iranian missiles and the eastern U.S.: How big a threat? By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2015 Donald Trump tweeted about an Iranian missile test. Did it happen? By Louis Jacobson• September 26, 2017 Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026 Ask PolitiFact: Was Iran ‘weeks away’ from having a nuclear weapon, as Trump said? By Amy Sherman• June 23, 2025 Why a possible U.S. attack on Iran could break a longstanding U.S.-Israel pattern By Louis Jacobson• June 17, 2025 Has the US ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability’? Fact-checking President Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026 In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2026 Trump said US has a ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of munitions to fight Iran ‘forever.’ Is that true? By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026 Trump blamed Iran for a strike that hit a girls’ school. Open-source intelligence contradicted that By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• March 11, 2026 These videos don’t show US strikes in Iran and counterattacks, they’re AI and outdated By Zoe Weyand• March 2, 2026 Social media feeds are awash with Iran war misinformation. Here’s how to identify false imagery By Loreben Tuquero• March 12, 2026 Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026 The US may not have an Iron Dome, but the military is spending on this technology. Here’s how. By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 13, 2023 Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026 Ahead of face-to-face meeting, Biden and Putin remain far apart on the facts By Jon Greenberg• June 14, 2021 Mailbag: 'Jebio' edition By Louis Jacobson• May 24, 2015
