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Search results for "We have a Secretary of the Navy who is focused on the threat that witchcraft poses to America"

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Fact-checks (26071)

Morgan Griffith stated on April 03, 2012 in an interview.:
"On most things except witch trials, Virginia will always have been first."
By Nancy Madsen• April 9, 2012
Mitt Romney stated on November 22, 2011 in a Republican debate in Washington:
"We have, right now, Hezbollah, which is working throughout Latin America, in Venezuela, in Mexico, throughout Latin America, which poses a very significant and imminent threat to the United States of America."
By Becky Bowers• November 23, 2011
Lindsey Graham stated on August 10, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
Top U.S. intelligence officials have told "every member of Congress, including the president, we’re about to be attacked in a serious way because (of) the threat emanating from Syria and Iraq."
By Jon Greenberg• August 10, 2014
Facebook posts stated on October 23, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says that in 1770 "British parliament banned lipstick, saying it had the power to seduce men into marriage, which was classified as witchcraft."
By Samantha Putterman• October 25, 2019
Ashley Moody stated on March 03, 2026 in a Senate hearing:
The Biden administration "reversed" a policy of deporting people in the country illegally who have committed felonies.
By Samantha Putterman• March 5, 2026
Nikki Haley stated on November 28, 2023 in an event in Derry, N.H.:
China “had the largest naval fleet in the world. They had 370 ships. They'll have 400 ships in two years. We won't even have 350 ships in two decades."
By Louis Jacobson• December 4, 2023
Randy Forbes stated on April 09, 2013 in a column.:
Says the U.S. fleet of attack submarines is scheduled to fall below the 48 boats that Navy says it needs to carry out current missions.
By Nancy Madsen• April 26, 2013
Byron Donalds stated on April 12, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The U.S. Navy was created "to free international waters from the Barbary pirates."
By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 14, 2026
Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2015 in a speech:
Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy "that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming."
By Tom Kertscher• June 25, 2015
Instagram posts stated on April 11, 2023 in an Instagram reel:
The RESTRICT Act would allow the U.S. government to “charge you with a felony and $1 million for having a VPN.”
By Sara Swann• April 19, 2023
Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2017 in a statement on the White House website:
"Our Navy has shrunk from more than 500 ships in 1991 to 275 in 2016."
By Amy Sherman• January 20, 2017
X posts stated on January 07, 2025 in an X post:
Video shows directed energy weapons starting fires in California.
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 10, 2025
Josh Mandel stated on September 22, 2010 in a campaign ad:
"Decorated Marine, two-tour Iraq war vet."
By Joe Guillen• October 29, 2010
Tom Cotton stated on February 26, 2021 in a CPAC speech:
The Biden administration “halted deportations for all illegal aliens — murderers, rapists, terrorists, MS-13 gang members are not being deported."
By Miriam Valverde• February 26, 2021
Jim Sensenbrenner stated on April 15, 2014 in a town-hall meeting:
President Barack Obama’s budget threatens national security by proposing "an Army of fewer personnel than we had before Pearl Harbor."
By Dave Umhoefer• May 4, 2014
David Perdue stated on April 27, 2015 in his debut Senate floor speech:
The United States is "about to have the smallest Army since before WWII, the smallest Navy since WWI and the smallest Air Force ever."
By April Hunt• May 4, 2015
Mitt Romney stated on July 29, 2012 in an interview on 'Face the Nation.':
President Ronald Reagan sent troops into conflict "only in one circumstance, which was in Grenada … We were in a peacekeeping setting in Lebanon."
By Jon Greenberg• July 31, 2012
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo of Pete Buttigieg in a military uniform was staged.
By Daniel Funke, Ciara O'Rourke• February 27, 2020
Chain email stated on February 09, 2015 in a chain email:
"Over 200 years ago, the United States had declared war on Islam, and Thomas Jefferson led the charge!"
By Louis Jacobson• February 11, 2015
Vivek Ramaswamy stated on October 18, 2023 in a press gaggle in New Hampshire:
"Russia has hypersonic missile capabilities ahead of that of the U.S.”
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 20, 2023

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By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s claims about Syria and US troop withdrawal

By Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• October 8, 2019

‘Special interest alien’ designation is based largely on a person's country of origin, experts say

By Madison Czopek• September 21, 2023

United Facts of America to feature top-flight voices on elections, AI, vaccines

By Matthew Crowley• November 1, 2023

Michele Bachmann's comments on 9/11 and the Muslim Brotherhood

By Julie Kliegman• September 11, 2013

Is ISIS an 'existential threat' to the United States?

By Louis Jacobson• November 16, 2015

The race for the Georgia U.S. Senate seat: A guide

By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2022

Obama would keep his enemies closer

By Robert Farley• May 22, 2008

Gabbard says president, not intelligence community, determines imminent threats. Is that true?

By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2026

Tucker Carlson says white supremacy is a hoax. Here are 5 reasons why that’s wrong

By John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• August 7, 2019

USS Gabrielle Giffords is not a gun-free vessel

By W. Gardner Selby• June 12, 2017

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By Louis Jacobson• August 18, 2015

Fact-checking the Aug. 10 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• August 10, 2014

In Context: Ilhan Omar’s “our country should be more fearful of white men” comment

By Amy Sherman• July 26, 2019

Fact-checking the third presidential debate

By Becky Bowers, Angie Drobnic Holan• October 23, 2012

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As America watched Jan. 6 hearing, Fox viewers heard Tucker Carlson’s alternate reality

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