9 People 24691 Fact-checks 8137 Articles People (9) College presidents Color of Change Republican presidents Committee to Defend the President Americans United for Change President Trump's lawyers Georgians for Bernie Sanders for President Progressive Change Campaign Committee Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America Fact-checks (24691) JD Vance stated on August 24, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "If you go back to World War II, if you go back to World War I, if you go back to every major conflict in human history, they all end with some kind of negotiation." By Louis Jacobson• August 26, 2025 Facebook posts stated on October 15, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Cries of Victory in Israel — Gaza Now Belongs to Israel! HAMAS Surrenders Desperately!” By Jeff Cercone• October 16, 2023 Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2026 in a video: On the US seeking regime change By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2026 Chris Murphy stated on March 01, 2026 in an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation": “There is no history … that shows an air campaign alone will result in positive regime change. In fact, there's not a single example of it in the entirety of American history.” By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2026 Donald Trump stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview on 60 Minutes: "Hillary Clinton invented ISIS with her stupid policies. She is responsible for ISIS." By Amy Sherman• July 20, 2016 Barbara Buono stated on November 29, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says "the number of Americans living at or below the poverty line is at its highest level since" 1964. By Bill Wichert• December 3, 2012 Barack Obama stated on August 19, 2008 in in a speech in Orlando, Fla.: "I argued for years that we need to move from a 'Musharraf policy' to a 'Pakistan policy.' " By Robert Farley• August 21, 2008 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 TikTok posts stated on August 01, 2021 in a TikTok post: "Norfolk naval base has been taken by NATO." By Bill McCarthy• August 27, 2021 Facebook posts stated on June 15, 2015 in a social media post: Says Bill Clinton "gave a speech in 1996 about Iraq having WMDs" and said "we needed a regime change," even though everyone blamed those things on George W. Bush. By Keely Herring, Louis Jacobson• June 16, 2015 Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2026 in remarks aboard Air Force One: “We've had regime change.” By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 1, 2026 Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on September 21, 2014 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": Americans now "support strikes (against ISIS) but the support for ground troops is not there. The support is very thin." By Steve Contorno• September 21, 2014 Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2022 in a video: “The Russian army has surrendered in Donetsk!” By Andy Nguyen• September 30, 2022 Hillary Clinton stated on October 09, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "I was gone" when there was a red line against Syria. By Lauren Carroll• October 10, 2016 Instagram posts stated on November 04, 2023 in an Instagram post: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “has surrendered.” By Sara Swann• November 6, 2023 Barack Obama stated on March 28, 2011 in a televised address: "Regime change (in Iraq) took eight years" By Louis Jacobson• March 29, 2011 Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in a Facebook post: "The Obama administration was actively supporting Al Qaeda in Iraq, the terrorist group that became the Islamic State." By Louis Jacobson• June 15, 2016 Ted Cruz stated on December 08, 2015 in an interview with NPR: "Mike Morell testified and told Congress that the reason Obama has not bombed ISIS' oil fields is they're concerned about global warming." By Linda Qiu• December 14, 2015 Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2017 in a Cabinet meeting: Rare is the president "who's passed more legislation, who's done more things than what we've done, between the executive orders and the job-killing regulations that have been terminated." By Louis Jacobson• June 13, 2017 Mario Diaz-Balart stated on December 18, 2014 in a press conference: Says that in 2008, President Barack Obama said normalization with Cuba would first require "liberation of all political prisoners and some basic steps toward freedom, including freedom of the press, political parties, labor unions." By Amy Sherman• December 23, 2014 Articles (8137) Supporting Iranians, then threatening to end civilization: How Trump contradicts himself on war By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2026 Why Tulsi Gabbard calls the war in Syria a ‘regime change war’ By Miriam Valverde• October 16, 2019 Has the US ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability’? Fact-checking President Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026 PolitiFact fact-checks Darkest Hour, Dunkirk, The Post By Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, John Kruzel• March 2, 2018 Trump said US has a ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of munitions to fight Iran ‘forever.’ Is that true? By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026 Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026 Trump withdraws U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal. Here’s what you need to know By Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• May 8, 2018 Space policy keeps rocketing to prominence By Louis Jacobson• August 2, 2010 Ask PolitiFact: Did Vladimir Putin say that Russia would not target or harm Ukrainian civilians? By Madison Czopek• March 21, 2022 McCain's tough Iraq straddle By Wes Allison• October 3, 2007 Did Ron DeSantis change his stance on Ukraine? If so, how much? By Louis Jacobson• March 15, 2023 RNC goes after Clinton, Obama on Iraq By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 30, 2007 Who is Tulsi Gabbard? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Miriam Valverde• June 12, 2019 Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026 Looking back: Tulsi Gabbard’s Fox News presence in the Obama years By Bill McCarthy• November 22, 2019 Fact-checking the June 1 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• June 1, 2014 PunditFact fact-checks the June 1 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• June 1, 2014 Donald Trump's speech about fighting 'radical Islamic terrorism,' fact-checked By Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 15, 2016 Vietnam and Afghanistan: Different wars, similar endings? By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• August 17, 2021 In 2008, Obama vowed to kill Osama bin Laden By Bill Adair• May 2, 2011
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JD Vance stated on August 24, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "If you go back to World War II, if you go back to World War I, if you go back to every major conflict in human history, they all end with some kind of negotiation." By Louis Jacobson• August 26, 2025 Facebook posts stated on October 15, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Cries of Victory in Israel — Gaza Now Belongs to Israel! HAMAS Surrenders Desperately!” By Jeff Cercone• October 16, 2023 Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2026 in a video: On the US seeking regime change By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2026 Chris Murphy stated on March 01, 2026 in an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation": “There is no history … that shows an air campaign alone will result in positive regime change. In fact, there's not a single example of it in the entirety of American history.” By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2026 Donald Trump stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview on 60 Minutes: "Hillary Clinton invented ISIS with her stupid policies. She is responsible for ISIS." By Amy Sherman• July 20, 2016 Barbara Buono stated on November 29, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says "the number of Americans living at or below the poverty line is at its highest level since" 1964. By Bill Wichert• December 3, 2012 Barack Obama stated on August 19, 2008 in in a speech in Orlando, Fla.: "I argued for years that we need to move from a 'Musharraf policy' to a 'Pakistan policy.' " By Robert Farley• August 21, 2008 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 TikTok posts stated on August 01, 2021 in a TikTok post: "Norfolk naval base has been taken by NATO." By Bill McCarthy• August 27, 2021 Facebook posts stated on June 15, 2015 in a social media post: Says Bill Clinton "gave a speech in 1996 about Iraq having WMDs" and said "we needed a regime change," even though everyone blamed those things on George W. Bush. By Keely Herring, Louis Jacobson• June 16, 2015 Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2026 in remarks aboard Air Force One: “We've had regime change.” By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 1, 2026 Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on September 21, 2014 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": Americans now "support strikes (against ISIS) but the support for ground troops is not there. The support is very thin." By Steve Contorno• September 21, 2014 Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2022 in a video: “The Russian army has surrendered in Donetsk!” By Andy Nguyen• September 30, 2022 Hillary Clinton stated on October 09, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "I was gone" when there was a red line against Syria. By Lauren Carroll• October 10, 2016 Instagram posts stated on November 04, 2023 in an Instagram post: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “has surrendered.” By Sara Swann• November 6, 2023 Barack Obama stated on March 28, 2011 in a televised address: "Regime change (in Iraq) took eight years" By Louis Jacobson• March 29, 2011 Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in a Facebook post: "The Obama administration was actively supporting Al Qaeda in Iraq, the terrorist group that became the Islamic State." By Louis Jacobson• June 15, 2016 Ted Cruz stated on December 08, 2015 in an interview with NPR: "Mike Morell testified and told Congress that the reason Obama has not bombed ISIS' oil fields is they're concerned about global warming." By Linda Qiu• December 14, 2015 Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2017 in a Cabinet meeting: Rare is the president "who's passed more legislation, who's done more things than what we've done, between the executive orders and the job-killing regulations that have been terminated." By Louis Jacobson• June 13, 2017 Mario Diaz-Balart stated on December 18, 2014 in a press conference: Says that in 2008, President Barack Obama said normalization with Cuba would first require "liberation of all political prisoners and some basic steps toward freedom, including freedom of the press, political parties, labor unions." By Amy Sherman• December 23, 2014
Supporting Iranians, then threatening to end civilization: How Trump contradicts himself on war By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2026 Why Tulsi Gabbard calls the war in Syria a ‘regime change war’ By Miriam Valverde• October 16, 2019 Has the US ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability’? Fact-checking President Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026 PolitiFact fact-checks Darkest Hour, Dunkirk, The Post By Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, John Kruzel• March 2, 2018 Trump said US has a ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of munitions to fight Iran ‘forever.’ Is that true? By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026 Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026 Trump withdraws U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal. Here’s what you need to know By Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• May 8, 2018 Space policy keeps rocketing to prominence By Louis Jacobson• August 2, 2010 Ask PolitiFact: Did Vladimir Putin say that Russia would not target or harm Ukrainian civilians? By Madison Czopek• March 21, 2022 McCain's tough Iraq straddle By Wes Allison• October 3, 2007 Did Ron DeSantis change his stance on Ukraine? If so, how much? By Louis Jacobson• March 15, 2023 RNC goes after Clinton, Obama on Iraq By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 30, 2007 Who is Tulsi Gabbard? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Miriam Valverde• June 12, 2019 Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026 Looking back: Tulsi Gabbard’s Fox News presence in the Obama years By Bill McCarthy• November 22, 2019 Fact-checking the June 1 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• June 1, 2014 PunditFact fact-checks the June 1 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• June 1, 2014 Donald Trump's speech about fighting 'radical Islamic terrorism,' fact-checked By Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 15, 2016 Vietnam and Afghanistan: Different wars, similar endings? By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• August 17, 2021 In 2008, Obama vowed to kill Osama bin Laden By Bill Adair• May 2, 2011
