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By Tom Kertscher• July 26, 2017 John Hutson stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: Donald Trump "called the military that I served in a disaster." By Louis Jacobson• July 28, 2016 Donald Trump stated on February 09, 2017 in a tweet: Says CNN’s Chris Cuomo "never asked" Sen. Richard Blumenthal about Blumenthal's misstatements on his own service in Vietnam. By Jon Greenberg• February 9, 2017 Donald Trump stated on October 02, 2018 in a rally in Southaven, Miss.: Says Sen. Richard Blumenthal "lied about his service" in Vietnam. By Jon Greenberg• October 4, 2018 Ted Lieu stated on July 26, 2017 in comments on CNN: "You've got thousands of people serving in the military who are transgender." By Joshua Gillin• July 26, 2017 Kamala Harris stated on September 10, 2024 in a debate: “As of today, there is not one member of the United States military who is in active duty in a combat zone, in any war zone around the world, for the first time this century.” By Sara Swann• September 11, 2024 Pete Buttigieg stated on January 31, 2019 in an interview: "I have more military experience than anybody who’s arrived behind that desk since George H.W. Bush." By Tom Kertscher• February 12, 2019 Donald Trump stated on October 23, 2024 in a post on X: Vice President Kamala Harris has been “going so far as to call me Adolf Hitler.” By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• October 24, 2024 Donald Trump stated on October 02, 2018 in a rally in Southaven, Miss.: Says Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he served in Vietnam in "Da Nang Province. Soldiers dying left and right as we battled up the hill." And "then he cried when (the press) caught him." By Jon Greenberg• October 4, 2018 JD Vance stated on August 07, 2024 in a news conference: Says Tim Walz said he carried weapons in war, but “he has not spent a day in a combat zone.” By Jeff Cercone• August 12, 2024 Facebook posts stated on August 29, 2022 in Facebook post: The National Guard was activated Jan. 6, 2021, and “is in complete control.” By Michael Majchrowicz• August 30, 2022 Tulsi Gabbard stated on July 11, 2019 in a public forum: At the same time President Trump talks about supporting veterans, "he is deporting service members who have volunteered to serve this country." By D.L. Davis• July 19, 2019 Vet TV stated on May 23, 2017 in a web page: "Trump Removing Marines From the Navy." By Louis Jacobson• June 7, 2017 X posts stated on August 29, 2024 in X posts: President Joe Biden “did a campaign ad at the graves in Arlington in 2020.” By Loreben Tuquero• August 30, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2025 in a post: President Donald Trump “just suggested replacing pride month with veterans month in honor of those who served.” By Grace Abels• April 2, 2025 Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2019 in an exchange with reporters at the UN: "Europe and other nations (need to) contribute to Ukraine. Because they’re not doing it. Just the United States. We’re putting up the bulk of the money." By Jon Greenberg• September 25, 2019 Donald Trump stated on January 08, 2020 in a White House address: "The American military has been completely rebuilt under my administration at a cost of $2.5 trillion." By Bill McCarthy• January 10, 2020 Hillary Clinton stated on October 25, 2016 in a rally in Florida: Says Donald Trump "was asked if he would defend our allies. He said well, first he'd want to know if they made any payments to us to defend them." By Miriam Valverde• October 26, 2016 Articles (7325) Fact-check: Senate confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth By Louis Jacobson, Sara Swann• January 14, 2025 No link between Fort Bragg and New Orleans, Las Vegas incidents, officials say By Jeff Cercone, Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• January 3, 2025 Trump's Syria airstrikes: constitutional or not? By Lauren Carroll• April 7, 2017 What did Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Trump's DHS secretary pick, say about the ‘smell’ of war? By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026 Ask PolitiFact: Why did Hunter Biden leave the Navy? By Noah Y. Kim• October 1, 2020 A closer look at Donald Trump’s record on military, veterans By John Kruzel• November 26, 2018 Who is Alexander Vindman? By Jon Greenberg• October 30, 2019 Where Trump and Biden stand on key LGBTQ+ issues By Grace Abels• June 18, 2024 The Jeff Sessions confirmation hearings, Day 1 By Joshua Gillin, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders, Miriam Valverde• January 10, 2017 Did Trump violate War Powers Act by bombing Iran nuclear sites? By Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2025 Hillary Clinton says of Libya, 'We did not lose a single American in that action' By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2016 PolitiFact Florida’s top 5 fact-checks for September 2015 By Amy Sherman• October 1, 2015 Donald Trump's misleading comments on Obama's calls to fallen soldiers' families By Manuela Tobias• October 17, 2017 Donald Trump said Democrats’ call to military amounts to sedition. Experts say that’s doubtful By Louis Jacobson• November 20, 2025 Trump said US has a ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of munitions to fight Iran ‘forever.’ Is that true? By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026 Unpacking the theory that the 14th Amendment could keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office in 2024 By Louis Jacobson• February 4, 2022 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for July 2019 By D.L. Davis• August 2, 2019 The week in fact-checking: Renaming military bases, Trump rally By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2020 Who are the candidates at the GOP debate in Milwaukee, and what are their backgrounds? By Louis Jacobson• August 22, 2023 Remembering John McCain By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 26, 2018
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Donald Trump stated on March 04, 2023 in a speech: “We banned transgender” people from serving in the military. By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 8, 2023 Tammy Baldwin stated on June 26, 2018 in a public forum: "President Trump continues to disrespect patriotic transgender Americans who want to serve their country." By D.L. Davis• August 20, 2018 Mark Pocan stated on July 26, 2017 in a press release: "More than 15,000 transgender Americans" are "serving in the military today." By Tom Kertscher• July 26, 2017 John Hutson stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: Donald Trump "called the military that I served in a disaster." By Louis Jacobson• July 28, 2016 Donald Trump stated on February 09, 2017 in a tweet: Says CNN’s Chris Cuomo "never asked" Sen. Richard Blumenthal about Blumenthal's misstatements on his own service in Vietnam. By Jon Greenberg• February 9, 2017 Donald Trump stated on October 02, 2018 in a rally in Southaven, Miss.: Says Sen. Richard Blumenthal "lied about his service" in Vietnam. By Jon Greenberg• October 4, 2018 Ted Lieu stated on July 26, 2017 in comments on CNN: "You've got thousands of people serving in the military who are transgender." By Joshua Gillin• July 26, 2017 Kamala Harris stated on September 10, 2024 in a debate: “As of today, there is not one member of the United States military who is in active duty in a combat zone, in any war zone around the world, for the first time this century.” By Sara Swann• September 11, 2024 Pete Buttigieg stated on January 31, 2019 in an interview: "I have more military experience than anybody who’s arrived behind that desk since George H.W. Bush." By Tom Kertscher• February 12, 2019 Donald Trump stated on October 23, 2024 in a post on X: Vice President Kamala Harris has been “going so far as to call me Adolf Hitler.” By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• October 24, 2024 Donald Trump stated on October 02, 2018 in a rally in Southaven, Miss.: Says Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he served in Vietnam in "Da Nang Province. Soldiers dying left and right as we battled up the hill." And "then he cried when (the press) caught him." By Jon Greenberg• October 4, 2018 JD Vance stated on August 07, 2024 in a news conference: Says Tim Walz said he carried weapons in war, but “he has not spent a day in a combat zone.” By Jeff Cercone• August 12, 2024 Facebook posts stated on August 29, 2022 in Facebook post: The National Guard was activated Jan. 6, 2021, and “is in complete control.” By Michael Majchrowicz• August 30, 2022 Tulsi Gabbard stated on July 11, 2019 in a public forum: At the same time President Trump talks about supporting veterans, "he is deporting service members who have volunteered to serve this country." By D.L. Davis• July 19, 2019 Vet TV stated on May 23, 2017 in a web page: "Trump Removing Marines From the Navy." By Louis Jacobson• June 7, 2017 X posts stated on August 29, 2024 in X posts: President Joe Biden “did a campaign ad at the graves in Arlington in 2020.” By Loreben Tuquero• August 30, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2025 in a post: President Donald Trump “just suggested replacing pride month with veterans month in honor of those who served.” By Grace Abels• April 2, 2025 Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2019 in an exchange with reporters at the UN: "Europe and other nations (need to) contribute to Ukraine. Because they’re not doing it. Just the United States. We’re putting up the bulk of the money." By Jon Greenberg• September 25, 2019 Donald Trump stated on January 08, 2020 in a White House address: "The American military has been completely rebuilt under my administration at a cost of $2.5 trillion." By Bill McCarthy• January 10, 2020 Hillary Clinton stated on October 25, 2016 in a rally in Florida: Says Donald Trump "was asked if he would defend our allies. He said well, first he'd want to know if they made any payments to us to defend them." By Miriam Valverde• October 26, 2016
Fact-check: Senate confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth By Louis Jacobson, Sara Swann• January 14, 2025 No link between Fort Bragg and New Orleans, Las Vegas incidents, officials say By Jeff Cercone, Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• January 3, 2025 Trump's Syria airstrikes: constitutional or not? By Lauren Carroll• April 7, 2017 What did Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Trump's DHS secretary pick, say about the ‘smell’ of war? By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026 Ask PolitiFact: Why did Hunter Biden leave the Navy? By Noah Y. Kim• October 1, 2020 A closer look at Donald Trump’s record on military, veterans By John Kruzel• November 26, 2018 Who is Alexander Vindman? By Jon Greenberg• October 30, 2019 Where Trump and Biden stand on key LGBTQ+ issues By Grace Abels• June 18, 2024 The Jeff Sessions confirmation hearings, Day 1 By Joshua Gillin, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders, Miriam Valverde• January 10, 2017 Did Trump violate War Powers Act by bombing Iran nuclear sites? By Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2025 Hillary Clinton says of Libya, 'We did not lose a single American in that action' By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2016 PolitiFact Florida’s top 5 fact-checks for September 2015 By Amy Sherman• October 1, 2015 Donald Trump's misleading comments on Obama's calls to fallen soldiers' families By Manuela Tobias• October 17, 2017 Donald Trump said Democrats’ call to military amounts to sedition. Experts say that’s doubtful By Louis Jacobson• November 20, 2025 Trump said US has a ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of munitions to fight Iran ‘forever.’ Is that true? By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026 Unpacking the theory that the 14th Amendment could keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office in 2024 By Louis Jacobson• February 4, 2022 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for July 2019 By D.L. Davis• August 2, 2019 The week in fact-checking: Renaming military bases, Trump rally By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2020 Who are the candidates at the GOP debate in Milwaukee, and what are their backgrounds? By Louis Jacobson• August 22, 2023 Remembering John McCain By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 26, 2018
