Latest Fact-checks in Foreign Policy Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: Says Hillary Clinton "went toe-to-toe with Russia as secretary of state to do the New START agreement to reduce Russia's nuclear stockpile." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: "Gov. Pence said, inarguably, Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Obama." Russ Feingold stated on September 26, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ron Johnson "helped companies ship jobs overseas." Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says "Iraq has been overrun by ISIS because Hillary Clinton failed to renegotiate . . . a status of forces agreement." Rudy Giuliani stated on October 2, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton has "taken hundreds of millions from those countries" where "women are stoned, where women are killed for adultery and women can't drive." Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "gave up 20 percent of America's uranium supply to Russia." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says to Hillary Clinton, "You heard what I said about (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal), and all of a sudden you were against it." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate at Hofstra University: "NATO is opening up a major terror division. ... I'm sure I'm not going to get credit for it, but that was largely because of what I was saying and my criticism of NATO." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate: "I did not support the war in Iraq … The record shows that I’m right." Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "publicly invited Putin to hack into Americans’ (emails)." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton called the Trans-Pacific Partnership "the gold standard. You called it the gold standard of trade deals. You said it’s the finest deal you’ve ever seen." Michael Morell stated on September 19, 2016 in an open letter to Donald Trump: Says Donald Trump has outlined "policies that read like a Kremlin wish list." Hillary Clinton stated on September 9, 2016 in a television ad: Says New START, passed while Clinton was secretary of state, is a "treaty cutting Russia’s nuclear arms." Ted Cruz stated on September 8, 2016 in Senate floor remarks: "If Congress fails to act, the Obama administration intends to give away control of the internet to an international body akin to the United Nations." Sean Duffy stated on August 23, 2016 in an interview: Says Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has "ties to the Muslim Brotherhood." Hillary Clinton stated on September 7, 2016 in the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum : Says Donald Trump is "on record extensively supporting (the) intervention in Libya." Mike Pence stated on September 4, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton "wants to increase Syrian refugees to this country by 550 percent." Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2016 in remarks in Michigan: The Obama administration gave Iran "$400 million in ransom payment cash." Julie Pace stated on August 21, 2016 in a panel on "Fox News Sunday": "Neither Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump has a plan to address the civil war in Syria." Tim Canova stated on August 11, 2016 in a campaign mailer: On the Iran nuclear deal Paul Manafort stated on August 14, 2016 in an interview on "State of the Union": Says there was a "NATO base in Turkey being under attack by terrorists." Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2016 in a speech on foreign policy in Youngstown, Ohio: "I had previously said that NATO was obsolete because it failed to deal adequately with terrorism. Since my comments, they have changed their policy and now have a new division focused on terror threats." NowThis stated on August 10, 2016 in a viral video: Says President Bill Clinton did not sign NAFTA. Donald Trump stated on August 10, 2016 in a speech in Sunrise, Fla.: Says Barack Obama "founded ISIS. I would say the co-founder would be crooked Hillary Clinton." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a post on Medium: Says Hillary Clinton tripled the number of people with AIDS whose "lives are being saved .. and it did not cost you any more money." Donald Trump stated on August 3, 2016 in a rally in Daytona Beach, Fla.: Says he saw videotape "of the people taking the money off the plane" to pay ransom to Iran for hostages. Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2016 in a rally in Columbus, Ohio: Russia and China are "doing naval exercises together someplace." Patrick Murphy stated on August 1, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "Marco Rubio didn’t show up" for a vote on his own bill on sanctions against Hezbollah. Joe Biden stated on July 27, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC: Says Donald Trump "is going to go out and carpet bomb" the Middle East. Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2016 in various interviews and speeches: On whether he’s had a relationship with Vladimir Putin.
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Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: Says Hillary Clinton "went toe-to-toe with Russia as secretary of state to do the New START agreement to reduce Russia's nuclear stockpile." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: "Gov. Pence said, inarguably, Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Obama." Russ Feingold stated on September 26, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ron Johnson "helped companies ship jobs overseas." Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says "Iraq has been overrun by ISIS because Hillary Clinton failed to renegotiate . . . a status of forces agreement." Rudy Giuliani stated on October 2, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton has "taken hundreds of millions from those countries" where "women are stoned, where women are killed for adultery and women can't drive." Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "gave up 20 percent of America's uranium supply to Russia." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says to Hillary Clinton, "You heard what I said about (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal), and all of a sudden you were against it." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate at Hofstra University: "NATO is opening up a major terror division. ... I'm sure I'm not going to get credit for it, but that was largely because of what I was saying and my criticism of NATO." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate: "I did not support the war in Iraq … The record shows that I’m right." Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "publicly invited Putin to hack into Americans’ (emails)." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton called the Trans-Pacific Partnership "the gold standard. You called it the gold standard of trade deals. You said it’s the finest deal you’ve ever seen." Michael Morell stated on September 19, 2016 in an open letter to Donald Trump: Says Donald Trump has outlined "policies that read like a Kremlin wish list." Hillary Clinton stated on September 9, 2016 in a television ad: Says New START, passed while Clinton was secretary of state, is a "treaty cutting Russia’s nuclear arms." Ted Cruz stated on September 8, 2016 in Senate floor remarks: "If Congress fails to act, the Obama administration intends to give away control of the internet to an international body akin to the United Nations." Sean Duffy stated on August 23, 2016 in an interview: Says Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has "ties to the Muslim Brotherhood." Hillary Clinton stated on September 7, 2016 in the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum : Says Donald Trump is "on record extensively supporting (the) intervention in Libya." Mike Pence stated on September 4, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton "wants to increase Syrian refugees to this country by 550 percent." Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2016 in remarks in Michigan: The Obama administration gave Iran "$400 million in ransom payment cash." Julie Pace stated on August 21, 2016 in a panel on "Fox News Sunday": "Neither Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump has a plan to address the civil war in Syria." Tim Canova stated on August 11, 2016 in a campaign mailer: On the Iran nuclear deal Paul Manafort stated on August 14, 2016 in an interview on "State of the Union": Says there was a "NATO base in Turkey being under attack by terrorists." Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2016 in a speech on foreign policy in Youngstown, Ohio: "I had previously said that NATO was obsolete because it failed to deal adequately with terrorism. Since my comments, they have changed their policy and now have a new division focused on terror threats." NowThis stated on August 10, 2016 in a viral video: Says President Bill Clinton did not sign NAFTA. Donald Trump stated on August 10, 2016 in a speech in Sunrise, Fla.: Says Barack Obama "founded ISIS. I would say the co-founder would be crooked Hillary Clinton." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a post on Medium: Says Hillary Clinton tripled the number of people with AIDS whose "lives are being saved .. and it did not cost you any more money." Donald Trump stated on August 3, 2016 in a rally in Daytona Beach, Fla.: Says he saw videotape "of the people taking the money off the plane" to pay ransom to Iran for hostages. Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2016 in a rally in Columbus, Ohio: Russia and China are "doing naval exercises together someplace." Patrick Murphy stated on August 1, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "Marco Rubio didn’t show up" for a vote on his own bill on sanctions against Hezbollah. Joe Biden stated on July 27, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC: Says Donald Trump "is going to go out and carpet bomb" the Middle East. Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2016 in various interviews and speeches: On whether he’s had a relationship with Vladimir Putin.
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: Says Hillary Clinton "went toe-to-toe with Russia as secretary of state to do the New START agreement to reduce Russia's nuclear stockpile."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: "Gov. Pence said, inarguably, Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Obama."
Russ Feingold stated on September 26, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ron Johnson "helped companies ship jobs overseas."
Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says "Iraq has been overrun by ISIS because Hillary Clinton failed to renegotiate . . . a status of forces agreement."
Rudy Giuliani stated on October 2, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton has "taken hundreds of millions from those countries" where "women are stoned, where women are killed for adultery and women can't drive."
Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "gave up 20 percent of America's uranium supply to Russia."
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says to Hillary Clinton, "You heard what I said about (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal), and all of a sudden you were against it."
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate at Hofstra University: "NATO is opening up a major terror division. ... I'm sure I'm not going to get credit for it, but that was largely because of what I was saying and my criticism of NATO."
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate: "I did not support the war in Iraq … The record shows that I’m right."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "publicly invited Putin to hack into Americans’ (emails)."
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton called the Trans-Pacific Partnership "the gold standard. You called it the gold standard of trade deals. You said it’s the finest deal you’ve ever seen."
Michael Morell stated on September 19, 2016 in an open letter to Donald Trump: Says Donald Trump has outlined "policies that read like a Kremlin wish list."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 9, 2016 in a television ad: Says New START, passed while Clinton was secretary of state, is a "treaty cutting Russia’s nuclear arms."
Ted Cruz stated on September 8, 2016 in Senate floor remarks: "If Congress fails to act, the Obama administration intends to give away control of the internet to an international body akin to the United Nations."
Sean Duffy stated on August 23, 2016 in an interview: Says Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has "ties to the Muslim Brotherhood."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 7, 2016 in the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum : Says Donald Trump is "on record extensively supporting (the) intervention in Libya."
Mike Pence stated on September 4, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton "wants to increase Syrian refugees to this country by 550 percent."
Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2016 in remarks in Michigan: The Obama administration gave Iran "$400 million in ransom payment cash."
Julie Pace stated on August 21, 2016 in a panel on "Fox News Sunday": "Neither Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump has a plan to address the civil war in Syria."
Paul Manafort stated on August 14, 2016 in an interview on "State of the Union": Says there was a "NATO base in Turkey being under attack by terrorists."
Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2016 in a speech on foreign policy in Youngstown, Ohio: "I had previously said that NATO was obsolete because it failed to deal adequately with terrorism. Since my comments, they have changed their policy and now have a new division focused on terror threats."
Donald Trump stated on August 10, 2016 in a speech in Sunrise, Fla.: Says Barack Obama "founded ISIS. I would say the co-founder would be crooked Hillary Clinton."
Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a post on Medium: Says Hillary Clinton tripled the number of people with AIDS whose "lives are being saved .. and it did not cost you any more money."
Donald Trump stated on August 3, 2016 in a rally in Daytona Beach, Fla.: Says he saw videotape "of the people taking the money off the plane" to pay ransom to Iran for hostages.
Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2016 in a rally in Columbus, Ohio: Russia and China are "doing naval exercises together someplace."
Patrick Murphy stated on August 1, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "Marco Rubio didn’t show up" for a vote on his own bill on sanctions against Hezbollah.
Joe Biden stated on July 27, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC: Says Donald Trump "is going to go out and carpet bomb" the Middle East.
Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2016 in various interviews and speeches: On whether he’s had a relationship with Vladimir Putin.
