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 Christopher Monckton stated on October 14, 2009 in a speech in St. Paul, Minn.: If President Obama signs the Copenhagen climate change treaty, he "will sign your freedom, your democracy, and your prosperity away forever — and neither you nor any subsequent government you may elect would have any power whatsoever to take it back again." Nancy Pelosi stated on October 5, 2009 in an interview on the Charlie Rose Show: About 750,000 people die in China each year from auto emissions. Bill Nelson stated on June 11, 2009 in during a U.S. Senate debate: "The truth is any oil that would be drilled could be sent to any other country in the world, reducing our use of foreign oil not by one single drop." Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2009 in a White House announcement: On whether he would put a missile shield in Poland. Republican National Committee stated on July 7, 2009 in a GOP survey: The Obama administration offered "$900 million to Hamas, a recognized terrorist organization, to rebuild Gaza." Republican National Committee stated on July 7, 2009 in a GOP survey: "Under the new and little known 'global justice' initiative," the Obama administration has ordered FBI agents to "read Miranda Rights to high-value terrorist detainees captured on the battlefield." Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama used $20 million in federal money "to emmigrate (sic) Hamas Refugees to the USA." Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory." Lawrence O'Donnell stated on April 6, 2009 in an appearance on MSNBC.: "There are no similar clips of Newt Gingrich talking about how ineffective President Bush was in trying to control North Korea." John McCain stated on October 29, 2008 in a TV interview: "Fidel (Castro) has made his preferences known in the campaign and had some very unkind things to say about me." Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2008 in a television advertisement: McCain is "selectively editing Joe Biden's words...Biden actually said about Barack Obama: 'They're gonna find out this guy's got steel in his spine.'" John McCain stated on October 28, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Florida: "Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'" John McCain stated on October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, N.Y.: "Obama said he would unilaterally renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement." Joe Biden stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: John McCain said "he wouldn't even sit down with the government of Spain, a NATO ally that has troops in Afghanistan with us now." Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain "has threatened extinction for North Korea and sung songs about bombing Iran." Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in a debate in Oxford, Miss.: McCain "said the other day that he would not meet potentially with the prime minister of Spain, because he . . . wasn't sure whether they were aligned with us." Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in the first presidential debate in Oxford, Miss.: Henry Kissinger "said that we should meet with Iran — guess what — without precondition." John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in a debate in Oxford, Miss.: "The average South Korean is 3 inches taller than the average North Korean, a huge gulag." Sarah Palin stated on September 22, 2008 in the New York Sun: "If an Iranian woman shows too much hair in public, she risks being beaten or killed." Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver: Three years ago, John McCain said, "Afghanistan — we don't read about it anymore in papers because it succeeded." John McCain stated on August 27, 2008 in a TV ad: "Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'" 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.' " Jerome R. Corsi stated on August 1, 2008 in his book <i>The Obama Nation</i>. : Barack Obama "openly supported (opposition leader) Raila Odinga during his visit to Africa in 2006." Barack Obama stated on July 30, 2008 in a TV ad: McCain's attacks on Obama are 'not true,' 'false,' 'baloney,' according to media outlets. Barack Obama stated on August 9, 2008 in a statement by Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan : "John McCain's top foreign policy adviser lobbied for... the Republic of Georgia, and McCain has mirrored the position advocated by the government." Chain email stated on July 22, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Obama "shunned the opportunity to talk to soldiers to thank them for their service." John McCain stated on July 21, 2008 in a speech in South Portland, Maine: "We now have a pro-American president in France, which shows if you live long enough, anything can happen in this world." Barack Obama stated on July 19, 2008 in an e-mail from Obama spokesman Bill Burton to reporters: McCain has switched to Obama's position on more troops to Afghanistan. John McCain stated on July 18, 2008 in a television ad: "Obama never held a single Senate hearing on Afghanistan." 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."
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Christopher Monckton stated on October 14, 2009 in a speech in St. Paul, Minn.: If President Obama signs the Copenhagen climate change treaty, he "will sign your freedom, your democracy, and your prosperity away forever — and neither you nor any subsequent government you may elect would have any power whatsoever to take it back again." Nancy Pelosi stated on October 5, 2009 in an interview on the Charlie Rose Show: About 750,000 people die in China each year from auto emissions. Bill Nelson stated on June 11, 2009 in during a U.S. Senate debate: "The truth is any oil that would be drilled could be sent to any other country in the world, reducing our use of foreign oil not by one single drop." Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2009 in a White House announcement: On whether he would put a missile shield in Poland. Republican National Committee stated on July 7, 2009 in a GOP survey: The Obama administration offered "$900 million to Hamas, a recognized terrorist organization, to rebuild Gaza." Republican National Committee stated on July 7, 2009 in a GOP survey: "Under the new and little known 'global justice' initiative," the Obama administration has ordered FBI agents to "read Miranda Rights to high-value terrorist detainees captured on the battlefield." Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama used $20 million in federal money "to emmigrate (sic) Hamas Refugees to the USA." Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory." Lawrence O'Donnell stated on April 6, 2009 in an appearance on MSNBC.: "There are no similar clips of Newt Gingrich talking about how ineffective President Bush was in trying to control North Korea." John McCain stated on October 29, 2008 in a TV interview: "Fidel (Castro) has made his preferences known in the campaign and had some very unkind things to say about me." Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2008 in a television advertisement: McCain is "selectively editing Joe Biden's words...Biden actually said about Barack Obama: 'They're gonna find out this guy's got steel in his spine.'" John McCain stated on October 28, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Florida: "Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'" John McCain stated on October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, N.Y.: "Obama said he would unilaterally renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement." Joe Biden stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: John McCain said "he wouldn't even sit down with the government of Spain, a NATO ally that has troops in Afghanistan with us now." Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain "has threatened extinction for North Korea and sung songs about bombing Iran." Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in a debate in Oxford, Miss.: McCain "said the other day that he would not meet potentially with the prime minister of Spain, because he . . . wasn't sure whether they were aligned with us." Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in the first presidential debate in Oxford, Miss.: Henry Kissinger "said that we should meet with Iran — guess what — without precondition." John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in a debate in Oxford, Miss.: "The average South Korean is 3 inches taller than the average North Korean, a huge gulag." Sarah Palin stated on September 22, 2008 in the New York Sun: "If an Iranian woman shows too much hair in public, she risks being beaten or killed." Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver: Three years ago, John McCain said, "Afghanistan — we don't read about it anymore in papers because it succeeded." John McCain stated on August 27, 2008 in a TV ad: "Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'" 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.' " Jerome R. Corsi stated on August 1, 2008 in his book <i>The Obama Nation</i>. : Barack Obama "openly supported (opposition leader) Raila Odinga during his visit to Africa in 2006." Barack Obama stated on July 30, 2008 in a TV ad: McCain's attacks on Obama are 'not true,' 'false,' 'baloney,' according to media outlets. Barack Obama stated on August 9, 2008 in a statement by Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan : "John McCain's top foreign policy adviser lobbied for... the Republic of Georgia, and McCain has mirrored the position advocated by the government." Chain email stated on July 22, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Obama "shunned the opportunity to talk to soldiers to thank them for their service." John McCain stated on July 21, 2008 in a speech in South Portland, Maine: "We now have a pro-American president in France, which shows if you live long enough, anything can happen in this world." Barack Obama stated on July 19, 2008 in an e-mail from Obama spokesman Bill Burton to reporters: McCain has switched to Obama's position on more troops to Afghanistan. John McCain stated on July 18, 2008 in a television ad: "Obama never held a single Senate hearing on Afghanistan." 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."
Christopher Monckton stated on October 14, 2009 in a speech in St. Paul, Minn.: If President Obama signs the Copenhagen climate change treaty, he "will sign your freedom, your democracy, and your prosperity away forever — and neither you nor any subsequent government you may elect would have any power whatsoever to take it back again."
Nancy Pelosi stated on October 5, 2009 in an interview on the Charlie Rose Show: About 750,000 people die in China each year from auto emissions.
Bill Nelson stated on June 11, 2009 in during a U.S. Senate debate: "The truth is any oil that would be drilled could be sent to any other country in the world, reducing our use of foreign oil not by one single drop."
Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2009 in a White House announcement: On whether he would put a missile shield in Poland.
Republican National Committee stated on July 7, 2009 in a GOP survey: The Obama administration offered "$900 million to Hamas, a recognized terrorist organization, to rebuild Gaza."
Republican National Committee stated on July 7, 2009 in a GOP survey: "Under the new and little known 'global justice' initiative," the Obama administration has ordered FBI agents to "read Miranda Rights to high-value terrorist detainees captured on the battlefield."
Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama used $20 million in federal money "to emmigrate (sic) Hamas Refugees to the USA."
Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory."
Lawrence O'Donnell stated on April 6, 2009 in an appearance on MSNBC.: "There are no similar clips of Newt Gingrich talking about how ineffective President Bush was in trying to control North Korea."
John McCain stated on October 29, 2008 in a TV interview: "Fidel (Castro) has made his preferences known in the campaign and had some very unkind things to say about me."
Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2008 in a television advertisement: McCain is "selectively editing Joe Biden's words...Biden actually said about Barack Obama: 'They're gonna find out this guy's got steel in his spine.'"
John McCain stated on October 28, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Florida: "Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'"
John McCain stated on October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, N.Y.: "Obama said he would unilaterally renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement."
Joe Biden stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis: John McCain said "he wouldn't even sit down with the government of Spain, a NATO ally that has troops in Afghanistan with us now."
Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain "has threatened extinction for North Korea and sung songs about bombing Iran."
Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in a debate in Oxford, Miss.: McCain "said the other day that he would not meet potentially with the prime minister of Spain, because he . . . wasn't sure whether they were aligned with us."
Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in the first presidential debate in Oxford, Miss.: Henry Kissinger "said that we should meet with Iran — guess what — without precondition."
John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in a debate in Oxford, Miss.: "The average South Korean is 3 inches taller than the average North Korean, a huge gulag."
Sarah Palin stated on September 22, 2008 in the New York Sun: "If an Iranian woman shows too much hair in public, she risks being beaten or killed."
Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver: Three years ago, John McCain said, "Afghanistan — we don't read about it anymore in papers because it succeeded."
John McCain stated on August 27, 2008 in a TV ad: "Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'"
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.' "
Jerome R. Corsi stated on August 1, 2008 in his book <i>The Obama Nation</i>. : Barack Obama "openly supported (opposition leader) Raila Odinga during his visit to Africa in 2006."
Barack Obama stated on July 30, 2008 in a TV ad: McCain's attacks on Obama are 'not true,' 'false,' 'baloney,' according to media outlets.
Barack Obama stated on August 9, 2008 in a statement by Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan : "John McCain's top foreign policy adviser lobbied for... the Republic of Georgia, and McCain has mirrored the position advocated by the government."
Chain email stated on July 22, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Obama "shunned the opportunity to talk to soldiers to thank them for their service."
John McCain stated on July 21, 2008 in a speech in South Portland, Maine: "We now have a pro-American president in France, which shows if you live long enough, anything can happen in this world."
Barack Obama stated on July 19, 2008 in an e-mail from Obama spokesman Bill Burton to reporters: McCain has switched to Obama's position on more troops to Afghanistan.
John McCain stated on July 18, 2008 in a television ad: "Obama never held a single Senate hearing on Afghanistan."
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."
