Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Terrorism National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 8, 2023 in an ad: Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “voted to send hundreds of millions to Iran” to bankroll “radicals like Hezbollah and Hamas.” Vivek Ramaswamy stated on October 28, 2023 in an address to the Republican Jewish Coalition: “Gen Z is divided 50-50 on whether they support Hamas or Israel.” Tim Scott stated on October 7, 2023 in a post on X: The Biden administration “wanted Israel to stand down after the attack" by Hamas. Alabama's Future stated on March 11, 2022 in an ad: Mo Brooks "voted to cut off funding to destroy ISIS terrorists in the middle of the fight." Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Joe Biden puts pro-life groups on domestic extremist list, calls pro-life people ‘violent.’” Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Saudi terrorists has killed more Americans on our soil than any other nation. They rent the entire 45th floor of Trump Tower, And pay him in cash." Joe Biden stated on January 3, 2020 in a brief interview: Says he did not tell former President Barack Obama "don’t go" after Osama bin Laden Facebook posts stated on September 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: The United States paid for a 274-mile wall between Jordan and Syria, "approved by the Dems in the house and senate," in order "to keep ISIS out." Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2019 in a press conference: Says in his 2000 book "I was talking about Osama bin Laden. I said, ‘You have to kill him. You have to take him out.’" Greg Steube stated on July 12, 2019 in a tweet: "Terrorists who are currently being held at Guantanamo Bay can be transferred to a neighborhood near you" as a result of House Democrats’ actions on the National Defense Authorization Act. Cory Booker stated on March 27, 2019 in a CNN town hall in South Carolina: Says President Donald Trump "cut funding from the Justice Department to investigate these domestic terrorist groups, these white supremacist groups." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on February 25, 2019 in in a news conference: "Almost every day another 9/11 survivor or responder dies from a 9/11-related cancer." Mike Pence stated on January 16, 2019 in a speech: "The caliphate has crumbled and ISIS has been defeated." Bloggers stated on January 8, 2019 in in a story: Says new U.S. Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib has been linked to an "unindicted terrorist." Defend Arizona stated on August 11, 2018 in an ad: Says Kelli Ward "called for restraint in fighting terrorism." Dana Loesch stated on February 25, 2018 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": In comparing mass shootings, "France had a higher casualty rate in one year than the entire two administrations of Barack Obama." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "In the past, we have foolishly released hundreds and hundreds of dangerous terrorists, only to meet them again on the battlefield — including the ISIS leader, al-Baghdadi, who we captured, who we had, who we released." Donald Trump stated on November 1, 2017 in a tweet: Says the diversity visa lottery program is "a Chuck Schumer beauty." Donald Trump stated on March 7, 2017 in a tweet: "122 vicious prisoners, released by the Obama Administration from Gitmo, have returned to the battlefield." Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech before a joint session of Congress: "According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country." Stephen Miller stated on February 12, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country." Seth Moulton stated on January 31, 2017 in a CNN interview: "ISIS is already using the rhetoric from the Trump administration, the text of this executive order, to incite attacks against us and to recruit more terrorists to their side." Tom McClintock stated on January 31, 2017 in an interview: Refugee "vetting was very haphazard," under the Obama Administration. "In many cases, we simply accepted the word of applicants." John McCain stated on January 18, 2017 in an interview on Fox News: "The Taliban went after and murdered" people identified in the Chelsea Manning leaks. Scott Walker stated on December 23, 2016 in an interview: "We don't get any of that information" from the federal government on who refugees are, where they come from and how long they are likely to stay. Restoration PAC stated on October 13, 2016 in A TV ad: "On ISIS, (Michael Bennet) chose the (Washington) insiders over our generals." Kellyanne Conway stated on October 23, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton takes "tens of millions of dollars from countries that hate women, that disrespect women, that throw gays off of buildings." Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: Says Libya "Ambassador (Christopher) Stevens sent 600 requests for help" in Benghazi. Barack Obama stated on September 28, 2016 in a CNN town hall: "If you look worldwide, the number of terrorist incidents have not substantially increased." Pat McCrory stated on October 11, 2016 in a North Carolina governor's race debate: Says Syrian refugees are not being vetted, and "the FBI is not even being told where they are."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 8, 2023 in an ad: Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “voted to send hundreds of millions to Iran” to bankroll “radicals like Hezbollah and Hamas.” Vivek Ramaswamy stated on October 28, 2023 in an address to the Republican Jewish Coalition: “Gen Z is divided 50-50 on whether they support Hamas or Israel.” Tim Scott stated on October 7, 2023 in a post on X: The Biden administration “wanted Israel to stand down after the attack" by Hamas. Alabama's Future stated on March 11, 2022 in an ad: Mo Brooks "voted to cut off funding to destroy ISIS terrorists in the middle of the fight." Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Joe Biden puts pro-life groups on domestic extremist list, calls pro-life people ‘violent.’” Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Saudi terrorists has killed more Americans on our soil than any other nation. They rent the entire 45th floor of Trump Tower, And pay him in cash." Joe Biden stated on January 3, 2020 in a brief interview: Says he did not tell former President Barack Obama "don’t go" after Osama bin Laden Facebook posts stated on September 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: The United States paid for a 274-mile wall between Jordan and Syria, "approved by the Dems in the house and senate," in order "to keep ISIS out." Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2019 in a press conference: Says in his 2000 book "I was talking about Osama bin Laden. I said, ‘You have to kill him. You have to take him out.’" Greg Steube stated on July 12, 2019 in a tweet: "Terrorists who are currently being held at Guantanamo Bay can be transferred to a neighborhood near you" as a result of House Democrats’ actions on the National Defense Authorization Act. Cory Booker stated on March 27, 2019 in a CNN town hall in South Carolina: Says President Donald Trump "cut funding from the Justice Department to investigate these domestic terrorist groups, these white supremacist groups." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on February 25, 2019 in in a news conference: "Almost every day another 9/11 survivor or responder dies from a 9/11-related cancer." Mike Pence stated on January 16, 2019 in a speech: "The caliphate has crumbled and ISIS has been defeated." Bloggers stated on January 8, 2019 in in a story: Says new U.S. Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib has been linked to an "unindicted terrorist." Defend Arizona stated on August 11, 2018 in an ad: Says Kelli Ward "called for restraint in fighting terrorism." Dana Loesch stated on February 25, 2018 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": In comparing mass shootings, "France had a higher casualty rate in one year than the entire two administrations of Barack Obama." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "In the past, we have foolishly released hundreds and hundreds of dangerous terrorists, only to meet them again on the battlefield — including the ISIS leader, al-Baghdadi, who we captured, who we had, who we released." Donald Trump stated on November 1, 2017 in a tweet: Says the diversity visa lottery program is "a Chuck Schumer beauty." Donald Trump stated on March 7, 2017 in a tweet: "122 vicious prisoners, released by the Obama Administration from Gitmo, have returned to the battlefield." Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech before a joint session of Congress: "According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country." Stephen Miller stated on February 12, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country." Seth Moulton stated on January 31, 2017 in a CNN interview: "ISIS is already using the rhetoric from the Trump administration, the text of this executive order, to incite attacks against us and to recruit more terrorists to their side." Tom McClintock stated on January 31, 2017 in an interview: Refugee "vetting was very haphazard," under the Obama Administration. "In many cases, we simply accepted the word of applicants." John McCain stated on January 18, 2017 in an interview on Fox News: "The Taliban went after and murdered" people identified in the Chelsea Manning leaks. Scott Walker stated on December 23, 2016 in an interview: "We don't get any of that information" from the federal government on who refugees are, where they come from and how long they are likely to stay. Restoration PAC stated on October 13, 2016 in A TV ad: "On ISIS, (Michael Bennet) chose the (Washington) insiders over our generals." Kellyanne Conway stated on October 23, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton takes "tens of millions of dollars from countries that hate women, that disrespect women, that throw gays off of buildings." Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: Says Libya "Ambassador (Christopher) Stevens sent 600 requests for help" in Benghazi. Barack Obama stated on September 28, 2016 in a CNN town hall: "If you look worldwide, the number of terrorist incidents have not substantially increased." Pat McCrory stated on October 11, 2016 in a North Carolina governor's race debate: Says Syrian refugees are not being vetted, and "the FBI is not even being told where they are."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 8, 2023 in an ad: Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “voted to send hundreds of millions to Iran” to bankroll “radicals like Hezbollah and Hamas.”
Vivek Ramaswamy stated on October 28, 2023 in an address to the Republican Jewish Coalition: “Gen Z is divided 50-50 on whether they support Hamas or Israel.”
Tim Scott stated on October 7, 2023 in a post on X: The Biden administration “wanted Israel to stand down after the attack" by Hamas.
Alabama's Future stated on March 11, 2022 in an ad: Mo Brooks "voted to cut off funding to destroy ISIS terrorists in the middle of the fight."
Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Joe Biden puts pro-life groups on domestic extremist list, calls pro-life people ‘violent.’”
Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Saudi terrorists has killed more Americans on our soil than any other nation. They rent the entire 45th floor of Trump Tower, And pay him in cash."
Joe Biden stated on January 3, 2020 in a brief interview: Says he did not tell former President Barack Obama "don’t go" after Osama bin Laden
Facebook posts stated on September 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: The United States paid for a 274-mile wall between Jordan and Syria, "approved by the Dems in the house and senate," in order "to keep ISIS out."
Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2019 in a press conference: Says in his 2000 book "I was talking about Osama bin Laden. I said, ‘You have to kill him. You have to take him out.’"
Greg Steube stated on July 12, 2019 in a tweet: "Terrorists who are currently being held at Guantanamo Bay can be transferred to a neighborhood near you" as a result of House Democrats’ actions on the National Defense Authorization Act.
Cory Booker stated on March 27, 2019 in a CNN town hall in South Carolina: Says President Donald Trump "cut funding from the Justice Department to investigate these domestic terrorist groups, these white supremacist groups."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on February 25, 2019 in in a news conference: "Almost every day another 9/11 survivor or responder dies from a 9/11-related cancer."
Mike Pence stated on January 16, 2019 in a speech: "The caliphate has crumbled and ISIS has been defeated."
Bloggers stated on January 8, 2019 in in a story: Says new U.S. Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib has been linked to an "unindicted terrorist."
Defend Arizona stated on August 11, 2018 in an ad: Says Kelli Ward "called for restraint in fighting terrorism."
Dana Loesch stated on February 25, 2018 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": In comparing mass shootings, "France had a higher casualty rate in one year than the entire two administrations of Barack Obama."
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "In the past, we have foolishly released hundreds and hundreds of dangerous terrorists, only to meet them again on the battlefield — including the ISIS leader, al-Baghdadi, who we captured, who we had, who we released."
Donald Trump stated on November 1, 2017 in a tweet: Says the diversity visa lottery program is "a Chuck Schumer beauty."
Donald Trump stated on March 7, 2017 in a tweet: "122 vicious prisoners, released by the Obama Administration from Gitmo, have returned to the battlefield."
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech before a joint session of Congress: "According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country."
Stephen Miller stated on February 12, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country."
Seth Moulton stated on January 31, 2017 in a CNN interview: "ISIS is already using the rhetoric from the Trump administration, the text of this executive order, to incite attacks against us and to recruit more terrorists to their side."
Tom McClintock stated on January 31, 2017 in an interview: Refugee "vetting was very haphazard," under the Obama Administration. "In many cases, we simply accepted the word of applicants."
John McCain stated on January 18, 2017 in an interview on Fox News: "The Taliban went after and murdered" people identified in the Chelsea Manning leaks.
Scott Walker stated on December 23, 2016 in an interview: "We don't get any of that information" from the federal government on who refugees are, where they come from and how long they are likely to stay.
Restoration PAC stated on October 13, 2016 in A TV ad: "On ISIS, (Michael Bennet) chose the (Washington) insiders over our generals."
Kellyanne Conway stated on October 23, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton takes "tens of millions of dollars from countries that hate women, that disrespect women, that throw gays off of buildings."
Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: Says Libya "Ambassador (Christopher) Stevens sent 600 requests for help" in Benghazi.
Barack Obama stated on September 28, 2016 in a CNN town hall: "If you look worldwide, the number of terrorist incidents have not substantially increased."
Pat McCrory stated on October 11, 2016 in a North Carolina governor's race debate: Says Syrian refugees are not being vetted, and "the FBI is not even being told where they are."