Archive: Other Foreign Policy
Did he really say that?
Republican leaders are accusing Barack Obama of calling Israel a "constant wound" in U.S. foreign policy. They have twisted the senator's words.
Posted on May 13, 2008 at 11:28 AM ET | Comments (137)
Don't Forget Pat Nixon!
Hillary Clinton says she was the "first first lady" to visit a war zone since Eleanor Roosevelt. She is forgetting about Pat Nixon, who visited U.S. troops in Vietnam in July 1969.
Posted on March 27, 2008 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (125)
Clinton Corrects the Record
Hillary Clinton now says that she "misspoke" in claiming to have come "under sniper fire" in Bosnia. We look back at her tall tales from Tuzla.
Posted on March 26, 2008 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (171)
More Incoming Fire For Clinton
Hillary Clinton is under attack for her claim to have come "under sniper fire" in Bosnia. Eyewitnesses dispute her account.
Posted on March 24, 2008 at 12:08 PM ET | Comments (266)
Hillary's Balkan Adventures, Part II
Hillary Clinton claims that her airplane came "under sniper fire" during a 1996 trip to Bosnia and that she had to run for cover. There are numerous problems with Clinton's version of events.
Posted on March 21, 2008 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (533)
Hillary's Balkan Adventures
Hillary Clinton is claiming a "major role" in the foreign policy decisions of her husband's administrations. We explore her record on the Balkans and northern Ireland.
Posted on March 17, 2008 at 02:52 PM ET | Comments (46)
Obama parses his words
After four days of non-denial denials, the Obama campaign now acknowledges a conversation over NAFTA with a senior Canadian diplomat. Has Obama been upfront about the 1993 trade agreement?
Posted on March 3, 2008 at 11:35 AM ET | Comments (152)
Feuding over NAFTA
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are both guilty of distortions and factual errors in the debate over NAFTA.
Posted on February 26, 2008 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (37)
Obama vs Clinton
Both candidates made some factual errors, but no huge mistakes, in last night's Democratic debate from Austin, Texas.
Posted on February 21, 2008 at 10:51 PM ET | Comments (91)
Hillary vs Barack on Meeting Dictators
She claims that he would meet with dictators "without precondition." He claims that she is following the discredited "Bush-Cheney" doctrine of refusing to talk to your enemies. Who is right?
Posted on February 4, 2008 at 11:30 AM ET | Comments (27)
Democratic Debate, Jan. 31, 2008
Did Hillary Clinton negotiate an open border agreement with Macedonia? The Fact Checker and friends truth squad last night's Democratic debate from Hollywood.
Posted on January 31, 2008 at 06:03 PM ET | Comments (69)
GOP Debate Myrtle beach
The Fact Checker and diplomatic reporter Glenn Kessler truth squad the Republican presidential debate from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Posted on January 10, 2008 at 07:40 PM ET | Comments (10)
Clinton and Northern Ireland
Hillary Clinton claims that she was "intimately involved" in the Northern Ireland peace process. The Fact Checker examines the record.
Posted on January 10, 2008 at 10:27 AM ET | Comments (52)
Off-base on NAFTA and "Hillary Care"
UPDATED Monday 11:30 a.m. I am at Manchester airport, on my way back to Baltimore, after a fascinating four days in the Granite State. I will file a wrapup report tomorrow. There have been lots of statements to fact check, several of which will take a little more time. Here...
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 06:37 PM ET | Comments (13)
NH: One Day to Go
One day to the New Hampshire primary. The Fact Checker is on the road, following the candidates.
Posted on January 6, 2008 at 10:36 AM ET | Comments (29)
Saint Anselm College Presidential Debates
Join the Fact Checker for live truth squadding of the Republican and Democratic debates from Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire.
Posted on January 5, 2008 at 10:44 PM ET | Comments (44)
Obama vs Clinton on Foreign Policy
Clinton and Obama are feuding over who has the most support from the Democratic Party foreign policy establishment. We name names.
Posted on December 27, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (53)
Most Revealing Fibs: John Edwards
As part of the "Front Runners" series, the Fact Checker examines the records of each of the leading candidates. Today's topic: the economic populism of John Edwards
Posted on December 11, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (26)
The Fact Checker Fact Checks The Post
An editorial last Monday in The Washington Post claimed that the Mexican economy has more than quadrupled in size over the last two decades. Do Post editors know what they are talking about?
Posted on December 7, 2007 at 09:50 AM ET | Comments (30)
Clinton vs Obama: The 'Fact Check' War
The Clinton and Obama campaigns have issued competing "Fact Checks" on Iran. The Fact Checker fact checks the "fact checkers".
Posted on December 6, 2007 at 08:00 AM ET | Comments (17)
'Bomb, Bomb, Bomb; Bomb, Bomb, Iran'
Some presidential candidates have claimed flatly on the campaign trail that Iran is developing nuclear weapons. But their assertions are undercut by the latest National Intelligence Estimate released yesterday.
Posted on December 4, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (43)
Obama Tells a Fib
Obama claims that George Bush never left the country prior to his election as president. That is false.
Posted on November 28, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (92)
Is There a 'Cocaine Shortage'?
The White House drug czar says that there has been an "unprecedented disruption" to the cocaine market, but has failed to provide historical data to back up his claim.
Posted on November 21, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (39)
Four Pinocchios for Ron Paul
Ron Paul says he wants to abolish the income tax AND balance the federal budget. He says he would cut unnecessary spending abroad, but his figures don't add up.
Posted on November 16, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (120)
Barbers for Dodd, Gorbie Endorses Rudy
Which of the following is true? Barbers support Dodd. Rudy's Gorbachev quote. Huckabee on the Founding Fathers. 15 million Americans have seen monsters in their closets.
Posted on October 26, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (29)
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