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War and conflict

1,754 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.

Niv Chamroeun II, Social media user

“More than 200 Muslim men in Gaza received Jesus recently because all 200 had dreams of Jesus on the same night. Praise God!”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: The image is not about 200 Muslim men who were converted to Christianity. The image is that Palestinian men hugged their family members upon their arrival in the Gaza Strip in April this year after they were evacuated f…

Joe Biden, U.S. president

“Hamas has already said publicly that they plan on attacking Israel again, like they did before, to where they were cutting babies’ heads off to burning women and children alive.”

Washington Post rated this: Caution warranted

Washington Post says: Caution is still warranted, especially at the presidential level, about statements that babies were beheaded. The available evidence does not need exaggeration.

Kevin McCarthy, Former House Speaker

“In every single war that America has fought, we have never asked for land afterwards, except for enough to bury the Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for that freedom we went in for.”

PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire

PolitiFact says: McCarthy’s assertion is undercut by two centuries of U.S. history, including land gains following wars against Mexico, Spain, Filipino rebels, Japan and Native American tribes.