Claim: Hostages were released as soon as Ronald Reagan took office because Iran perceived that America was "no longer under the command of someone weak."
Fact-check: Rubio wrongly credits Reagan for 1981 release of hostages from Iran
Verdict: pants-fire
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Angie Drobnic Holan;Louis Jacobson
Date published: 2016-01-17T00:00:00