Claim: In 1929, the Secretary of State shut down a program that was "collecting information to protect America" because it was "unseemly," but that move led to "millions and millions" of deaths in World War II.
Fact-check: Rep. Mike Rogers says U.S. shuttering of intelligence operation in 1929 led to World War II
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Louis Jacobson
Date published: 2013-11-04T00:00:00