Claim: During the 1987 Iran-Contra hearings, Oliver North warned Congress that Osama bin Laden was "the most evil person alive" and that "an assassin team  be formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth."
Fact-check: Oliver North Warned of Osama bin Laden in 1987
Verdict: false
Organisation: Snopes
Author: David Mikkelson
Date published: 2001-11-03T12:00:00