Foreign policy will likely be a big factor in next year’s presidential election. Florida’s Republican U.S. Senator, Marco Rubio, hasn’t announced his candidacy, but he’s making stops at important political venues – like Iowa.

Earlier this month, during a radio interview, Rubio made a claim about the reach of the extremist terror group known as ISIS. Rubio claimed:

    "ISIS has now set up a very significant hub in Libya. They are now the predominant Islamist group in Benghazi."

PolitiFact Florida rated the claim for its truthfulness. Writer Joshua Gillin said the claim rates MOSTLY FALSE. According to Gillin, there’s no proof that ISIS has a stronghold on the Libyan capital.

“In Benghazi, there's a different group called Ansar al-Sharia, that's actually a coalition of different groups,” Gillin said.

The biggest problem in Benghazi and Libya is the upheaval since the revolution in 2011. An interim government was put into place when dictator Moammar Gaddafi was deposed, but then refused to give up power.

There are now two different governments struggling for power over the country today. In the wake of that struggle, there are different militias, clans and terror groups who fight for territory.

Experts say there is evidence that the larger group, Ansar al-Sharia, is losing members to ISIS. But there isn’t anything pointing to ISIS being the predominant group in the Benghazi. Because of that, PolitiFact rated the claim MOSTLY FALSE.

SOURCES: ISIS IN BENGHAZI