Fox News figures are using a possible al Qaeda plot to falsely claim that President Obama declared the war on terror over. The State Department has closed embassies and consulates in the Middle East and Africa in response to an intercepted communication between al Qaeda leaders about a potential terror attack. During a segment on The Five about the threat, Fox producer Jesse Watters stated that in "the big speech he gave three months ago," Obama "said, technically the war on terror is over."