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Donald Trump stated on October 11, 2024 in a Truth Social post:

“It has just come out that Democrats in Washington and the Democrat Governor’s Office of North Carolina (Roy Cooper) were blocking people and money from coming into North Carolina.”

By Amy Sherman, Paul Specht • October 12, 2024

Claudia Tenney stated on July 3, 2024 in a social media post:

Biden Executive Order 14019 “requires our taxpayer-funded federal agencies to violate the Hatch Act and engage in illegal vote harvesting.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • August 2, 2024

Tim Ryan stated on June 15, 2022 in an ad:

J.D. Vance "wants to defund law enforcement."

By Tom Kertscher • June 30, 2022

Jody Hice stated on November 12, 2020 in a tweet:

Democrats “spent 4 years refusing to acknowledge Trump’s 2016 victory.”

By Hayat Norimine • November 24, 2020

Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in the final 2020 presidential debate:

“President Obama would never give them long-term funding, and I did … I saved historically Black colleges and universities.”

By Bill McCarthy • October 27, 2020

Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2018 in a tweet:

"Collusion is not a crime."

By Jon Greenberg • July 31, 2018

Tammy Baldwin stated on June 21, 2018 in an interview:

Says Donald Trump's executive order "doesn't address the over 2,000 children who are already separated from their parents, and it doesn't change the fact that we would be jailing children with their families."

By Tom Kertscher • June 22, 2018

Kris Kobach stated on May 14, 2017 in an interview on Fox:

The Department of Homeland Security’s database of legal immigrants has "never" been "bounced against a state’s voter rolls."

By Amy Sherman • May 23, 2017

Mehmet Oz stated on January 6, 2026 in an interview on Fox News:

“By federal law, if you sign someone up for Medicaid, you also give them the right to vote. … This is political patronage at the expense of Medicaid.”

By Amy Sherman • January 14, 2026

JD Vance stated on August 16, 2024 in a post on X:

“Kamala Harris wants to give $25,000 to illegal aliens to buy American homes.”

By Madison Czopek • August 22, 2024

MAGA Inc stated on April 25, 2024 in an ad:

President Joe Biden is paying rent for immigrants illegally in the country.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 9, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 1, 2024 in an interview on CNN:

“President Biden is the first candidate in history, the first president in history, that has used the federal agencies to censor political speech ... to censor his opponent."

By Amy Sherman • April 5, 2024

Heritage Action stated on October 19, 2021 in a Facebook post:

The Freedom to Vote Act "automatically registers ineligible voters."

By Amy Sherman • October 21, 2021

Empower Wisconsin stated on August 17, 2021 in TV ad:

Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.”

By Vanessa Swales • September 15, 2021

Natasha Marcus stated on May 6, 2021 in a tweet:

Says North Carolina bill "would allow politically active 501(c)(4) organizations to hide major donors while using their money to support or oppose candidates and political issues.”

By Paul Specht • May 31, 2021

Mike Pence stated on March 3, 2021 in Daily Signal op ed:

The voting bill known as H.R. 1 would mean “that millions of illegal immigrants are quickly registered to vote."

By Amy Sherman • March 5, 2021

Our Democracy 2020 stated on October 26, 2016 in a news release:

Says an election clerk in Green Bay refused to allow early voting on the UW-Green Bay campus because she "was afraid it would help Democrats," showing "outrageous partisan bias."

By Tom Kertscher • October 28, 2016

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Fact-checking the Trump administration’s count of 250,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • July 17, 2026

Kristi Noem Save America Act Arizona 2-13-26

Is the federal SAVE tool booting naturalized citizens from voter rolls?

By Samantha Putterman • February 20, 2026

Art for KFF pick up on Obamacare after OBB 7-7-25

States brace for reversal of Obamacare coverage gains under Trump’s budget bill

By Julie Appleby • July 7, 2025

Venezuela soldiers raid Tocoron prison Sept. 2023

Tren de Aragua: What we know about the Venezuelan gang Donald Trump promised to deport

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • November 1, 2024

Trump in Erie, PA, for promise story, 9-29-2024

Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign promises: Here’s his vision for a second term

By Ian McKinney, Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2024

Jesse Watters hosting Primetime, 2-26-2024

Do Jesse Watters’ claims about the federal budget, LGBTQ+ and DEI funding add up?

By Grace Abels • March 29, 2024

Did Donald Trump make these 27 campaign promises? Fact-checking this viral list

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • October 26, 2023

The Trump-to-Biden transition process: How it’s gone off the rails

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • November 20, 2020

Trump golf thumbs up Virginia Nov. 8, 2020

Trump, with help, is trying to sue and tweet his way to a second term. Could it work?

By Amy Sherman • November 11, 2020

Fact-checking Donald Trump, Joe Biden in the final presidential debate

By PolitiFact Staff • October 23, 2020

composite of town halls presidential campaigns

Fact-checking Donald Trump, Joe Biden in head-to-head town halls

By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde • October 16, 2020

Fact-checking 22 claims from Donald Trump’s Axios interview

By PolitiFact Staff • August 4, 2020

Trump repeats many falsehoods in letter to Pelosi about impeachment

By Amy Sherman, Bill McCarthy, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde • December 17, 2019

7 questions about the Trump and Ukraine impeachment hearings, answered

By Amy Sherman, Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde • December 6, 2019

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Feb. 16 press conference

By Lauren Carroll • February 16, 2017

People listen to AI seminar in Cumming, Georgia, 06-25-2024

‘Not the AI election’: Why artificial intelligence did not define the 2024 campaign

By Loreben Tuquero • December 19, 2024

U.S. flag and Russian flag, Moscow, Russia, 11-05-2024

Russian influence operations intensified ahead of Election Day. Officials expect it to continue.

By Loreben Tuquero • November 8, 2024

Ruben Gallego-Kari Lake Arizona U.S. Senate debate in Phoenix, 10-9-2024

Fact-checking the Arizona Senate debate between Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake

By Louis Jacobson, Mia Osmonbekov • October 10, 2024

Kamala Harris in Las Vegas for promises story, 9-29-2024

Kamala Harris’ 2024 campaign promises: Here are her plans for the presidency

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • September 30, 2024

A candidates forum attendee reviews the event program in Vicksburg, Miss., 10-26-2023

Project 2025 and voting rights: Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ ad aimed at Black Americans

By Amy Sherman • September 19, 2024